About the role:

The Family Preservation and Reunification (FPR) Practitioner will assist the FPR Practice Leader with the leadership of the Family Preservation and Reunification (FPR) team. The position will be responsible for contributing to high quality practice through informal and additional supervision, coaching, consultation, support and training for staff and students, the development of the services and quality improvement practices, and the provision of casework in the FPR team.

This is an Ongoing Part-Time 22.8 hours per week opportunity based in Bendigo, VIC within our Family Preservation & Reunification. The position reports to the FPR Practice Leader.

Key Selection Criteria:

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• The role requires appropriate tertiary qualifications. Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Child Development, Psychology or a related subject area preferred, or a Diploma level relevant qualification with significant professional experience. The role will require flexibility therefore it is essential that the successful applicant’s life circumstances are sufficiently flexible to undertake this role.
• Significant work experience in a relevant field which supports an understanding of key child development issues relating to young parents and their families who have complex needs.
• Understanding of and demonstrated experience working with issues such as attachment, trauma, and intergenerational disadvantage.
• Demonstrated professional case management skills.
• Significant clinical experience in treating serious antisocial behaviour in youth.
• Implementation of evidence-based interventions within or between systems in the youth’s natural ecology that affect or influence the behavior of youth (i.e., family, peer, school, and neighbourhood).

Please address the full Key Selection Criteria outlined in the PD as part of your application.

For a full position listing, please click 'Apply Now'. The Position Description is available for review at the bottom of the page.

For more information, please contact:

Linda Lynch at [email protected] using the subject line: Family Preservation & Reunification Practitioner - Bendigo enquiry via EthicalJobs or on 0417 276 300/

Our offer:

• Generous Salary Packaging - helps increase your take home pay
• Ongoing Career Development, Education and Training
• Employee Assistance Program – free and confidential counselling, coaching and emotional support for work and personal challenges
• Click here to find out more about becoming a member of the MacKillop Family Services team and what further support we have to offer our employees.

You must have a:

• Valid and current Driver’s Licence;
• Satisfactory Criminal History Check (paid for by MacKillop);
• Valid Employee Working with Children Check;
• Valid and current NDIS Workers Screening Check (for risk assessed / client facing roles). MacKillop can assist successful candidates with their application.

Our Commitment:

MacKillop celebrates and draws strength from diversity and respects the dignity of all people. Every person at MacKillop has the right to be safe and to be treated justly. We value every person’s ability, cultural or linguistic backgrounds, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, intersex status, relationship status, religious or spiritual beliefs, socio-economic status, and age.

It is our goal that MacKillop Family Services continues to evolve as a culturally safe, culturally competent, and welcoming organisation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people, families, and communities.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

Shortlisting for this position may commence immediately so please submit your application as soon as possible.