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Family Services Practitioner - Maryborough

Anglicare Victoria

Flexible and mature work environment with a supportive wrap around culture

Benefit from supervision, reflective practice and professional development

Working with families across Maryborough, Castlemaine, Avoca, Bendigo & Ballarat

Your role:

  • To provide outreach to families across the Central Goldfields local government area; with a focus on placement prevention and the safety and wellbeing of children and adolescents within their family home.
  • Actively engage children, young people and their families [including those who may be resistant]; though flexible and responsive outreach visits.
  • Undertake regular risk and needs assessments and case management; utilising the Best Interest Framework and other contemporary frameworks and theories - focusing on the safety, stability and wellbeing of children and young people in their family home.
  • Work within a collaborative care team approach with relevant stakeholders, including Child Protection and Aboriginal organisations, to promote best outcomes for client.
  • Fulfil program agency, program and/or funding obligations in relation to; case load requirements, targets, case recording, and data collection.  Where appropriate providing the families with flexible service delivery hours [this may be outside normal business hours]. 

About you:

  • Experience or knowledge of Best Interest Principles as outlined within the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005
  • Demonstrated ability to conduct comprehensive safety and wellbeing assessments and work within the Best Interest Principles as outlined within the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005
  • Sound understanding of the Child Protection and welfare system, and experience in collaboration with a range of professionals in a care team approach.
  • Demonstrated ability to use a range of active engagement strategies with vulnerable and at risk children, young people and their families, and be flexible and creative in meeting their needs.
  • Experience in conducting risk and needs assessments.
  • Ability to advocate, negotiate and problem solve.
  • Understanding of the community’s cultural diversity and ability to practice with cultural competence and safety.
  • Ability to partake in reflective practice and to be self-directed.
  • A commitment to working with vulnerable children young people and families who have experienced trauma

Qualifications:

  • A relevant tertiary qualification in Social Work or related discipline at degree level or diploma level with experience relevant to child welfare 

What you should know:

  • Salary $84,000 to $88,000 plus super plus salary packaging (Level 5 SCHCADS) at full time
  • This role is part time 4 days per week
  • Office location: Maryborough
  • Access to pool cars for visits
  • Access to discounted health insurance, free Employee Assistance, Salary Packaging and a range of other employment benefits supporting your physical and mental health
  • Professional development, training, support and a culture of inclusivity and resilience
  • Our Rainbow Tick Accreditation
  • A leadership team that are passionate about achieving the best possible outcomes for children, young people and families 

Ready to take the next step:

To apply for this position please click apply below.

Take a look at full position description here: Download File PD - Practitioner Family Services June 2022 ,8 Maryborough.pdf

You will also be requested to attach your resume and cover letter that describes your motivation to apply for this role and any skills and experience relevant to the role.

For further enquiries contact Paul Ridley, Recruitment Specialist on 03 9412 6078 or email [email protected], using the subject line: Family Services Practitioner - Maryborough enquiry via EthicalJobs. 

Anglicare Victoria acknowledges Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we operate. We commit to working respectfully to honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to this country.

Diversity and inclusivity are important to Anglicare Victoria and we are committed to ensuring our workplace and services reflect this.  Everyone is welcome at Anglicare Victoria, regardless of age, ethnicity, cultural background, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation and physical ability. 

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