• Full time 12 month parental leave contract to around 28th November 2025
• Located in our Bendigo Office alongside a great group of practitioners
• Make your mark at the states leading family services provider

Make a move:

You will conduct comprehensive family assessments and provide support to the family in order to promote family functioning.  The position will build on family strengths, resilience and parenting capacity by providing flexible and responsive outreach visits to deliver a range of interventions and approaches in a family-centred way. Approaches used will include strong advocacy, creativity and a willingness to source practical solutions that will make a difference to the family.

Applicants need to have a strong understanding of the disability sector and the NDIS . The position will also build the capacity of Family Services Practitioners to navigate the NDIS via secondary consultation, information sharing, education sessions and specialist support, ensuring timely access to disability supports for families where relevant. 

How will you make you make your mark?

• Demonstrated experience and sound knowledge of the Child Protection, welfare system and disability sector including NDIS, specifically regarding NDIS planning, advocacy and an understanding of the range of services that support vulnerable families with disability.
• Clear understanding and experience working with vulnerable families with one or more members experiencing disability, including skills in engagement and holistic assessment of needs and action planning.
• 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 including demonstrated resilience to work with and support clients who have been exposed to trauma, violence or neglect.
• Experience in working collaboratively with a range of stakeholders in a care team approach in order to reach the best outcomes for children, young people and families.
• Experience in conducting risk and needs assessments and developing, contributing to and/or implementing action plans and/or case management, including developing community linkages.

Make it work:

• You get a salary starting at around $97,317 plus super.
• Salary packaging is available up to $15,900 plus an entertainment card.
• SCHCADS award level 5.
• Negotiable through the increments dependent upon experience.
• Full time hours.
• Max term to November 2025, possibly to be extended.
• We strive to make this a career organisation with exclusive internal opportunities advertised each year.
• Work from our centrally located office space in Bendigo.
• We take the Health and Wellbeing of our people seriously offering a Well Worth It! Program, Fitness Passport, EIP and EAP.
• Access to discounted health insurance as well!
• A diverse and inclusive workplace for you to feel safe, acknowledged and included.
• Our people are our biggest asset, we will support you to progress your career with a dedicated L&D team
• A workplace with Rainbow Tick Accreditation and DCA Inclusive Employer recognition.

What our people say- “AV is an organisation where if you want to challenge yourself or explore opportunities, you don’t have to leave to do that. There are so many great people, programs and services, so it’s an organisation where you have great conditions for growth and development”. 

Ready to take the next step:

For a Detailed Position Description please take a look here: Specialist Disability Practitioner Family Services PD FS E AW5 122023 V1.0.pdf

To apply for this position all you need to do is click Apply Now and attach a resume and a brief cover letter that describes your motivation to apply.

The advert is only meant to be an overview, for all the details on what makes this such a great opportunity or to ask questions contact Tony Pattison-Yates on 03 5440 1100 or [email protected] using the subject line: Specialist Disability Practitioner - Bendigo enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Please Note: It is mandatory for the successful applicant to hold a current Working with Children Check and be prepared to undergo a National Criminal History Check prior to commencement.

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.