An exciting and rewarding opportunity has just opened to join our Integrated Family Services team as a Senior Practitioner!

Employee Benefits 

• Above Award Salary - $85,266.09 - $91,738.24 (Based on Qualifications and Experience).
• 11 Wellbeing Days (to support worker well-being)- in addition to Annual Leave (Pro-rata).
• Awesome Not-for-Profit Salary Sacrificing options of up to $15,899 per FBT year.
• Portable Long Service Leave (from eligible organisations).
• Excellent Learning & Development opportunities.

About the Role

As the Senior Practitioner - Integrated Family Services you will be responsible for delivering high-quality case work and case management for vulnerable children, young people, and families. This role plays a key part in supporting the Team Leader by supervising and mentoring staff and coordinating the delivery of programs like Integrated Family Services, Finding Solutions, Adolescent Support Program, and Family Preservation and Reunification.

In this role you be expected to manage a client caseloads, advocate for the programs, and develop innovative solutions to achieve positive outcomes.

To be successful in this role you must possess a strong understanding of relevant legislation related to young people, education, and employment. You will be required to build and maintain relationships with community contacts, stakeholders, and funding partners to drive positive outcomes for clients within the Family Services programs.

responsibilities include:

• Assist the Team Leader to effectively administer the programs services in accordance with program service plans, service agreements and funding body requirements, including providing operational support to the staff in the programs.
• Provide 1:1 counselling and family work to vulnerable children, young people and their families
• Provide specialist consultation on youth specific practice to other partners in the Child and Family Services Alliance.
• Undertake case management and case work including:
  • intake,
  • assessment,
  • case/care planning,
  • case coordination,
  • supported referrals,
  • case reviews and
  • case closure.

Do your skills include:

• Demonstrated skills in leadership, mentoring, supervising and supporting staff.
• Ability to effectively network and collaborate with a wide range of Government and non-Government agencies.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of appropriate legislation relevant to the role, case management practice, and the ability to adhere to policy and procedures.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to demonstrate experience in liaising with a diverse range of clients.

Are your credentials:

• A minimum qualification of a sector recognised and accredited Bachelor of Social Work or Diploma in Community Welfare Work or equivalent. (Qualifications must be approved by recognised professional bodies: i.e. AASW, Community Services Council, APS etc.)
•  A Current Drivers Licence.

About Brophy:

Brophy Family & Youth Services has supported children, young people, families, and the southwest Victorian community for almost 50 years. We live here; this is our community; we believe in people and in their ability to create the life they want.

At Brophy, you will join a team of just over 200 employees delivering over 40 programs and services across areas including youth engagement, mental health, family violence, foster care, housing support, employment support, and disability services.

At Brophy our Vision is not just focused externally on our community – we feel just as passionate about our employees being meaningfully connected through their roles with us to create the life they want, and that as a workforce we achieve this together through innovation and healthy relationships, and by positively contributing to building an advantaged community.

Diversity and Inclusion at Brophy:

Brophy is dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment that ensures safety and a sense of belonging for everyone. We embrace individuals of diverse races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, ages, religions, abilities, and nationalities, recognising the richness that varied experiences bring to our efforts in supporting individuals and building stronger communities.

Our commitment extends to actively listening, learning, and evolving to become an accessible, inclusive, and secure organisation for all, encompassing First Nations peoples, members of the LGBTIQA+ community, individuals with disabilities, and those with culturally diverse backgrounds.

For more information please contact [email protected] on 03 5561 8888.

Applications will be assessed as they are received, and candidates may be contacted for interview prior to the closing date.