Summary

• Maximum term contract until December 2025, with the possibility of extension
• Be part of an engaging team that thrives on challenges
• Competitive remuneration package with salary packaging benefits available

About the Opportunity

MCM (Melbourne City Mission) is a leading community services organisation that innovatively works alongside thousands of Victorians and their communities to overcome barriers experienced through Homelessness, Disability, Palliative care, Early Childhood Intervention Services and Education.

Living Learning (LL) is Melbourne City Mission’s first outcomes funded program under a Social Impact Bond (SIB) structure. The Victorian Government’s Partnership Addressing Disadvantage (PAD) contract and the Implementation Agreement (IA) along with the associated operating manual outline the program and the funding model for Living Learning. Living Learning works with young people who are persistently not in employment education or training (NEET) and who have a mental health condition.

Through the supports offered by Living Learning (mental health supports, Key Worker supports and specialist education supports) the aim of the program is to re-engage young people into HHA, to stabilise their mental health and work with them over three years to achieve various cost savings for government and education and health success for the young people.

The Family and Clinical Support Practitioner will provide holistic and therapeutic support to young people and their families who are participating in the Living Learning Program. This role focuses on addressing complex needs arising from adversity, trauma, and other challenges, promoting resilience, and enhancing overall wellbeing.

The practitioner will do this by building a comprehensive clinical assessment of the influencing factors for non-engagement with education and poor mental health. With a primary focus on the family system the role of the practitioner is to design interventions in efforts to meet the therapeutic needs of the family with clinical support from the LL Operations Manager.

The practitioner will also work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to deliver tailored clinical support to families. They will be grounded in program logic of supporting the young person to increase school attendance and stabilise their mental health as a key objective of their position and purpose within the team.

About you

We are looking for someone who can:

• Conduct comprehensive assessments to identify strengths, needs, risks, and protective factors of young people and their families and the systems surrounding them.
• Develop and implement individual clinical support plans with clear achievable goals in collaboration with young people, families, and other professionals.
• Empower the family to utilise their strengths in efforts to achieve positive change.
• Play a key role in increasing home-school link. Support the family to increase contact with key professionals at the school and support HHA staff with dual outreach when appropriate.
• Engage in clinical support plan review process with line manager every 6 weeks ensuring goals are on track and amendments made.

Benefits of working with MCM include:

• Inclusive Employer by the Diversity Council of Australia
• Attractive Salary Packaging benefits
• Supportive learning and development environment
• Culture of continuous improvement

Essential:

• A qualification in Community, Social Work, Youth Work, or a related tertiary qualification.
• Understanding outreach support and interventions.
• Understanding or experience working with young people at risk or experiencing homelessness and disengagement from education, including knowledge of trauma informed approaches.
• Ability to engage young people with complex needs.
• An understanding of the relevant service system with knowledge of patterns, trends and systemic issues, and principles in working with at risk young people.
• An understanding of the requirements for ensuring child safety.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Provide First Aid certificate (formerly First Aid Level 2).

Screening Criteria

• National Police check
• Working with Children check
• Valid Victorian Drivers licence
• Right to Work in Australia

Please apply early. Please include your current resume and cover letter.

Please review the position description to understand more about the role and responsibilities. For assistance with your application please email: [email protected] using the subject line: Family Worker enquiry via EthicalJobs.

 About MCM

MCM is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to safety. MCM embraces differences because we know that diversity and inclusion help us to attract, recruit, engage and retain talented people.

We are a leading not-for profit-for-purpose organisation that offer a broad range of services in Disability, Homelessness, Palliative Care and Education.

Our commitment to Safety

MCM is committed to the safety of its clients and employees, taking a zero-tolerance approach to violence within the workplace and abuse, including child abuse and abuse of people with disability. All employees are required to comply with the Child Safe Standards.

Our commitment to Diversity, Inclusion & Equity of Access

At MCM we embrace our differences because we know that diversity helps us to innovate and make the biggest impact possible. Our DEI Strategy supports and drives an inclusive workplace culture. We embrace the learning opportunities that come with authentic commitment to equity of access for all. We particularly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply.

A position description is attached.