About the Role

As the Practice Specialist you’ll be responsible for a focus on practice and leadership for the South West Sydney Family Preservation Services Program (Youth Hope/Stepping Stones).

Key responsibilities include;

• Develop and implement workplan key deliverables, indicators of success and ensuring timelines are met.
• Identify individual and collective training needs for all program staff
• Provide practice supervision and consultation that reinforces implementation of the frameworks and practice manuals (and update where a need is required)
• Implement and oversee a comprehensive induction program for new staff that includes individual learning and development plans
• Demonstrate leadership through role modelling practice, sharing practice knowledge and coaching Caseworkers at home visits when required

Our ideal Candidate will have:

• Demonstrated practice experience providing and/or supervising linking and/or case work with disadvantaged and vulnerable young people, children and families
• Experience in providing leadership with implementation of theoretically informed/evidence-based practice
• Strong coaching and engagement skills in professional development
• Ability to work cross culturally and adapting practice frameworks to respond to cultural needs of young people and families
• Demonstrated understanding of child protection issues/framework
• Strong writing skills as this role will require you write and review operational manuals
• Ability to collate and analyse data within structured practice frameworks and processes to achieve timely outcomes for clients
• Ability to contribute to the development, implementation and improvement of data processes within our programs

 Further to this we offer:

• Salary from $90,898 pa, plus super and access to generous salary packaging options
• Access to a range of employee benefits (U-Rewards program, flex time and additional week of annual leave over Christmas, Benestar Employee Assistance Program and the Uniting With Hearts Reward and Recognition Program)
• Ongoing professional and personal development opportunities across our varied service streams.

 Employment with Uniting is subject to satisfactory background checks which include a National Police Check and Reference Check and Covid Vaccinations.

For more information about the role, please contact Soraya Kauhiva, Talent Acquisition Specialist on [email protected], using the subject line: Practice Specialist enquiry via EthicalJobs.