• Provide support to vulnerable families and their children that are actively involved in child protection
• Increase your take home pay with up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits
• Full-time, Maximum Term parental leave cover until 5 May 2025, in Horsham

About the opportunity

The Family Preservation and Reunification Response Program provides an innovative approach to delivering relational, therapeutic, evidence-informed intervention support to vulnerable children and families in partnership with Child Protection. The program aims to prevent at risk children and young people from entering or re-entering care and also supports children and young people currently in care.

As an FPR Practitioner, you will aim to prevent children from having further statutory intervention and entry into care services. In this role, you will also work in close partnership with partner agencies to provide responsive, intensive and sustainable support to meet the safety and developmental needs of vulnerable children/young people and support the needs of parents.

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What’s on offer

In addition to base salary plus superannuation, you’ll also receive 17.5% leave loading and access to the full $15,900 salary packaging benefits.

Paid Parental Leave for up to 10 weeks. 

10% gap discount on Kindergarten and Childcare at Uniting Early Learning Services.

About you

You are looking to join an organisation that truly supports vulnerable Victorians and Tasmanians to improve their lives.

To be successful in this role, the ideal candidate will have:

• A tertiary qualification in social work, psychology, community services work or equivalent.
• A current driver’s licence valid in Victoria
• Demonstrated experience in case management.
• Comprehensive understanding of Child and Family Services, the Child Protection system, relevant legislation, and court orders
• Experience in delivering evidence informed risk and needs assessments with families and managing risk.
• Excellent communication skills with strong interpersonal, advanced written and oral communication skills
• Competent in self-management and solution focused.
• Contributes to the development of processes and systems to improve quality of service.

How to apply

Click Apply Now to submit your interest and we’ll be in touch shortly. We’ll be reviewing applications as they come through as we’re keen to engage with someone.

Please note, interviews may commence prior to application’s closing.

If you have questions about the opportunity, please contact Roxanne Kimberley – Team Leader at [email protected] using the subject line: Family Preservation & Reunification Practitioner - Horsham enquiry via EthicalJobs.

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org 

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Uniting is also committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.

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