About the Opportunity

 This is a permanent full-time position working 35 hours/ week (Monday -Friday) based at Uniting Newpin in Lambton

As a Family Worker your role will be to coordinate, implement and evaluate parent education groups, therapeutic parent support groups and provide individual support to parents. This role requires a passionate and sensitive professional to work collaboratively within our team to build parenting capacity. You need to have a sound understanding of child protection, assessment skills, strong communication and the ability to build positive working relationships. You will be working with parents to ensure their homes are safe, supportive and nurturing.  

Please note, you will need to complete the 2 targeted questions below to be considered for this role.

Who are we?

The Newpin program specialises in the development of emotional maturity and well-being of parents who have children in care due to child protection concerns. Newpin works to strengthen the skills that parents need to manage the practical and emotional challenges in the parenting of their child/ren; as well as increasing the elements of safety within the family so that children may return safely to their parents’ care.

What you need to succeed:

• Must hold a minimum Bachelor level qualification in areas such as social sciences or welfare which is relevant to the role.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working with parents using a strengths-based approach.
• Demonstrated skills and experience facilitating therapeutic support and psycho-educational group work programs with Mothers and Parents
• Demonstrated ability engaging with families in crisis and working in partnership with them to achieve their goals
• Demonstrated assessment and case report writing ability
• Experience developing strategies to encourage parents from a range of socio-economic and cultural backgrounds to participate in family-related programs and activities (desirable)
• Experience of working with diversity including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and culturally and linguistically diverse families.
• Working with Vulnerable Persons Check

Aboriginal children and families are overrepresented in this program and within the child protection system. Appropriate cultural knowledge and understanding is important to deliver effectively in this role. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

In return we offer

• Base salary up to $93,380 pa, plus super and access to generous salary packaging options
• Full time hours is 35 hours/ week between 9:00am – 4:30pm 
• 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.

If you want to become a part of our positive and respected team, do not hesitate to apply now. To be considered for this position please upload your resume as well as a Cover Letter responding to the two Targeted Questions below (2 A4 page max);

TQ1: Demonstrated ability to encourage parents from a range of socio-economic and cultural backgrounds to participate in family-related programs, activities and working in partnership with them to achieve their goals.

TQ2:  Demonstrated skills and experience facilitating therapeutic support and psycho-educational group work programs.

Should you have any questions, please contact Alex Sullivan from Uniting’s Talent Acquisition Team at [email protected] / 0466801937

Employment with Uniting is subject to satisfactory background checks, which include National Police Checks, Working with Children Checks and Reference Checks.  

Applications close: 11:55pm Wednesday 18th October 2023