• Tool of trade vehicle
• Hybrid role (WFH and Office)
• Attractive remuneration including salary packaging & monthly RDO

 About the Organisation

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers.   

Make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable Australians with this unique opportunity to provide both corporate expertise and community support. With a focus on people, not profit, Life Without Barriers’ corporate services team partners with our direct support staff, clients, and their families to ensure we continue our mission to change lives for the better.  If a truly inclusive, collaborative, and fast-paced work environment sounds like your next career move, this is an opening not to be missed.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client’s individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply. 

About the Role

The purpose of the Family Support Practitioner – Family Intervention Services (FIS) is to develop and implement Action Plans for families subject to child protection interventions. This role involves working with children, young people, and their parents or caregivers to promote positive outcomes, with a focus on preservation and reunification.

This is a full-time, 12 month max term contract position is based out of our Milton office.  This hybrid role will be a combination of working from the office and working from home.

Key Responsibilities  

• Developing and maintaining supportive relationships with children, young people, and their parents/caregivers.
• Supporting the development of skills in children, young people, and parents to achieve safety and stability goals.
• Facilitating group work with clients including parenting programs and victims and perpetrators of domestic violence
• Liaising with stakeholders and participating in meetings to ensure effective collaboration.
• Conducting assessments, creating action plans, and coordinating review meetings to promote positive outcomes.
• Adhering to organizational policies, recording client information, and reporting incidents.
• Upholding the organization’s values and promoting a safe, abuse-free environment.
• Supporting the mission of the organization and complying with relevant legislation and requirements.

Skills & Experience

• Degree in Social Work, Social Science, Psychology, or Human Services.
• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities for relationship-building.
• Deep empathy and understanding of children, young people, and families.
• Knowledge of domestic violence and family violence frameworks (Safe and Together knowledge highly regarded).
• Counselling and conflict resolution proficiency.
• Skilled in assessment, planning, and case management.
• Exceptional attention to detail and record-keeping.
• Prior experience in child and family support, counselling, or social work.
• Proven history of working with individuals with experiences of trauma.

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check (where relevant to the role).

Benefits

• Tool of trade vehicle
• Hybrid role (WFH and Office)
• Laptop, Mobile Phone and Tool of Trade Vehicle (for reasonable personal use) provided
• Salary packaging tax benefits, meal entertainment benefit, novated leasing and more
• Attractive remuneration including salary packaging & monthly RDO
• Work for one of Australia’s largest social purpose organisations

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact Joelene at [email protected]

Applications close midnight Tuesday 31st October.

We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring continuity of care and support to our clients. With this in mind, if you are successful, we will discuss with you an alternative to a face to face interview.  
 
Life Without Barriers supports the Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability. We believe people with disability need to be heard and for these experiences to influence how support services like ours are delivered. View our statement here https://bit.ly/2GzZGWA