- First Nations People and people from public housing estates,
Culturally Diverse Communities, LGBTIQ+ people and people with disability are
encouraged to apply - Applicants who have a lived experience are encouraged to
apply - Drummond Street Services (DS) is committed to prioritising
child safety and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme for organisations.
About the role
Drummond
Street Services (DS) deliver early intervention case work, counselling and
group support to individuals, families and communities, using a developmental
and whole of family, life course approach. The Family Integrated Services Practitioner – Public Housing
Estates is an exciting role, working with vulnerable children, young people
(including from pre-birth up to the age of 18 years) and their families, with a
particular focus on families living in the high-rise housing estates in the
City of Melbourne and Moonee Valley, who are being impacted upon by
disadvantage including poverty, trauma, substance abuse, mental health and
family violence and are potentially at risk of becoming involved with the Child
Protection system or are already involved with Child Protection.
Your responsibilities
- Provide centre based and outreach support on the public
housing estates in City of Melbourne and Moonee Valley for children, young
people and their families that reduce risks and increases protective factors
for a range of developmental outcomes. - Manage a caseload of allocated families providing comprehensive,
whole of family assessment of presenting needs, strengths, risk factors and
risk alerts. - Work with the family to identify goals and develop a whole
of family action plan, ensuring that children’s health and wellbeing is central
to the goals. - Deliver a range of multidisciplinary interventions with the
family. - Facilitate coordination within the multiple agency service
system and work collaboratively with other services, including Child Protection
and Integrated Family Services’ partner agencies when a child is believed to be
in need of protection or providing a joint response between our service and
Child Protection where there is an open case. - Undertake comprehensive closure and exit planning with
families to ensure that their goals have been achieved and additional supports
are in place, as required. - Develop and facilitate psycho-social and skills-based
educational seminars, group intervention and psycho-social programs, including
topics relating to mental health literacy, relationships, parenting, children
and young people’s mental health, wellbeing and positive development.
Selection Criteria – Please address the following in your application to be
considered.
Essential
- Tertiary qualification in Social Work or equivalent and
further training in relation to family work - A minimum of three years’ experience in the family services
and/or mental health sectors - Demonstrated knowledge and application of a range of
therapeutic approaches for individuals, relationships, families and
specifically children and young people. - Demonstrated experience with providing counselling and case
work that supports individuals, children, young people and families with
multiple and complex needs such as mental health, family violence and substance
abuse issues. - Demonstrated high level written, oral and interpersonal
communication skills and organisational skills including the ability to meet
deadlines and prioritise work tasks - A genuine interest and commitment to working with First
Nations People, LGBTIQ+ people, people with disability, people of color and
public housing residents
Highly Desirable
- You identify as belonging to one or more of the communities
with whom DS assertively engages
Application process
- Applications close Sunday 8
January, 2023 - All applications will be
directed to our career’s portal – Family Integrated Services Practitioner
– Public Housing Estates. - All applicants must include a resume and with a
cover letter addressing all the key selection criteria for the position.
To discuss your application please contact Silvana
Arcifa on 96636733 or email [email protected]
using the subject line: Family Integrated
Services Practitioner – Public Housing Estates