Senior Family Preservation and Reunification (FPR) Practitioner –
Leongatha

• Flexible balanced approach to working from home
• Opportunity for career learning and development
• Be part of a supportive team with a great culture
• Charity salary packaging options + vehicle + fuel card
• 4 weeks holiday, increasing to 5 weeks after 2 years continual service

An exceptional opportunity for a highly motivated Senior Family
Preservation and Reunification Practitioner to join the Key Assets
Victorian team. This is a varied full-time permanent position that will
utilise your experience and passion for making a difference.

Are you passionate about helping people and families who truly need you?
Want to be part of a caring team that’s growing our impact, every day?

At Key Assets Australia, people matter so much. And here, so do you.

About Key Assets:

Key Assets Australia is a non-Government, not-for-profit children’s and
family services agency.

Key Assets was founded in Australia in 2007 and has grown to one of
Australia’s leading non-government children and family services providers.
We provide foster care, family services and disability services. Operating
across all states and Norfolk Island, our purpose is to achieve positive
and lasting outcomes for children, families, and communities. To achieve that, we need people like you.

Why work with Key Assets:

Working with Key Assets is about more than just a job. Our people do so
much to put children first, so we do all we can to support them. We value
you as a whole person, not just ‘a worker’, and we truly care about your
wellbeing and your career. Because without you, we simply can’t do what we
do. And without us, the people we support won’t get the care they need.

About the role:

Reporting to the Team Manager you will be responsible for:

• Implementing the Family Preservation and Reunification (FPR) Response
  including the Working with Families Key to Care Framework along with
  the common elements approach to deliver high quality services to
  vulnerable families in the Inner Gippsland area.
• Providing a specialist response to priority cohorts, including response
  to infants, young children and adolescents, people with disabilities,
  and /or people experiencing family violence.
• Conducting needs/risk/safety assessments, and developing time limited
  intensive intervention goals with families, ensuring the highest
  possible transparency with children, young people, and family in their
  homes and within an assertive outreach model.
• Providing a culturally competent service and respect Aboriginal
  children and families right to self-determination.
• Working collaboratively with families to identify goals and develop and
  implement therapeutic plans in their own homes.
• In accordance with the family’s goals, improve the parent(s) skills in
  parenting their children safely by providing, counselling, crisis
  intervention, psychoeducation, group work and practical support to
  families, paying particular attention to impacts of parental drug use,
  mental health problems, family violence, child abuse and neglect.
• Developing and coordinating service network response for individual
  families to ensure tailored and effective intervention dependent on
  assessed support needs and identified family goals.
• Participating in Key Care Team meetings and work closely with Child
  Protection services in relation to the monitoring of risk and
  individual outcomes reporting.
• Ensuring that the protection of children and the promotion of their
  welfare is given absolute priority in all activities and that critical
  incidents/allegations/disclosures are recorded, investigated, and acted
  upon appropriately and in keeping with Key Assets and the public sector
  Child Safety procedures.
• Participating in reflective practice and professional development and
  collaborate with Key Assets Practice leads.
• Provide an in-home family response and service, working in partnership
  with families to achieve their goals, aimed at enhancing child
  development and family functioning.
• Take steps to reduce risks to children’s safety and wellbeing and other
  family members.
• Work with families to empower them to manage their life situation and
  to take charge of their lives, including a positive engagement within
  their community

A detailed outline of the core responsibilities, outcomes and relevant
qualifications and experience can be located in the position description on
our website by clicking the Apply button.

About you:

You have a recognised and relevant qualification in counselling, systemic
psychotherapy, family therapy, clinical Social Work or Clinical Psychology
or a core qualification with significant experience and training in trauma
informed and positive behaviour planning approaches.

• Recognised Social Work Qualification, if qualification is from overseas
  then proof of validation by the AASW required. Or a Qualification in
  Psychology, Counselling, Behavioural Science, or other relevant degree
  may be considered.
• Post-qualification experience in child and family work.
• Proven track record in working with and/or on behalf of children,
  respecting and maintaining their individuality and promoting their
  positive development.
• Demonstrated awareness and commitment to working within the ‘Best
  Interest Principles’ outlined within the Child, Youth and Families Act
  2005.
• Sound understanding of the Child Protection system and child welfare
  work and ability to liaise and negotiate with DFFH Child Protection in
  relation to addressing protective concerns for children.
• Excellent organisational, time management skills, and ability to be
  self-directed.
• Experience in undertaking comprehensive assessments to develop,
  implement, monitor, and review service delivery and support plans.
• Experience in assessing parenting capacity.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Experience working with resistant clients.
• Ability to work in partnership with internal and external stakeholders.

If you have a systematic approach to your work, professional networks and
you believe you have the qualifications, skills and experience to ensure
success in the Senior Family Preservation and Reunification (FPR) Practitioner
position, we encourage you to Apply.

For further information about this exciting opportunity, please contact Mikaela Keys – Vic Operations Manager on 0439 387 312.

Key Assets Australia may interview suitable individuals prior to the
closing date of this campaign, this campaign may also be extended at
any time.