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Parenting Assessment and Skill Development Service Practitioner - Ballarat

Child & Family Services Ballarat Inc.
  • Full-time - Ongoing
  • Based in Ballarat
  • Competitive, above award rates + Tax free salary packaging up to $15,900 annually.
  • Flexible, family friendly environment

Cafs is proud to be an inclusive and equal opportunity organisation. We embrace it, value it, celebrate it and support it for the benefit of our employees, our volunteers, our service users and our community. We welcome applications from a range of people including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, People with disabilities, LGBTI people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

About the role

At Cafs we are all about helping children, young people and their families. The PASDS role aims to access and assist parents of vulnerable infants and children involved with child protection to develop their skills, knowledge and capacity to safely care for and nurture their children.

This specialised role provides intensive parenting services for parents and children involved with child protection. This role undertakes specialised assessments to review and support the health, development, safety and wellbeing of infants up to the age of 2 years.

Qualifications

Diploma level or higher in Social Work, Welfare Studies, Family Therapy, Psychology, or related tertiary discipline.

About you

We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic and experience practitioner to join our team. This challenging but rewarding role will be well suited to someone who is an advocate for children, with a passion for supporting parents and families.

You will enjoy building relationships with families, DHHS and other agencies and have proven experience in this area. This role isn’t always easy, but you will have an experienced and passionate team supporting you along the way.

Further information

For a confidential discussion please call Kim Hassan, Team Leader on (03) 5337 3333.

How to Apply

A full position description and how to submit your application though Cafs online portal is on our careers webpage or attached. You will need to prepare a current resume and a cover letter to upload. The cover letter should specify which position you are applying for and a response to each of the following questions:

  • How do your values align to Cafs Values?
  • What is your experience and/or interest in working with children, young people and families?
  • What will you bring to the role?

Please note applicants are not required to address the Key Selection Criteria in their application.

Click Apply Now to submit your application.

Please note all applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and will be subject to a satisfactory Police Check outcome and an employment Working with Children Check.

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