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Senior Child & Family Practitioner - Milton

Life Without Barriers (National)

About the Organisation

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of 7,000 employees working in more than 440 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.  

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 Senior Child and Family Practitioner provides coaching and direction to relevant staff to ensure they understand and fulfil the requirements of their role; promotes reflective practice; delivers relevant practice-specific workplace training to staff; and may provide direct assistance and support where required such as complex case reviews.

Reporting directly to the Operations Manager, this position is being offered on full-time contract period of 12 months, working from our office in Milton. Due to COVID-19 we are currently working a combination of at home and in the office until further notice. A Tool of Trade vehicle (including fuel card) will also be allocated to the successful candidate.

Please note: The incumbent will be required to participate in an on-call roster. 

Key Responsibilities

  • Manages the delivery of client case work services of Family Based Care teams and ensures the case management services complies with LWB policies & processes and the relevant statutory regulations, funding agreements and accreditation standards.
  • Provide case management to children, young people and their families with complex support needs in accordance with the CARE principles, LWB practice models, policies and procedures.
  • Lead a culture of reflective practice and provide regular supervision, coaching, development and support to case management staff to deliver quality outcomes for children, young people and their families.
  • Complete assessment, planning, review and referral for children and young people with complex support needs using endorsed and approved policy, procedures and tools
  • Promote and lead the implementation of organisational practice related initiatives, including supporting the ongoing activities to embed Therapeutic Crisis Intervention and the CARE model, to support a shared language and shared understanding of best practice.

Skills and Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree (minimum) in Social Work, Psychology, Human Services or related discipline.
  • Knowledge of TCI and CARE frameworks will be highly advantageous.
  • Demonstrated experience in a leadership role in case work with children, young people and families.
  • Demonstrated experience in practice leadership and / or developing and implementing practice improvement strategies to improve service delivery.
  • Current Unrestricted Australian Drivers Licence.

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

  • An attractive remuneration package will be offered to the successful applicant, including a mobile phone, laptop and Tool of Trade Vehicle with fuel card.
  • Salary packaging tax benefits, meal entertainment benefit, novated leasing and more.
  • Growing organisation with great career opportunities.
  • Monthly RDO. 

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 Stephanie at [email protected], using the subject line: Senior Child & Family Practitioner - Milton enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications are continuously reviewed prior to the closing date; and as such the closing date is subject to change without notice.

We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring continuity of care and support to our clients. 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 (https://bit.ly/2GzZGWA).

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