About the role:

• Full-time 12 month contract position located in Oran Park NSW
• Base annual rate of $82,622 to $90,226 negotiable based on experience & qualifications  

• 12% super plus access to generous NFP salary packaging options

About the opportunity:

At Uniting, we believe in walking alongside children, young people and families through life’s toughest moments — helping them feel heard, supported and empowered to create safer, brighter futures.

We are looking for a compassionate and driven Family Worker to join our Family Connect & Support (FCS) team in Southwestern Sydney. If you are passionate about strengthening families, preventing crises before they escalate, and creating meaningful change in the lives of vulnerable children and young people, this could be the opportunity you’ve been searching for.

As a Family Worker, you’ll work directly with children, young people and families experiencing vulnerability or challenges that place them at risk. Through early intervention and strengths-based support, you’ll help families navigate difficult circumstances, build resilience and access the right supports at the right time.

You’ll walk alongside families facing complex challenges, helping them feel less alone and more equipped to move forward with confidence.

What you’ll be doing:

• Providing short-term casework and tailored family support
• Building trusting relationships through home visits, outreach and community-based support
• Developing meaningful case plans that recognise family strengths and goals
• Connecting families with local services and supports to reduce risk and prevent escalation
• Advocating for the safety and wellbeing of children and young people
• Working collaboratively with schools, community organisations and referral partners to achieve positive outcomes
• With a caseload of approx. 20 families, you’ll deliver practical, person-centred support that genuinely changes lives.

Your Qualifications & Experience

• A qualification in Social Work, Community Services, Youth Work or related field, or relevant equivalent experience
• Experience supporting children, young people and families experiencing vulnerability
• Knowledge of child protection and a strong commitment to child safety and wellbeing
• Confidence managing short-term casework and coordinating supports for families with complex needs
• Experience using strengths-based and trauma-informed approaches
• A current NSW Driver Licence and NSW Working With Children Check

Benefits and culture

Working to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice brings its own rewards, but there’s more.

• Welcoming you exactly as you are
• Access to generous NFP salary packaging options
• Wellbeing programs as well as access to Uniting’s URewards retail partner program.
• Career development opportunities such as training, education.
• Amazing workplace culture

Please contact Belinda Condon from Uniting’s Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions or enquiries – [email protected] using the subject line: Family Worker - Family Connect and Support enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Employment with Uniting is subject to satisfactory background checks, which include National Police Checks, Working with Children Checks and Reference Checks.  

Empowered by diversity:

At Uniting, inclusion isn’t just something we value – it’s how we work. Our culture and practice reflect the vibrant diversity of our colleagues, and the clients and communities we serve.

Uniting is a Child Safe Organisation committed to promoting the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of children and young people.

About Uniting:

When you’re part of Uniting NSW.ACT, you’re part of a diverse, purpose-led team of people who are really making a difference to the world around them.

We contribute to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services and spiritual care. We provide care and support for people through all ages and stages of life, with a focus on people experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability. Our purpose is to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.

Uniting leaders and employees work together to create a culture that is safe, inclusive and person-centred. We bring this to life every day through our values: compassionate, respectful, imaginative and bold.

Uniting acknowledges the continuing sovereignty and rich cultural diversity of Australia’s First Peoples. We pay our respects to all Elders – past, present, and emerging – and to all First Peoples on whose lands we live and work.

Uniting is a Child Safe Organisation committed to promoting the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of children and young people.