• Leading Community Services Organisation
• Salary packaging, and competitive sector remuneration
• Part Time (38 hours per fortnight) Maximum Term (until June 2020)

About the opportunity

We are looking for a Key Worker to join our Cradle to Kinder program based in Maribyrnong.  In partnership with Melbourne City Mission as the lead agency, the Cradle to Kinder (C2K) Program provides long term support to highly vulnerable young parents and their families.

C2K is a whole-of-family service response of pre-birth support, intensive and longer term interventions and casework support until children are four years of age. It is aimed at supporting young pregnant mothers (under 25 years) where a report to Child Protection has been received for their unborn child or where there are a number of vulnerabilities and significant concerns about the wellbeing of the unborn child.

The service aims to build parents capacity to not only provide for their children's health, safety and development but to build self-reliance and sustainability through access to education, training and employment.

A position description can be obtained here.

About you

We would love to hear from you if you have:

• A Bachelor Degree in Early Childhood Development, Youth Work, Psychology or Social Work and/or an equivalent relevant tertiary qualification(s)
• Demonstrated experience in family services, youth work, early childhood services social work or a related field
• Demonstrated understanding of the Best Interests Case Practice Model, Common Risk Assessment Framework (Family Violence) and Children, Youth and Family Act (2005).
• Extensive skills and experience in casework with vulnerable families, including capacity to engage families, to establish effective helping relationships and experience with families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and Aboriginal families.
• Demonstrated experience in undertaking assessments that identify needs, strengths and risks in families and individuals.

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.

For more information visit us: www.vt.uniting.org.

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a 'child safe' organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and Working With Children Check (in Victoria) and/or Working With Vulnerable People Check (in Tasmania) prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking. Uniting is also committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.