Family Worker - Ingleburn, Australia - Uniting

Uniting

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Ingleburn, Australia

1 week ago

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Olivia Brown

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Description

About the Opportunity

_This is a permanent part-time position working 21 hours/ week across Wednesday, Thursday and Friday based at Uniting Newpin in Ingleburn_

As a Family Worker your role will be to coordinate, implement and evaluate parent education groups, therapeutic parent support groups and provide individual support to parents.

This role requires a passionate and sensitive professional to work collaboratively within our team to build parenting capacity.

You need to have a sound understanding of child protection, assessment skills, strong communication and the ability to build positive working relationships.

You will be working with parents to ensure their homes are safe, supportive and nurturing.

Please note, you will need to complete the 2 targeted questions below to be considered for this role.

Who are we?

The Newpin program specialises in the development of emotional maturity and well-being of parents who have children in care due to child protection concerns.

Newpin works to strengthen the skills that parents need to manage the practical and emotional challenges in the parenting of their child/ren; as well as increasing the elements of safety within the family so that children may return safely to their parents' care.

What you need to succeed:

Must hold a minimum Bachelor level qualification in areas such as social sciences or welfare which is relevant to the role.
Minimum of 2 years' experience working with parents using a strengthsbased approach.
Demonstrated skills and experience facilitating therapeutic support and psychoeducational group work programs
Demonstrated ability engaging with families in crisis and working in partnership with them to achieve their goals
Demonstrated assessment and case report writing ability
Experience developing strategies to encourage parents from a range of socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds to participate in familyrelated programs and activities (desirable)
Experience of working with diversity including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and culturally and linguistically diverse families.
Working with Vulnerable Persons Check

In return we offer

Salary from $83,197 pa, plus super and access to generous salary packaging options
Access to a range of employee benefits (U-Rewards program, flex time and additional week of annual leave over Christmas, Benestar Employee Assistance Program and the Uniting With Hearts Reward and Recognition Program
Ongoing professional and personal development opportunities across our varied service streams.

TQ1:

_Demonstrated ability to encourage parents from a range of socio-economic and cultural backgrounds to participate in family-related programs, activities and working in partnership with them to achieve their goals.

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TQ2:_Demonstrated skills and experience facilitating therapeutic support and psycho-educational group work programs._**Applications close**:11:55pm Sunday 13th August, 2023