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    Family Services Practitioner - Gippsland, Australia - Anglicare Victoria

    Anglicare Victoria
    Anglicare Victoria Gippsland, Australia

    4 days ago

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    Full time
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    About Us:

    At Anglicare Victoria our focus is on transforming the futures of children and young people, families and adults. Our work is based on three guiding pillars, Prevent, Protect, Empower. We offer a comprehensive network of services and seek to ensure the provision of high quality services that will bring about significant improvements in the life experience of the young people, children and families/caregivers with whom we work.

    Your role:

  • Manage a caseload of families and use a range of techniques and approaches to engage with vulnerable young families in a respectful way, which is sustained and is underpinned by risk and planning for the child's safety, stability and development
  • Work actively and collaboratively with the family and NDIA, Local Area Coordinator (LAC) and/or Support Coordinator to identify the disability support needs of the child to prevent families seeking alternative care arrangements for their child.
  • Undertake comprehensive assessment of families, which includes both a child development and systemic perspective
  • Provide parenting support in a variety of ways to enhance the parents' confidence and learning, such as in-home support, role-modelling, and group work.
  • Intervene using a family-centred approach which builds on family strengths and support strategies that allow parents and families to build greater capacity to provide care within the family home, or until alternative care arrangements can be identified. Decision-making should be consistent with family-led decision-making practice and principles
  • Provide support for the parents and child and ensure they have access to easy to understand information, supporting healthy and positive decisions, in relation to the care of themselves and their children. This will include delivering a range of intervention modes and approaches to enhance parenting capacity, their parent-child relationships and social connectedness
  • Make an active commitment to the development and maintenance of a cohesive team and participate in staff meetings, team meetings and staff development. Participate in regular supervision, group supervision and reflective practice both individually and as part of a team.
  • Collect and maintain data and case records in accordance with program guidelines

    • About you:

  • Demonstrated understanding and commitment to working within the "Best Interest Principles" outlined in the Children Youth and Families Act 2005 and an ability to work collaboratively with other professionals in the best interest of the child
  • Demonstrated understanding of the social context of child abuse and neglect combined with demonstrated capability in engaging children and families experiencing multiple and complex needs including disability, family violence and AOD.
  • Demonstrated ability to conduct comprehensive child focused safety and wellbeing assessments and make sound judgments in relation to prescribed actions.
  • Demonstrated understanding and application of individual and systemic theories and evidence based approaches that underpin effective, intensive, in-home family based interventions,
  • Highly developed communications skills and an ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders

    • Qualifications

    A relevant tertiary qualification in Social Work or related discipline at degree level, or diploma level with experience relevant to child welfare

    Ready to take the next step:

    To apply for this position please click apply below.

    Take a look at full position description here: PD - Family Services Practitioner - April

    Applications close: Sunday October 1st

    You will also be requested to attach your resume, response to key selection criteria and cover letter that describes your motivation

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