Childhood Social Worker Family Services

Childhood Social Worker Family Services

Full-time (1.0 FTE). Standard hours are 9:00am – 5:00pm, Monday to Friday

(to be able to support individual needs of families, there may be an occasional afternoon shift to support the dinner, bath and bed routine. Shift penalties will apply).

• Maximum term contract to 30 June 2024
• Based at Lower Plenty
• $79,136 to $85,149 (neg), plus super
• 17.5% annual leave loading and generous salary packaging options (up to $15,900 per annum)
• Progressive Workplace Flexibility options that enables genuine work life balance

About this role

The key purpose of the role is to provide childcare and family support, through the lens of a social worker, meeting the needs of individual children in residence at the TC and supporting the parents in developing better parenting behaviours and maintaining daily routines for their children especially during meal times, bath time, and bed time.

Key areas of focus

• Utilise strength-based techniques for supporting parents in assisting children to manage their emotions and behaviour’s, assisting parents with daily living routines.
• Communicate with parents and Centre staff regarding the children, documenting and reporting observations as necessary.
• Alongside Children’s Centre Supervisor and Childhood Educator, incorporate tasks of assisting children in their daily activities and routines (e.g. meals, sleeping and cleaning up) WITHIN Childhood Family Facilitation activities
• Deliver therapeutic structured programs that are responsive to the changing needs of the children and enhance the individual developmental outcomes of each child.
• Participate in the ongoing development and implementation of quality assurance systems

A week in this role
If you were here last week you would have:

• Worked in the children centre with the children and staff to provide a safe learning environment for children aged 0 to 12 years.
• Met with the parents and provided a strengths-based approach to modelling, learning and building parenting capacity.
• Worked with external agencies to support the developmental needs of individual children as required.
• Consulted and collaborated with a multi-disciplinary team to provide best practice outcomes for families in their recovery journey.

Who are WE looking for?

We are looking for a driven and experienced social worker with early childhood experience to support the effective operations of the Family Services program. You will deliver a high-quality program demonstrating a trauma informed awareness of the issues presenting for children and families exposed to the abuses of alcohol and other drugs and facilitate their rehabilitation journey.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Hold a Degree in Social Work, Early Childhood Studies with Psychology, or Children’s Services as recognised by ACEQA (or equivalent) plus a minimum of the AOD Skill Set for Health Professionals (or a commitment to obtain within 6 months of employment)
• Have prior work experience in Children’s Services (or equivalent) and demonstrated knowledge and understanding of children’s aged 0-5 years (6-11 years highly desirable) and the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLC)
• Hold a Current Level ll First Aid certificate
• Hold a Current Anaphylaxis Training certificate
• Be able to self-regulate and self-monitor own behaviours, practice self-reflection at all times, display a commitment to realistically assess own personal strengths, limitations, biases, and effectiveness, and remain open to feedback and constructive criticism
• Demonstrate understanding of the importance and application of inclusive practice when working with people from diverse communities, such as cultures, genders, sexualities, bodies, abilities, spiritualities, ages and backgrounds
• Demonstrate understanding of the importance and application of intersectionality when working with people from all cultures, genders, sexualities, bodies, abilities, spiritualities, ages and backgrounds

What we can give YOU!

In return we are committed to offering you an inclusive and transparent workplace culture where our people can develop to be their very best by:  

• Ongoing learning and development opportunities
• Providing work that is meaningful and challenging, with career development opportunities through project and secondment opportunities and succession planning
• Providing career pathways across diverse OHV programs.
• Access to 24/7 counselling through our Employee Assistance Provider (EAP)
• Generous leave options such as 48/52 Purchase Leave, Study Leave and Sabbaticals
• Flexible working arrangements such as school-orientated part-year hours and monthly RDO’s for full-timers (arrangements will vary based on role requirements).

In addition to the above, staff will also be provided monthly Clinical Supervision sessions for professional development and personal wellbeing.

Our commitment to diversity

At OHV we value diversity and believe that a range of backgrounds brings a variety of ideas, perspectives and experiences that will enhance our effectiveness. We promote a workplace that actively seeks to include, welcome and value unique contributions by encouraging people with disability, Aboriginal Australians, LGBTQIA, young people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this position.

Safety screening

OHV is committed to child safety and is a child safe organisation. All OHV employees must undergo Police Records and Working with Children Checks. Any person issued with a negative notice on their Working with Children Check will not be eligible for employment with us.

Mandatory COVID vaccinations

In line with recent Victorian Government mandatory vaccination requirements for the health industry, and OHV’s Mandatory Vaccination Policy, all Odyssey House Victoria staff are required to hold full vaccination status, and effective as of 1 March 2022 also have received the Booster Vaccination. Evidence of such vaccination status will be requested during the onboarding process and offers will be rescinded where such evidence cannot be provided.

All Odyssey House Victoria sites are smoke free for all employees.