Organisation : Uniting
Location : TAS Regional
Work type : Contract/Temporary
Salary type : Other
Application closing date : 12 Nov, 2020
About the organisation
About the role
- Leading Community Services Organisation
- Salary packaging, and competitive sector remuneration
- Part Time (60.8 hours per fortnight), Parental Leave contract (until August 2021)
About the opportunity
The Family Support Worker role delivers intensive Early Years Parenting Support, to parents with young children, and will include case management, safety planning, information and interventions, referrals and ongoing support to participating clients, to build positive family functioning within the scope of the Strong Families, Safe Kids
About you
The ideal candidate will have:
- Demonstrated experience in providing early intervention support to families.
- Knowledge and experience of safe practices of work, when working in a remote and/or outreach capacity, as a solo worker.
- Strong understanding of trauma-informed practice.
- Well-developed written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare for and conduct case plan meetings and implement agreed actions.
- A tertiary qualification in the areas of Social Work, Mental Health, Psychology, Counselling or related community services discipline.
How to apply
If this sounds like you, apply today by submitting the below:
- Cover Letter (1 page outlining your suitability by addressing the key/core selection criteria according to the position description)
- Current Resume (no more than 3 pages)
Applications close on Thursday 12 November 2020
Get in touch
For a confidential discussion regarding the role, please contact Nicole Day, Family Services Manager on 03 6244 1144.
About Uniting
At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.
Visit us: www.unitingvictas.org.au
Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and well-being 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.
We seek to work in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s First Peoples and as the traditional owners and custodians of this land. We celebrate diversity and value the lived experience of people of every ethnicity, faith, age, disability, culture, language, gender identity, sex and sexual orientation. We welcome lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse and non-binary, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) people at our services. We pledge to provide inclusive and non-discriminatory services.
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this job listing.
Please quote in application: Family Support Worker via Pro Bono Australia.
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