Family Support Practitioner 12 Month Maximum Term Full Time - Milton

• 12month Maximum Term contract
• Tool of trade vehicle
• Hybrid role (WFH and Office)
• Attractive remuneration including salary packaging & monthly RDO

About theOrganisation

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose not for profit organisation of 8000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children young people and families people with disability older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers.

Make a real difference in the lives of vulnerable Australians with this unique opportunity to provide both corporate expertise and community support. With a focus on people not profit Life Without Barriers corporate services team partners with our direct support staff clients and their families to ensure we continue our mission to change lives for the better. If a truly inclusive collaborative and fastpaced work environment sounds like your next career move this is an opening not to be missed.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each clients individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

About the Role

The purpose of the Family Support Practitioner Family Intervention Service(FIS)is to develop and implement Action Plans for families subject to child protection interventions. This roleinvolves working with children young people and their parents or caregivers to promote positive outcomes with a focus on preservation and reunification.

We have a 12month Maximum Term contractavailable based out of our Milton office. A tool of trade vehicle will be allocated for this role. This hybrid role will be a combination of working from the office and working from home.

Key Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining supportive relationships with children young people and their parents/caregivers.
• Supporting the development of skills in children young people and parents to achieve safety and stability goals.
• Facilitating group work with clients including parenting programs and victims and perpetrators of domestic violence
• Liaising with stakeholders and participating in meetings to ensure effective collaboration.
• Conducting assessments creating action plans and coordinating review meetings to promote positive outcomes.
• Adhering to organizational policies recording client information and reporting incidents.
• Upholding the organizations values and promoting a safe abusefree environment.
• Supporting the mission of the organization and complying with relevant legislation and requirements.

Skills & Experience

• Degree in Social Work Social Science Psychology or Human Services.
• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities for relationshipbuilding.
• Deep empathy and understanding of children young people and families.
• Knowledge of domestic violence and family violence frameworks (Safe and Together knowledge highly regarded).
• Counselling and conflict resolution proficiency.
• Skilled in assessment planning and case management.
• Exceptional attention to detail and recordkeeping.
• Prior experience in child and family support counselling or social work.
• Proven history of working with individuals with experiences of trauma.

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check (where relevant to the role).

Benefits

• Tool of trade vehicle
• Hybrid role (WFH and Office)
• Laptop and Mobile Phone provided
• Salary packaging tax benefits meal entertainment benefit novated leasing and more
• Attractive remuneration including salary packaging & monthly RDO
• Work for one of Australias largest social purpose organisations

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document click Apply and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments contact Dillon at

Applications close midnight 21st April 2025

Candidates with disabilities who require adjustments to the recruitment process or the application form in an alternate format can visit https://www.lwb.au/careers/ for information on our access and inclusion work and how to contact us directly.