Family Support Practitioner
Family Support Practitioner
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Job Description
- $87138 super not for profit salary packaging
- Permanent Full Time Contract
- Location: Nipaluna (Rosny Park) TAS 7018
- Make a meaningful difference to the lives of Australians in need
Life at Mission Australia
When you join the team at Mission Australia you become part of a community who are determined to end homelessness and ensure people in need can thrive. United by our Christian purpose and values we stand together with anyone who needs us for as long as they need us. Find out more about us and our purpose.
Your Opportunity
As a Family Support Practitioner based in Rosny Park you will work within a case management framework to support families ensuring increased stability and wellbeing for atrisk children and young people.
Supporting those in need we help people discover pathways to strong families and healthy happy children in our community.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Engage with families and work together to develop effective plans for longterm positive outcomes.
- Actively work with families to identify goals that will promote safety wellbeing and belonging for their children.
- Engage families in their homes and at other suitable locations to actively and proactively overcome barriers to engagement.
- Undertaking case management tasks including assessments reviews reporting referrals and other administrative functions.
- Create and update individualised case management plans for all clients.
- Coordinate and participate in stakeholder meetings with other services and clients.
Requirementsfor Success
With a significant background in child youth & family and/or Social Welfare/Social Science you will be confident in your case management and assessment processes. Other requirements include:
- A degree or qualification in Community Services Human Services Social Work Social Sciences Psychology or another relevant field.
- Experience in the Case Management of families facing multiple and complex challenges such as mental health disability and domestic and family violence is desirable.
- Strong administration skills reporting case notes and general documentation.
- Exceptional communication negotiation and influencing ability able to relate to children parents and other service providers.
- The ability to form partnerships and connections with other professionals and organisations.
- Demonstrated capacity to manage time effectively while managing a caseload of complex clients including the ability to maintain professional boundaries and confidentiality.
- A sound level of computer literacy including proficiency in Microsoft Office packages and client case management systems.
- Must have Full driver licence with no restrictions
Before starting work with us you will need to undertake a national police history check qualifications and referee checks and have a clearance to work with children/vulnerable people.
Our Culture
Our innovative and inclusive culture will ensure you feel valued at Mission Australia as you help Australians in need and develop in your career.
We prioritise the safety and wellbeing of everyone both within our team and the individuals we serve.
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment. We actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds; gender age ethnicity race cultural background disability religion and sexual orientation to submit an application and aim to ensure that the recruitment and employee experience is as accessible and inclusive as possible. So whoever you are if youre skilled and actively support our purpose and values you would be welcome at Mission Australia.
If you live with disability and require support to submit your application please email or visit our Careers page for additional contact details.
We strongly encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. For culturally safe support or assistance with your application please contact us at
Your Benefits
To ensure our employees feel valued empowered and celebrated we provide a range of employee benefits including:
- Rewarding work every day you know youre making a real difference
- Notforprofit salary packaging reducing your tax (details via AccessPay
- Free external confidential counselling and access to chaplaincy support.
- Volunteering opportunities
- Extra leave available including an additional public holiday additional annual leave day on your work anniversary and the opportunity to purchase further annual leave.
How To Apply
To be considered for this opportunity click apply and send your application today!
As a committed Circle Back Initiative employer we will respond to your application.
Applications for this role are shortlisted as received and we are interviewing through the advertising period.
Act Now! Apply quickly to be considered for this important and soul satisfying role.
Employment Type
Full-Time
