Child & Family Practitioner

• Fulltime position based on Kaurna Country in Melrose Park
• $86k $92k Super Salary Packaging
• Flexible Friendly organisation Hybrid work options available

Our Organisation

The Benevolent Societys vision is to build a just society where all Australians can live their best life. For more than 200 years we have supported people at the margins of society: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians; children young people and their families; older people; carers and people with disability. We are an independent nonreligious service provider which supports people to live life their way.

As part of The Benevolent Societys vision we are strongly committed to reconciliation with our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia. We remain steadfast in our commitment to promoting the economic political and social inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

About the role

Our Resilient Families program is a therapeutic evidence informed program designed to provide 12month intensive inhome support to families with at least one child aged 9 years and under. This is an innovative funding model developed in partnership with the South Australian Government. The Benevolent Society is the first organisation to deliver this program in South Australia.

As our Case Manager you will provide intensive support to families enabling children to live safely at home where there are significant complex vulnerabilities. You will provide intensive case management including inhome practical and therapeutic support from an evidence informed Resilience led approach. You will improve childrens wellbeing by strengthening family functioning and relationships.

Duties

• Engage clients including children young people adults and/or families using appropriate assessment and risk minimisation processes.
• Work with clients to undertake comprehensive assessments to develop implement monitor and review their client plan and outcomes that identify strengths as well as areas of risk ensuring children and young people are actively engaged in the process.
• Coordinate with other service providers including government departments and agencies schools health services GPs and allied health providers to ensure services are delivered.
• Assist clients to engage with wrap around services directly as appropriate.

Our Benefits

We support people to live their best life. That includes you our employee. A best life is unique to everyone and can change as life changes:

• Salary Benefits You can package up to $15900 pa of your pretax salary to pay for everyday expenses before income tax is calculated meaning you take homeeven more pay!
• Motor Vehicle Packaging Options to suit your lifestyle.
• Work/Life Balance Enjoy flexible work arrangements including hybrid home/office options and accrue an additional day off each month (a bonus of 12 days per year) as a fulltime employee.
• Recognition and Reward Sector competitive remuneration various recognition programs and access to long service leave after 5 years.
• Wellness Stay fit with a Fitness passport utilise our Employee Assistance Program and even purchase additional leave.
• Professional Development We tailor career development opportunities to all employees and volunteers for career enrichment fulfilment and growth.
• Our Reconciliation Commitment Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees are entitled up to 2 days paid plus up to 10 days unpaid cultural leave as well as the option to be a voice on reference networkinggroups the opportunity for cultural and professional development that supports career pathways and your social and emotional wellbeing.

Skills and Experience

You will have a degree qualification at least 3 years work experience in the Child Protection system and:

• Ability to actively engage high needs families using clientcentered strengths based approaches.
• An interest and/or experience in male inclusive practice.
• Ability to work autonomously with families where various psychosocial issues are present.
• High level written and verbal communication current drivers license.
• Excellent relationship building skills and experience working with the local Aboriginal communities.
• Comfortable working in Evidence Informed Practice with a outcomes focus understanding of current evidence based practice and intervention approaches for families and children.

Interested Apply online today!

Have any questions Call Kelly Gribben onto find out more about the role.

*Internally this role is known as a Child & Family Practitioner