School Based Family Services Practitioner

Berry Street is one of the largest independent agencies within Australia providing diverse programs to over 35000 young people children and families across Victoria each year. We pride ourselves on our ingenuity evidence based and multi-dimensional thinking to provide the best outcomes for our young people!

We believe children young people and families should be safe thriving and hopeful and strive to make this happen each day!

• Morwell location Gunaikurnai Country
• Full time fixed term (12 month contract from start date)
• Base Salary $97-$106k p/a depending on experience Super & Salary Packaging (pro rata).

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Your Opportunity

Berry Streets School Based Family Services Practitioner (SBFS) role will support children in the Morwell cluster of primary schools (Morwell Park Primary School and Morwell Central Primary School) where risk has been identified but that do not yet meet the threshold for Child Protection involvement.

The SBFS model is based on providing Family Service foundation interventions. This is up to 40 hours for the practitioner to engage and plan with children and families build parent skills and sustain changes promote continuity of relationships enhanced connection to community and seamless transitions to alternative service pathways for additional supports

Your skills and experience

Previous case management experience desirable and proven ability to advocate for families to access services and resources.

Diploma qualification in Community Services Youth Work Psychology Welfare or relevant field is required with an understanding of the MARAM & Safe and together frameworks.

Berry Streets Benefits

• Regular reflective supervision
• A culture that values and support professional development
• $15900.00 pa (pro rata) Salary Packaging Additional Salary Packaging for meals/accommodation
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program with access for staffs immediate family
• Leave loading 17.5%

How to Apply

Applications including resume and cover letter addressing your suitability for the position to be submitted by 5pm Friday 30th of May 2025

Queries to Catherine Simpson - Senior Manager on

Please Note; the successful applicant will be subject to comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment including a Working with Children Check National Police Check (International Police check required) and Victorian Carer Register clearance if applicable.

Berry Street is committed to being a child safe child friendly and child empowering organisation. In everything we do we seek to protect children. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children; children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds; children with a disability; children who identify as LGBTIQA. We aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background ability ethnicity gender identity sexual orientation spirituality or religion.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.