• Internal opportunity within the Kinship First Supports Team
• Part-time (60.8 hours per fortnight), Ongoing position
• Based in Reservoir

Your new role

As the Senior Practitioner, you will have oversight of all Kinship Carer Part B assessments including allocation and review. In this role, you will work collaboratively with Child Protection staff to ensure that the needs and issues for children, young people and their carers are prioritised and responded to.

You will also provide practice support, mentoring and guidance to Case Workers in conjunction with the Team Leader and complete assessments as required.

About the program

First Supports is a DFFH funded program providing the following services for carers and the children/young people placed with them by Child Protection:

• Completing comprehensive assessments for all new placements
• Providing family services support for up to 12 months to ensure placements offer safety, stability and high-quality care for children and young people unable to live with parents.
• Early provision of material and financial support to ensure placements are suitable
• Provide carer support, access to training and carer group work

Your skills and experience

• A relevant tertiary qualification in social work, human services or related field.
• Current driver’s licence valid in Victoria
• Demonstrated experience in community service sector preferably in care services, case management and/or case contracting.
• Experience in supporting kinship care families or other vulnerable children and young people involved with Child Protection (preferred)
• Excellent organisational skills; good computer literacy skills including demonstrated experience in Microsoft Office

View the position description here.

How to apply

Click APPLY to submit your interest.

If this role sounds like a good fit for you, please apply soon. We'll review applications as they come in and may close the ad early.

For any questions, reach out to Jakob Blomqvist on 0418 288 374 for a chat.

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing 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 relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBT+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.