Lead Practitioner Family Services - Restoring Famillies
Core
Lead a multi-disciplinary care team to provide intensive, in-home child and family support for families with significant, enduring needs, focusing on safety, reunification, and preserving children in the family home.
Role type
Senior IC family services practitioner (case management)
Builds
Safety plans and reunification pathways for children in out-of-home care
Domain
Child protection and family services
Required skills
Evidence-based program implementation, risk assessment, complex case management, therapeutic interventions, child development knowledge, trauma and attachment understanding, Best Interests Case Practice Model, CYFA 2005 knowledge
Preferred skills
Knowledge of current research informing family work
Technologies
Best Interests Case Practice Model, CYFA 2005
Responsibilities
Lead a care team of multi-disciplinary support services, create safety for children, support reunification when children are in out-of-home care, preserve children in the family home through therapeutic interventions, manage administration tasks, balance multiple complex demands
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC