Family Resource Worker (CAPS)
Core
A Family Resource Worker who delivers evidence-based parenting programs and coaching to strengthen family capacity and reduce child protection risks.
Role type
Family Resource Worker (Social Work)
Builds
Parenting skills and family wellbeing outcomes
Domain
Child welfare and family support services
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Social work qualifications, coaching caregivers, child protection practices, working with culturally diverse families, relationship building, navigating community systems
Preferred skills
Experience with domestic violence, mental health, and drug/alcohol misuse contexts
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Conduct initial face-to-face meetings with families to establish informed consent, deliver evidence-based parenting programs via home visits and groupwork, coach caregivers to strengthen family support networks, complete core practice documentation in partnership with families, collaborate within the team around the family framework
Seniority
Mid-level practitioner