Child & Family Practitioner - Permanent Full-Time - Unley
Core
Provide skilled casework, assessment, and support to ensure children and young people in care are placed in safe, stable family-based environments.
Role type
Child & Family Practitioner (Caseworker)
Builds
Kinship and Foster Care placements
Domain
Child protection / Out of Home Care
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
child-focused casework practice, carer assessments, risk assessment, safety planning, cultural support planning, behavioral support strategies, case planning implementation, reflective supervision, trauma-informed care, attachment theory application
Preferred skills
Social Work qualification, Bachelor of Psychology
Technologies
CIRTS database
Responsibilities
Undertake child-focused casework including assessment, case planning, implementation, and review; Support development and sustainability of Kinship and Foster Care placements; Provide ongoing support and supervision to carers via home visits and telephone; Mentor carers on trauma, attachment, and complex behaviors using the CARE model; Facilitate placement transitions; Complete carer assessments (provisional, renewal, review); Develop and monitor risk and safety plans; Maintain accurate records in CIRTS database.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC