Child & Family Practitioner
Core
Provide intensive in-home family support and case management to families at risk of entering or re-entering the Child Protection System to strengthen family functioning and ensure child safety.
Role type
Senior Individual Contributor Case Manager (Child & Family Practitioner)
Builds
Case plans and support strategies for at-risk families
Domain
Social work / Child protection / Family services
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Case management, Structured Decision-Making, risk assessment, strengths-based approach, engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, working with children and families
Preferred skills
Two years' relevant experience, understanding of child protection issues (domestic violence, trauma, mental health), driver's license
Technologies
Common Assessment Tools
Responsibilities
Collaborate with child protection and community services, assess family needs using Common Assessment Tools, develop and review client plans, coordinate with service providers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC