Child & Family Worker - SWEEP
Core
Provide early intervention and wellbeing support to children aged 5-12 in school and out-of-school-hours settings, focusing on social, emotional, and behavioral challenges.
Role type
Child and Family Worker (Early Intervention)
Builds
Student wellbeing, resilience, and engagement in education environments
Domain
Education / Child Welfare / Social Services
Required skills
evidence-based program delivery, individual case management, group facilitation, family engagement, child protection knowledge, mandatory reporting, relationship building, program evaluation
Preferred skills
family case work, child protection, mental health interventions, Australian school system knowledge, culturally diverse community experience, second language proficiency
Technologies
Youth Zone, out-of-school-hours education programs
Responsibilities
Provide evidence-based individual support to children and families, deliver targeted wellbeing programs, support students with behavioral challenges, facilitate one-on-one interventions and goal-setting, build relationships with stakeholders, develop strategies to improve attendance and engagement, evaluate group programs, maintain case notes and reports, contribute to data collection
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC