Senior Child & Family Practitioners (Refugee Focus)
Job No:
82218
Location:
Melbourne, VIC
- Truly make a difference to the lives of children and families in the local community!
- Join a dynamic not-for-profit organisation!
- Salary packaging to maximise your take home pay!
- Flexible hours and TOIL scheme to ensure you achieve a healthy work life balance!
About the Organisation
drummond street services (DS) is a not-for-profit, non-denominational agency that has over 127 years in the development and delivery of innovative services that strengthens families and communities with a strong focus on evidence-based/informed practice and across the prevention and early intervention spectrum of universal and targeted support.
drummond street has played a crucial role providing specialist support to members of the LGBTQI community for over thirty years through its Queerspace program.
In addition, drummond street delivers services across the following programs:
- Mental Health programs (Better Access/ATAPS)
- Family Mental Health Support Services
- Family & Relationships Services
- Royal Commission Support Services
- Group Programs
- Parent engagement, education & Support
About the Opportunity
drummond street has a fantastic opportunity for two full-time Senior Child and Family Practitioners to join the Family Services team, one in Melbourne's Northern suburbs and the other in the Western Suburbs.
Reporting to the Family Services Manager, these roles will be responsible for providing, and supporting other practitioners to provide, high quality child and family prevention and early intervention supports. Your focus will be on families and children dealing with, or at risk of developing, child and adolescent mental health issues, with a specific focus on working with families with a refugee experience.
Key responsibilities of this pivotal role include:
- Designing, delivering, developing and evaluating intentional, evidence based, outreach and centre based programs;
- Developing and implementing individual case plans for all cases based on sensitive and thorough assessment;
- Provide psychosocial and skills based educational seminars and group work for individuals, couples and families, addressing issues relating to mental health literacy, relationships, parenting, children and young people’s mental health, wellbeing and positive development.
- Assertively engaging client cohorts with specific needs, including those considered socially marginalised or resource poor to lessen the impact of social exclusion; and
- Support the implementation of high quality family services practice by leading, mentoring and supervision of multi-disciplinary teams.
The successful candidate must have the following:
- Tertiary qualification in Social Work, Family Therapy or Psychology and further training in relation to families work;
- Have strong knowledge and experience in working with refugee families who have arrived in the last 5 years;
- Be able to demonstrate an understanding of the impact of a refugee experience on child, adolescent and adult mental health, including the risks to children’s mental health into the future;
- Have considerable experience and understanding of trauma informed practice models in working with children and their families; and
- Have a demonstrated knowledge and application of a range of evidence-based therapeutic approaches as well as experience supporting complex cases involving issues such as mental health, family violence, and substance abuse.
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These roles are well suited to someone who is organised, client-focused and who can effectively manage tasks and deadlines while maintaining a high degree of self-awareness and professionalism. The ideal candidates will also demonstrate a positive, creative and collaborative approach to the delivery of support services.
As a reflection of their values and mission, drummond street is a non-discriminatory organisation that delivers universal and targeted interventions to families, individuals, adults, children, youth and diverse communities. They are seeking candidates who embody these values and who have particular experience working with diverse communities and families.
Don't miss this unique opportunity to join an organisation that is truly making a difference to the community by promoting wellbeing for life. Apply Now!
drummond street are building their team, please click below to find out more about their current vacancies!
Better Access and ATAPS Practitioner (Child)