Senior Child & Family Practitioner
Job No:
87303
Location:
Melbourne, VIC
Rewarding opportunity for a Senior Family & Child Practitioner to work with Adult Survivors of child sexual abuse and their families.
- Join a dynamic not-for-profit organisation!
- Salary packaging to maximise your take home pay!
- Flexible hours and TIL 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 an exciting opportunity for a full-time Senior Child and Family Practitioner to join their Family Services team.
This is a specific opportunity to provide leadership to our team working on our IHeal Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Assault Community Based support service.
This is an evidence based trauma informed recovery orientated support model, based on drummond street learnings and input of survivors in response to the Royal Commission. The service offers a trans-disciplinary recovery model of support that is flexible, compassionate, respectful, empowering and holistic, where survivors and their families are central (co-production framework).
The Senior Family & Child Practitioner will lead a high performing team drawing on the following skills, experience and leadership behaviours:
- Demonstrated experience in leading, supervising and developing trans-disciplinary teams, including those with a lived experience;
- Experience in leading the co-design, co-production delivery and evaluation of programs for peer survivors, harnessing the use of intentional peer support and education;
- Leadership in ensuring exemplary practice quality to those with complex trauma, including identification and management of risks through recovery orientated approach to building protective factors;
- Experience and commitment in the support and development of ‘lived experience’ peer work force and peer recovery based programs is highly desirable;
- Demonstrated knowledge and application of a range of innovative therapeutic recovery orientated approaches to for individuals, couples, families, children and young people;
- A genuine interest and commitment to working with LGBTIQ Aboriginal, refuges, CaLD and other higher risk cohorts as part of drummond street’s inclusive practices.
We also welcome applicants who have a lived experience, Identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, or LGBTIQ or from CALD background and who speak community languages.
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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.
About the Benefits
You will be joining a supportive and welcoming team of passionate professionals, dedicated to combating discrimination and marginalisation.
The position requires you to have the flexibility to work some evenings (12pm ‐ 8pm) and weekends. To acknowledge these out‐of‐hours shifts, you will enjoy the flexibility of a TIL scheme and you will be able to negotiate days/hours to work to suit your commitments.
drummond street is committed to the ongoing professional development of staff. You will enjoy monthly workshops, access to conferences (intra‐ and inter‐state), and support to study while you work if desired.
The successful applicant will be offered an attractive remuneration package, negotiable based on your experience. Additionally, you will receive salary packaging opportunities up to $16,050 to significantly increase your take‐home pay!
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!