The Family Preservation Reunification Response Practitioner (FPRR) will provide a wraparound service to families where children’s ages range from unborn to mid-adolescents. This framework will engage parents and their babies/children in order to build capacity as parents and functional families that provide for children’s health, safety and development, as well as work towards building self-reliance and sustainability.
This program is child focused and family centred aligning coherently with the Best Interests Case Practice Model. The focus being to improve anti-social and violent behaviour, mental health symptoms, suicidal behaviours and family relationships. Delivery of services will be in the family’s home several times per week. The Families will be able to access afterhours services seven days a week should a crisis arise, giving advice on the phone and if required supporting contact into the home.

Why Join MDAS?
Competitive and market based salary with 17.5% leave loading.
Salary packaging benefits.
Additional 10 Health & Wellbeing Days annually.
Early finishes every Friday at 4:00pm.
Access to ongoing professional development and cultural safety training.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for personal and work-related support.

Key Selection Criteria:
• Experience in the case management of complex children, youth and families and knowledge of Child Protection statutory requirements. Demonstrated ability to advocate for client needs, influencing decisions in client’s best interests
• Uses knowledge and experience to develop and implement systems to plan and monitor own performance.
• Understanding of therapeutic intervention underpinned by trauma, attachment theory and resilience.
• Communicate, consult, liaise and negotiate with a broad range of people both Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal people at all levels to achieve broad project objectives and goals.
• Understands underlying needs and issues of stakeholders and negotiates effectively to develop and implement solutions.
• Ability to develop, plan, implement, manage and evaluate a program.
• Experience in preparing written reports including case notes and reports with statistical data collected from service delivery reporting.
• Take action to provide services that are inclusive of Aboriginal people and engage in learning about other cultures to better establish relationships and improve services.

Qualification/s:
Bachelor of Social Work, Child Development, Psychology or a related subject area.

Other Screening Requirements:
A current Driver’s License that allows you to drive in Australia.
A current Employee Working with Children Check card.
A current National Police Check.
COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate & Booster information or a valid medical exemption.

Applications for this position close Tuesday 11th of March 2025.
Applications must be accompanied by a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria and a resume.
All applications must be submitted by the due date
Late applications will not be considered.