OUR ORGANISATION

AT CAFS, YOU MAKE THE DIFFERENCE

Cafs (Child and Family Services Ballarat) is a proudly independent community service organisation, with our head office located in the Ballarat Community. We celebrate diversity and strive to be inclusive in everything we do. For over 156 years, the heart of our service has been the wellbeing of children, young people and their families. Today, that commitment stands strong, and we extend our programs to include everyone who needs assistance across the Grampians and Central Highlands Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, people of all abilities, people of different race, ethnicity or cultural backgrounds and people of all religions.

Cafs have adopted TBRI as our preferred model of care and Cafs way of strengthening relationships with others. TBRI uses Empowering Principles to address physical needs, Connecting Principles for attachment needs, and Correcting Principles to disarm fear-based behaviours. Our services are aimed at providing early help and intervention, targeted support and ongoing assistance. Cafs is a value driven organisation, which means we use our values to hold ourselves to account in how we work together and how we serve our clients

OUR OPPORTUNITY

We are looking for motivated and enthusiastic practitioners to join our team. If you like variety, love working with young people and want to make a real difference in peoples lives than we would love to hear from you!

Cafs After Hours Service is a critical component of Cafs 24/7/365 service and will ensure that all Cafs clients in Out of Home Care and their carers, are provided with a high quality support and responsive service out of normal business hours as needed. This service is not a bolt on to Cafs day services, rather an extension where service standards and service continues to support our most vulnerable people in our community. Cafs After Hours Services will be supported through the Manager On-Call Service.

As the After Hours Practitioner, you are responsible for working with the Team Leader and the After Hours team of practitioners, in providing responsive high quality services to Cafs Clients and carers within its Out of Home Care Services and Children?s Contact Service. After Hours Practitioners work closely with Youth Care House Supervisors and practitioners to support young people and staff to ensure a focus on best practice and continuous improvement to achieve positive outcomes for children and young people in Cafs care.

ABOUT YOU

The successful candidate will be kind, enthusiastic and a committed team member.

Key skills and attributes:

MANDATORY QUALIFICATIONS

Certificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention (Residential and Out of Home Care),

Other relevant qualifications considered (with proof of enrolment and a commitment to complete 4 specific units of the Cert IV within 3 months of commencement)

What is on offer at Cafs?

To find out more go visit our careers page https://cafs.org.au/child-and-family-services-ballarat-careers/

INTERESTED?

We would love to hear from you, to find out more about this opportunity contact Roy Korompis, Team Leader Youth Care & After Hours on 03 5337 3333

WANT TO APPLY?

To apply for this role please submit your application through the online portal by selecting the ?apply now? button on our careers webpage.

https://cafs.org.au/positions-available/

Applications are now open and will close on Monday 9th of June 2025. Please note applications will be reviewed as they are received, and applicants may be contacted for interview prior to the closing date.

Please note all applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and will be subject to a satisfactory Police Check outcome and an employment Working with Children Check. At Cafs we welcome applications from all people and strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, People with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply for our positions at Cafs.

Need support with your application?

If you require additional assistance with your application, please contact [email protected]

• Casual Opportunities
• Ballarat Location
• Level 5 - $49.36-$51.59 per hour + 25% loading
• Award winning inclusive employer
• You have a strong desire to deliver good outcomes for young people.
• You have demonstrated knowledge, skills, and experience in trauma informed principles and approaches.
• You are confident in recommending, designing and implementing new procedures and processes
• Your highly developed cultural awareness and sensitivity, partnered with excellent communication skills, will enable you to build strong relationships, with our stakeholders.
• Alignment to Cafs values of Respect, Integrity, Collaboration, Kindness & Innovation
• Above award entitlements, including 3 days paid Christmas Leave
• Opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Join an organisation that lives their values
• Inclusive, supportive and innovative teams
• Rewarding and Meaningful Careers with professional development and dedicated resources to support your growth