Senior Practitioner Family Preservation and Reunification

Location: Narre Warren, VIC 3805.

Department: Child, Youth & Families.

Employment type: Full-time (Permanent).

Job ID: 528127. Closing on: Dec 7 2025.

Responsibilities

- Keep children safe and support families through their most vulnerable moments.
- Provide intensive wraparound support to families with multiple and complex needs.
- Develop and lead care team planning, risk assessments and creative, strengths‑based interventions to engage hard‑to‑reach families.

Benefits

- Access salary packaging to increase take‑home pay.
- Enjoy a 10% discount at Uniting Early Learning, or 60% for centre staff.
- Free counselling with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Access training and development opportunities to help you grow.
- Enjoy 25% off at Uniting Op Shops.
- Increase your take‑home pay with up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits.

Your skills and experience

- Demonstrated understanding of theoretical approaches relevant to working with infants, children, young people and families, including the Best Interests Framework.
- Demonstrated ability to undertake risk assessments and plan and implement appropriate intervention strategies to engage families.
- A strengths‑based, child and family centred approach to case management, strong time management and communication skills.
- Degree qualification in Social Work, Psychology or a child and family welfare‑related discipline and a current driver’s licence.

View the position description here.





How to apply

Click APPLY to submit your interest.

If this role sounds like a good fit for you, please apply soon. We'll review applications as they come in and may close the ad early.

Questions? Contact Samantha Benson at [email protected]. Prefer to chat or text? Message Samantha on 0428 100 917.

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Uniting is a child‑protected organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBTQIA+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.

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