OzChild is seeking a passionate and experienced Restoring Families Practitioner to join our team on a part-time basis (4 days per week).
In this role, you will deliver intensive, evidence-informed support to children, young people, and families experiencing complex needs. You will work collaboratively with families, Child Protection, and community partners to strengthen safety, improve family functioning, and support sustainable change.
Your practice will be grounded in strengths-based, relational, trauma-informed, and culturally safe approaches, ensuring families are supported in a respectful and empowering way.
Key Responsibilities
You will:
Deliver intensive, child-focused and family-centred casework in line with legislative and program requirements
Work directly with children and young people in meaningful, age-appropriate, culturally safe ways
Complete comprehensive assessments, planning, intervention, and review processes with families and stakeholders
Respond to referrals within required timeframes, including urgent and high-risk situations
Apply evidence-informed approaches including Safe & Together, MARAM, Motivational Interviewing, and relational practice
Maintain accurate and timely case records within required timeframes
Use flexible funding to support family-identified goals and reduce barriers to engagement
Participate in care team meetings, supervision, and reflective practice
Collaborate with Child Protection and community services for coordinated responses
Work flexibly between 8:00am–8:00pm across your 4 working days to meet family needs
Support culturally safe practice, including partnerships with Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations
About You
You are a skilled practitioner who thrives in complex environments and is committed to improving outcomes for children and families.
You will bring:
Tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Community Services or related discipline
Experience working with vulnerable children, young people, and families
Robust understanding of child safety,



risk assessment, and case practice
Ability to engage families using strengths-based and culturally responsive approaches
Excellent communication, engagement, and relationship-building skills
Experience working collaboratively with Child Protection and community services
Strong organisation and time management skills
Flexibility to meet the needs of families and service delivery
Requirements
Working with Children Check
National Police Check (and International if required)
Current Driver's Licence and access to reliable transport
Completion of mandatory training upon commencement
What OzChild has to offer
Full Time Permanent role
Salary Packaging $ 15,900 plus the ability to package $ **** meals and entertainment
SCHADS 5 $100,****** pro rata to 4 days plus super
Ex Gratia days Easter & Christmas
A unique culture promoting diversity, cultural competence and shared values.
A collaborative and cohesive working culture with informal video check in to help you stay connected to the team.
OzChild is an equal opportunity employer and encourages individuals of diverse backgrounds to apply.
OzChild is committed to providing a recruitment process which embeds the values of equity, diversity, and inclusivity, and commit to making reasonable adjustments where necessary to ensure all individuals have equal opportunity to fully participate in the process. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage individuals of diverse gender identity, sexual orientation, cultural and religious backgrounds to apply.
OzChild is committed to the employment of Aboriginal people and providing a work environment in which Aboriginal peoples' cultures, beliefs and values are acknowledged and respected, and in which the individual career goals and personal aims of Aboriginal staff are identified, promoted and achieved.
OzChild is a child-safe organisation committed to protecting children and young people from all forms of abuse, bullying, exploitation and neglect, and to creating environments in all our programs and services where children are safe and feel safe.
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📌 Restoring Families Practitioner (Melbourne)
🏢 Oz Child
📍 Melbourne