******* hours per fortnight, maximum term contract until 30 June ****
About the role
At CatholicCare Victoria we're committed to empowering communities and building strength and resilience, to enable everyone to reach their full potential and live life to the full.
We deliver a range of child, family and youth services, family relationship services, school counselling and pastoral care services, social housing, homelessness services, employment and advocacy services across Victoria.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the CatholicCare Victoria (CCV) with the Family Services program which aims to promote strong families with children who are safe, healthy, resilient and thriving; and parents and carers who are supported to create safe and nurturing home environments.
Specifically, the position is responsible for:
Operating within a capability-based model, requiring practitioners to apply sound judgement, select appropriate tools and frameworks, and adapt their approach to meet the level of need and risk within each family.
Deliver high-quality, client-centred services to children and families across both Strengthening and Restoring streams
Provide practical, therapeutic, and system-based support to families
Apply evidence-informed frameworks including but not limited to MARAM (risk assessment and management), BICPM (Best Interests Case Practice Model),



Secure and Together (domestic and family violence-informed practice), Outcome Star, and Ages and Stages Questionnaire
To be considered for this position, applicants require:
Tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Community Services, or a related field
Demonstrated experience working with children, young people, and families
Knowledge of, or willingness to learn, frameworks including MARAM, BICPM, Safe and Together, Outcome Star, Ages and Stages Questionnaire and Family Assessment
Experience working across both early intervention and high-intensity service models
The successful applicant must have the right to work in Australia, undergo a National Police Check with a satisfactory outcome (and International Police Check if applicable), hold a current Working with Children's check (employee status) and for some positions a valid drivers licence.
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Building thriving communities where everyone belongs
CatholicCare Victoria acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waters of Victoria.
We pay our respects to Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.
All gifts of $2 or more are tax deductible and go directly to our programs.
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