Family Support Program Worker

The Family Support Program Worker will work as a member of the Settlement team, providing family casework, to eligible clients in the Cities of Casey and Greater Dandenong and the Shire of Cardinia.

You will provide case management, based on a client centred approach and develop appropriate goal directed case plans and one-on-one interventions. Additionally, the family support program worker will identify strengths, mitigate risk factors, increase capacity for resilience and promote positive outcomes for families, with building the family relationship being as the focus of the position.

• Part time, fixed term until June 2026
• Salary packaging available

Key responsibilities include:

• Actively engage with families, via home visits, telephone contact, care team meetings and professionals’ meetings.
• Undertake family need and risk assessments.
• Develop, monitor and review the Goal directed care plan
• Strengthen family connections, promoting positive outcomes for families
• Provide support to parents with issues that impact on them such as mental health, drug and alcohol issues, family violence, disability, unstable housing and poverty.

Qualifications:

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Welfare, Youth Work or a related field.

All appointments to SMRC are subject to the following: 

• Police Check (not older than 6 months) 
• Employee Working with Children Check (not expired) 
• NDIS Worker Screening Check (not expired) 

Download the POSITION DESCRIPTION.

Applications close: Sunday 9 November at midnight

For more details regarding this position please contact People and Culture on the details below.