Family Support Worker

Berry Street is one of the largest independent agencies within Australia, providing diverse programs to over 35,000 young people, children and families across Victoria each year. We pride ourselves on our ingenuity, evidence based and multi-dimensional thinking to provide the best outcomes for our young people.

We believe children, young people and families should be safe, thriving and hopeful and strive to make this happen each day!

• Shepparton location, Yorta Yorta Country
• Part time (0.8 FTE), Permanent role.
• Qualified Base Salary $97k pa (pro rata) + Super & Salary Packaging.

About the Post Separation Services Program

Berry Street’s Post Separation Services in the Hume Region offer a suite of services to support separated parents who are experiencing entrenched conflict.  

The key objective of the PSCP model is to reduce the adverse impact of parental conflict, on children and to assist parents to implement and manage cooperative parenting arrangements through the delivery of brief but impactful, psycho educational workshops.

The Opportunity

This role will assist with the activities of the CCS ( Children's Contact Service) program supporting children and their family members during changeover or supervised visits and provide a safe and secure environment.

Provide holistic family support services to client guiding them from intake to self-management during this time you will be developing transition plans, regular communication with community and legal services.

You will meet the families at the point of need and support parents to re-establish positive relationships with their child.

About You

The successful applicant will come with skills including:

• Possess leadership skills including the ability to lead and mentor staff
• Ability to engage and work effectively with clients
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills including, observation, recording and report writing
• Demonstrated experience and knowledge of working with children, women and men from Aboriginal culture or culturally diverse communities, understanding the need for culturally sensitive practice.

We require a minimum Diploma Level qualification in either Community Services, Social Work and Sociology or in relevant field.

The Benefits

• Regular reflective supervision
• A culture that values and support professional development
• $15,900.00 pa (pro rata) Salary Packaging + Additional Salary Packaging for meals/accommodation
• 10 weeks paid parental leave + other generous leave conditions!
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program, with access for staff's immediate family
• 17.5 % Leave loading.

How to Apply

Applications including resume and cover letter addressing your suitability for the position to be submitted ASAP as application are being assessed as we receive them.

Queries to Linda Culpan - Senior Manager on 0411 623 762

Please Note; the successful applicant will be subject to comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check and National and International Police check if required and Workers Carer Exclusion Scheme clearance if applicable.

Berry Street is committed to being a child safe, child friendly and child empowering organisation. In everything we do we seek to protect children. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children; children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds; children with a disability; children who identify as LGBTQIA+. We aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality or religion.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.