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 $100k pa (pro rata) + Super & Salary Packaging.

About the Post Separation Services Program

Berry Street’s Post Separation Services (PSS) in the Hume Region offer a suite of services to support separated parents who are experiencing entrenched conflict.  Funded by the Australian Federal Government Attourney General's Department the PSS offers an Educational program called Post Separation Co-Operative Parenting Program (PSCOP) and the Childrens Contact Service (CSS).

PSCOP key objective is to reduce parental conflict and assist parents to implement and manage cooperative parenting arrangements through the delivery of brief but impactful, psycho educational workshops.

The CCS aims to minimise a child's exposure to conflictual situations by assisting separated parents in managing contact arrangements through the provision of supervised visits and changeovers. The CCS supports families through a case support model.

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 clients 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:

• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Child-focused practice, parental conflict, family violence and the family court system.
• 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

We believe in diversity, inclusion and equality and are committed to ensuring that our workplaces are a reflection of the Victorian community. We recognise the benefits that diversity and inclusion brings, and in turn encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply to our vacancies.

We encourage applications from people with lived experience of disability. You'll receive adjustments and support throughout the whole process — from the application stage to starting in the workplace. If you require the position description in a different format or any accommodation or assistance during the application and interview stages please contact the person listed on the ad or alternatively email recruitment@berrystreet.org.au or call 9421 9379.

Berry Street Yooralla 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 LGBTIQA+. 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.

Please Note; the successful applicant will be subject to comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a NDIS Screening Check, Working with Children Check and National and International Police check (if required) and NDIS training.