1 x Fulltime ongoing opportunity + Hybrid work model + SACs Level 5 Pay point 4 ($47.58 hourly rate), plus 10.5% super, plus salary packaging benefitsAn excellent opportunity for experienced worker to practice from an earlier intervention perspective within the Child and Family services settingWyndham locationProfessional Development opportunities availableWe are One Team IPC Health, we are passionate, creative and we make a difference.We deliver innovative high-quality services that are client centred, collaborative, coordinated and demonstrate value through measured impact. We are a not-for-profit community health service committed to working with the rapidly growing areas of Melbourne’s middle and outer West, where population will grow by 400,000 in the coming 15 years. By year 2035, we anticipate that the total population served will be approximately 1.2 million.IPC Health is committed to the safety and well-being of all children & young people accessing our service. Their safety and well-being are paramount, and therefore we provide a safe environment in which they feel valued, and they have a voice.The Integrated Family Services ProgramThe Program is funded by the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH). This assertive outreach service works within the social model of health and Best Interest Framework to provide a meaningful service to expectant parents, infants, children, and their families to empower them to reach their goals relating to their family, individual, parenting and wellbeing aspects. The IPC health Integrated Family Services Program is a partner in two Orange Door and Integrated Family Services Alliance and the Western Melbourne Catchment area (Cities of Melbourne, Maribyrnong, Moonee Valley, Hobson’s Bay and Wyndham) and the Brimbank Melton Catchment area (Cities of Brimbank and Melton). The Family Services Program team sit across three IPC Health sites: Sunshine, Altona Meadows, and Wyndham Vale.Through a strength-based approach, you will be critical to guiding this group, who may face adversity, in identifying and managing their needs that may impact their developmental stages of life, capacity to self-manage and enable them to build on their strengths and aspirations.The Integrated Family Services team is part of the Innovation and Community Care directorate. Embracing our culture of innovation, we encourage our people to apply their creativity, passion, and expertise in their work to achieve positive client experiences and outcomes In this diverse role, you will offer a case management model that incorporates a child and family safety and needs assessment; care planning; and linkages with universal community supports to support children, young people, and families.To achieve this, you will work alongside and with a variety of complementary services and programs such as: Early Years services, Education, Counselling, Addictions, Allied Health, Dental and Medical to provide an integrated and comprehensive system of support to families.You will be well supported by a highly engaged team with an experienced Child and Family Services leadership team including 2 Team Leaders and the Manager Child and Family Services, focusing on your individual goals for personal and professional growth and development.This is an excellent opportunity for experienced practitioners looking to work in a rewarding environment valuing innovation and earlier intervention work with children & familiesThe opportunity available is: Family Services Practitioner:The Family Services Practitioner will work alongside universal education system in the City of Wyndham to deliver a collaborative, well integrated response that demonstrates positive outcomes for those children, parents, carers, and family members’ most needing support, in a timely and efficient manner.The role will be located at the IPC Health Wyndham site. It is envisaged that the Family Engagement Practitioner will outreach to identified schools to adopt an immediate, face-to-face approach to promote earlier intervention.The Family Services Practitioner will apply their professional knowledge and skills to engage children, parents, and other significant people. With the family, you will be an enabler and developer of a plan that meets the Best Interest of the Child/ren and the Parent and build on the families’ strengths and aspirations.The Family Services Practitioner will undertake secondary consultation, episodic intervention, group work and short-term work with identified vulnerable families, with warm referral pathways should a longer-term intervention be required. The priority groups are: families with children experiencing school engagement issues, emerging communities, refugees and migrants and Aboriginal families which will require working alongside VACCA and other Aboriginal controlled services.Why work with us?Access to options to flex your work and life commitments through our Flexing with IPC Health program.Generous salary packaging benefits.Award winning supportive organisation that values growth through our professional development and innovation framework.Access to Accrued Days Off to enjoy long weekends and greater work life balance.Free onsite car parking.Why do we have several positions available?These positions have become available because of encouraging and supporting staff to take up internal and external opportunities which enhances their professional and career development.At IPC Health we are committed to supporting you in growing professionally and personally.What next?If you are passionate, creative and want to make a difference, we want to hear from you. All you need to do is visit our careers page, read the role’s Position Description, submit your resume, and respond to a few short questions.To find out more about the roles, please contact Alga Andreetta, Manager Child and Family Services on 0408 311 477.Applications close on 9 June 2023We are committed to maintaining a barrier-free environment for all and welcome individuals of diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to, those from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and the LGBTI communities to apply for our job opportunities.If you require a reasonable workplace adjustment to support, you during the interview process please email Careers@ipchealth.com.au with your request. Reasonable workplace adjustments are changes that are necessary and achievable to enable a person to efficiently perform their role to the best of their abilities. A reasonable workplace adjustment can be requested at any time in the recruitment process or as a part of employment with IPC Health.PD
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