Child & Family Practitioner. Permanent Full Time - Rocherlea
Core
Deliver high-quality casework, support, and supervision to children and young people in family-based care (Foster and Kinship Care), focusing on placement stability and safety.
Role type
Senior IC Child & Family Practitioner (Social Work)
Builds
Individualised care plans, cultural support plans, and safety/behavioural support strategies for children in care.
Domain
Child protection / Out-of-home care / Social services
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Child protection casework, foster and kinship carer support, risk assessment, cultural responsiveness (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander frameworks), case documentation, multidisciplinary team collaboration
Preferred skills
Experience in out-of-home care environments, knowledge of strength-based approaches
Technologies
CIRTS database
Responsibilities
Undertake child-focused casework including assessment and case planning; Provide ongoing support and supervision to Foster and Kinship Carers via home visits and phone; Support development and review of Cultural Support Plans; Ensure completion of risk assessments, safety plans, and behavioural support plans; Maintain accurate records in the CIRTS database.
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC