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September 17, 2024
Uniting
Cabramatta
OTHER & FULL TIME
Therapeutic Practitioner
About the role:
This is a full-time permanent position (35 hours per week) located in Cabramatta NSW. Starting base annual salary $91,297 plus super, plus access to generous salary packaging options.
This in an internal expression of interest – current Uniting employees are only eligible to apply.
About the opportunity:
As a Therapeutic Practitioner, you will play a crucial role in transforming the lives of families facing significant challenges. Through the Functional Family Therapy – Child Welfare (FFT-CW) model, you will deliver therapeutic, in-home services to families where children are at high risk of neglect or abuse. Your work will be pivotal in keeping children safe, helping families heal, and reducing the likelihood of Out of Home Care (OOHC).
Why This Role Matters: This is a unique opportunity to work directly with families in crisis, offering hope, healing, and practical support. By focusing on strengths, you will empower parents and caregivers to build safer, more nurturing environments for their children. Your role will have a profound impact, not only on the families you work with but on the community as a whole.
Your Role:
Working to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice brings its own rewards, but there’s more.
Employment with Uniting is subject to satisfactory background checks, which include National Police Checks, Working with Children Checks and Reference Checks.
Closing date: 11:55pm, Tuesday 8th October 2024
This is a full-time permanent position (35 hours per week) located in Cabramatta NSW. Starting base annual salary $91,297 plus super, plus access to generous salary packaging options.
This in an internal expression of interest – current Uniting employees are only eligible to apply.
About the opportunity:
As a Therapeutic Practitioner, you will play a crucial role in transforming the lives of families facing significant challenges. Through the Functional Family Therapy – Child Welfare (FFT-CW) model, you will deliver therapeutic, in-home services to families where children are at high risk of neglect or abuse. Your work will be pivotal in keeping children safe, helping families heal, and reducing the likelihood of Out of Home Care (OOHC).
Why This Role Matters: This is a unique opportunity to work directly with families in crisis, offering hope, healing, and practical support. By focusing on strengths, you will empower parents and caregivers to build safer, more nurturing environments for their children. Your role will have a profound impact, not only on the families you work with but on the community as a whole.
Your Role:
- Casework that changes lives: You’ll carry a caseload of 8 families, delivering evidence-based therapeutic services to help them overcome trauma, build parenting capacity, and reduce the risk of child removal.
- Culturally inclusive care: You’ll work with families from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families, offering respectful, culturally responsive support.
- Collaborative partnerships: You’ll build strong relationships with the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) and other community partners to ensure families receive the comprehensive support they need.
- A degree in Social Work, Psychology, or a related field, along with at least 3 years of experience in clinical casework with children and families.
- A commitment to strengths-based therapeutic approaches and the ability to work effectively with families facing complex challenges.
- Knowledge of child protection issues and experience working with diverse cultural backgrounds.
- A willingness to embrace the FFT-CW model through training and supervision.
- Strong interpersonal skills, empathy, and the ability to work flexibly to meet families’ needs.
Working to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice brings its own rewards, but there’s more.
- Welcoming you exactly as you are
- Starting base annual salary of $91,297 plus super.
- Access to generous salary packaging options – pay less tax!
- Career development opportunities
- Amazing workplace culture
- Purpose driven career: Be part of an organisation that’s truly making a difference in the lives of families.
- Enjoy training, mentoring, and the chance to develop new skills.
Employment with Uniting is subject to satisfactory background checks, which include National Police Checks, Working with Children Checks and Reference Checks.
Closing date: 11:55pm, Tuesday 8th October 2024
We regret to inform you that this job opportunity is no longer available
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