Assessments Practitioner
Job No:
Berry3233
Location:
Shepparton
- Home Based Care
- Shepparton
- Permanent Part time 0.6/0.8 FTE
- Salary package equivalent to $93, 300 pro rata (inclusive of base salary, super, and salary packaging)
For over 140 years, Berry Street has adapted to a changing world, and we will continue to adapt to achieve our purpose. We believe children, young people and families should be safe, thriving and hopeful. Our Vision for 2022: Together we will courageously change lives and reimagine service systems. We look forward to working with children, young people, families, carers, staff and partners to achieve this vision. Together.
The Opportunity
The Hume Home Based Care program provides Complex, Intensive and General Home Based Care for children and young people who are unable to live with their own families. With a solid focus on strengthening our program through recruitment, training, support and quality assurance mechanisms, the Assessment Practitioner will undertake the assessments of prospective foster carers and review of accredited carers. There is also a requirement to provide pre-assessment training to prospective carers as required.
About You
To be considered for this role, you must have an appropriate bachelor degree or higher in Psychology, Social Work or a related discipline. You will have strong communication skills, with a well-developed knowledge of trauma and attachment theories, child development and the welfare sector. You will have the ability to work comfortably in an unstructured environment whilst maintaining high professional standards. Experience in conducting foster care assessments would be desirable.
The Benefits
- Additional salary packaging available for meals/accommodation.
- Flexible work arrangements and generous leave conditions.
- Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), including access for staff members’ immediate family.
How to Apply
Queries to Sharelle Davidson Senior Manager Home Based Care 03 58 228100
Applications including resume and cover letter to be submitted by 11pm 04 September 2019
To download the Position Description, please click here
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 with a sexual and or gender minority identity. 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 people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.