Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of children and their families in Tasmania? As Senior Practitioner of the Intensive Family Engagement Service (IFES) and Intensive Restoration Service (IRP) you’ll have the opportunity to foster best practice by embedding and continuously improving our child centred, trauma informed practice approach within both teams.

54 reasons is Australia’s leading child rights organisation – no ordinary not-for-profit.

A place where your purpose matters. Proudly part of the Save the Children Australia Group and global movement, we’re here to make sure that children and young people have their rights met and thrive, in all their diversity.

With the child’s voice at the centre, we provide quality services to children and their caregivers, advocating with them so that children develop, learn, and are connected, safe and confident. Our people are proudly local, reflective of the communities we serve – in every state and territory, and across regions, remote areas and capital cities.

It takes all types of personalities and talents to drive our organisation– yours included. We value a healthy work-life balance and ensure our people feel connected to each other and our impact. Learn from inspiring people and grow from a connection to our strong local and global networks. From our programs to our support services – this is the place to realise your purpose.

A place to make a difference:

Here you’re empowered to make a difference in children’s lives by learning, sharing and collaborating to find new ways to solve problems.

In this part-time (4 days per week preferred – see note below) maximum-term position (until 30 September 2025), you’ll provide practice guidance to Family Support Specialists that are servicing families in the Intensive Family Engagement Service and the Intensive Restoration Program.

You will be responsible for providing practice support to ten Family Support Specialists statewide. This role can be based out of Hobart, Launceston or Devonport office and you will report to our Family Services South Team Leader, Hamish Perry-Macleod.

You will make a difference by:

• Supporting and coaching our Family Support Specialists to determine case direction and analyse complex cases and challenges
• Developing and maintaining strong working relationships with key stakeholders, community members and external agencies
• Leading practice to ensure we target interventions to the needs of children and families with a strengths based, outcomes focus
• Supporting the coordination of staff caseloads and program logistics
• Monitoring and evaluation service delivery and outcomes
• Upholding risk management and child safeguarding policies

Does this sound like you?

You’re a highly capable and adaptive practitioner who has a strong practice framework and is confident in coaching and mentoring others. You are resilient, enjoy problem solving and excel in finding solutions to complex issues. Most importantly, you’re empathetic, passionate and self-motivated.

This role requires:

• Degree or Diploma in a relevant field (e.g. social work, community services) strongly preferred, or significant equivalent experience
• Significant demonstrated experience in family support work and case management
• Exceptional communication skills and experience in report writing
• Exceptional time management, prioritisation and problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated ability to coach and mentor others
• Demonstrated experience in using trauma informed approaches
• Demonstrated knowledge of the local child protection context is preferable
• A current driver’s licence

Please note:

• This role can be performed from our Hobart, Launceston or Devonport offices
• Requests for an alternative working hours arrangement (e.g. a three, four or full-time work week) will be considered
• This is a maximum term contract

A place to belong:

54 reasons is proudly part of Save the Children Australia. We are a learning organisation that invests in the development and wellbeing of our people. Our workforce is approximately 1100 people strong, and proudly diverse, whether in race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, cultures and beliefs.

It takes all types of people to do the challenging work we do. We are diverse personalities, backgrounds and talents, embracing our differences as one strong and united team. We see and celebrate the unique value you bring to our organisation, and offer a range of rewards for your effort, including:

• Award rate salary (SCHADS Level 5) plus access to full PBI salary packaging benefits – use this link to see how much this benefit could mean to you
• Supportive Managers – we provide professional supervision training and monthly supervision sessions so you can feel supported and build a career at Save
• Internal employment and development opportunities
• Support for workplace wellness, including access to our free, confidential Employee Wellbeing Program
• Celebrate and feel supported in your diversity. We’ve established internal networks to support our diverse workforce, foster inclusion and allow you to bring your whole self to work (if that’s what you want!) (Pride@Save, Parents and Carers@Save, Mental Wellness Alliance, Disability@Save, First Nations Advisory Commitee).
• Extra leave to use in a range of ways to ensure you’re able to perform at your optimum

Follow this link for the full list of our employee benefits.

Does this sound like the place for you?

We’d love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume below.

Applications Close: Tuesday 3^rd September 2024

Position Description: Senior Practitioner IFES and IRP

For more information about this position, please contact Hamish Perry-Macleod on 0499 462 458 or [email protected]. Or for more information about a career at Save, visit our Careers Page.

We have tested our application process with diverse groups in mind, with the intent to ensure its straightforward and accessible for all to apply. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and improve our ability to reach our most vulnerable client groups. But we also know there is no one-size fits-all when it comes to recruitment – so if we didn’t quite hit the mark for you, please let us know at [email protected]. We’re dedicated to ensuring Save the Children Australia is a place where everyone can feel supported – no matter your race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, culture and beliefs.

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. We also support the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. You can read about the Scheme and our commitment to Safeguarding here.

Save the Children is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and client groups, consistent with our obligations under OH&S legislation.

If you are having any issues with uploading your application for this role, please contact [email protected] for further support.