Lead Family Practitioner
- Applications close: COB on Thursday 3rd July 2025
- Full Time (76 hours per fortnight)
- Fixed Term until June 2026
- Remuneration SCHCADS level 6 dependent on qualifications and experience + superannuation
- 5 Weeks Annual Leave
- Up to $15,900 for living expenses + up to $2,600 towards meals and entertainment can be tax-free through NFP Salary Packaging
About the position
The Lead Family Practitioners are responsible for complex care coordination of children, young people and their families from diverse communities who are often subject to entrenched disadvantages and who have come into contact with the Child Protection and Justice systems. The impacts of this disadvantage and adverse outcomes include higher incidences of family violence, offending behavior, contact with child protection, and other harmful experiences, as well as sustained contact with the service system.
Key Selection Criteria
- Demonstrated experience and expertise in working effectively with young people and families experiencing multiple and complex health and psychosocial problems.
- Demonstrated experience and expertise in delivering family inclusive care and support to young people and their families, particularly those from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds.
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of adolescent development and ability to practice a range of interventions including complex youth assessments, case work / case management approaches, care planning and review, advocacy, crisis intervention and collaborative outreach-based service delivery.
- Demonstrated networking and stakeholder management skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with partners and external agencies [e.g. government, NFP, and other sector funders and leaders
- Experience working with families and child protection services/systems desirable
For full details of the position, please view the POSITION DESCRIPTION.
Please note:
- As part of our Employment screening process you will be required to undertake a National Criminal History check and have a current Working with Children Check.
- You must have Australian work rights to apply for this position.
Further Enquiries
For a confidential discussion about the position, please contact, Emma Hutchinson, Community Manager, on 0417380307 regarding the role of Lead Practitioner, Recruitment Ref. Number – 054_2025 & 057_2025.
- YSAS is an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome applications from all sectors of the community.
- YSAS has a zero tolerance for child abuse and is committed to the provision of a child-safe organisation.
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