Full Time Permanent Opportunity + SACs Level 4- 5 classification $85,120 - $101,787 pa + 11.5% super + salary packaging benefits Access to Accrued Days Off + Hybrid role with flexibility to work from home + Sunshine and Caroline Springs locations Be a changemaker and contribute meaningfully to the lives of our clients and communities by facilitating supportive connections The OpportunityIPC Health have partnered with Western Health and the Royal Children's Hospital to lead one of three newly established Children's Health and Wellbeing Local's.The Brimbank Melton Children's Health and Wellbeing Local will provide holisitic supports to infants, children and families, delivering services like psychology and psychiatry, allied health, family supports and paediatricians. People with lived experience will also form an important part of the Local's workforce. The service will support children aged 0-11 who are experiencing developmental, behavioural or emotional challenges and their families, and will focus on early intervention and providing age-appropriate care.Within this rewarding role, as Family Support Practitioner you will be part of a multidisciplinary team to delivery effective, collaborative, family centred services.Based at IPC Health Sunshine campus location, the Local will move to a purpose facility in Caroline Springs in the future. This position is a Full Time ongoing role and is classified as level 5 under the Social and Community Services award. The pay point will be determined by the successful candidates level of experience.The position is classified as a Social and Community Services Employee Level 5 under the Community Health Centre (Stand Alone Services) Social and Community Service Employees Multi Enterprise Agreement 2022.You will make a difference byEmpowering clients to recognise their strengths, aspirations and wellbeing goals and facilitate supportive connections that will help them achieve these.Providing secondary consultations to Family services and Universal services.Building the capacity of families to respond to their child's needs through coaching, mentoring and information sharing.Make timely referrals to appropriate support and specialist services identified in the care plan.Develop and implement a shared and coordinated approach that incorporates social, emotion and physical determinants of health through collaboration.Contributing to the improvement of the Local's service by informing the stand up and service design aligned to key performance indicators.Contributing to program content and activities which support the wellbeing of infant, children and families. To succeed you will need:Qualification in Social Work or relevant fieldMinimum 4 years relevant experience working in partnership with families who have children aged 0-11 years.Excellent motivational interviewing and holistic wellbeing assessment skills.Strong communication with the ability to liaise with a wide range of stakeholders to create and maintain effective partnerships which generate improved outcomes for families.Demonstrated ability to work independently and innovatively as well as collaborating effectively within a team environmentA current Victorian drivers licence and Working with Children's Check We will offer you: Flexibility We work in a flexible, creative and adaptable way to best support our staff and clients. Access plenty of options to flex your work and life commitments through our Flexing with IPC Health program. Learning and development Our people are supported to act on opportunities that expand their expertise, knowledge and confidence. Opportunity to explore and participate in our Innovation and Professional Development Framework. Supportive Environment Connection is our strength. We respect and support each other and work collaboratively to create a force of good. Be inspired and well supported by our passionate leaders and creative staff. Celebrate achievements Feel valued and recognised as an important part of One Team IPC Health. Your contributions matter. Be part of an award winning supportive organisation that values and celebrates growth. Attractive Benefits Generous salary packaging benefits including novated leasing, paid parental leave, access to accrued days off, free onsite car parking, free and confidential employee assistance program. What next?If you are passionate, creative and want to make a difference, we want to hear from you. All you need to do is visit our careers page, read the role's Family Services Practitioner Success Profile, submit your resume and respond to a few questions.To find out more about the role, please contact Fiona Le Nepveu- Manager Infant, Child and Family Services on or Nathalie Molina - Team Leader Children's Health and Wellbeing Services on .Applications close on 31 October 2024 at 11:30PM. Our StoryWe are One Team IPC Health. We are passionate we go above and beyond, demonstrating understanding and respect for our communities and each other. We make a difference we act with purpose, measure our results and celebrate our achievements. We are creative we learn, experiment and innovate.At IPC Health, we are visionaries for community health and wellbeing. We are changemakers. Innovation in action is at the heart of everything we do, because we know that innovation can create amazing change and have an incredible and far reaching impact for individuals, our communities, and for our industry. We prioritise those who face obstacles to getting health services tailored to their needs and work with and for them in a deeply connected way. This enables us to acutely understand their needs and challenges. We live and breathe our passion to create new and better ways to deliver holistic health services for our vastly different and diverse clients and communities – so that they can thrive and experience greater health and wellbeing both individually and together. We are committed to maintaining a barrier-free environment for all and welcome individuals of diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to, those from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and the LGBTI communities to apply for our job opportunities. If you require a reasonable workplace adjustment to support you during the interview process please email with your request. Reasonable workplace adjustments are changes that are necessary and achievable to enable a person to efficiently perform their role to the best of their abilities. A reasonable workplace adjustment can be requested at any time in the recruitment process or as a part of employment with IPC Health.#J-18808-Ljbffr