Family Services Practitioner
- Based in Morwell, supporting children and families in the Latrobe Valley Area
- Community based organisation, steeped in a values-driven culture
- Generous leave provisions including birthday leave and 5 weeks annual leave after 2 years of service!
- Benefits include: generous NFP salary packaging available (up to $15,900/annum), 24/7 EAP, discounted health insurance & gym membership with Fitness Passport
We Are Key Assets Australia
Key Assets is a leading not-for-profit, children, family and community services agency, founded in Australia in 2007. We provide foster care & family services. Operating across all states, the ACT and Norfolk Island, our purpose is to achieve positive and lasting outcomes for children, families, and communities. To achieve that, we need people like you!
We pride ourselves on being inclusive and embrace and celebrate the diversity of all people within our communities. Our diversity helps us provide the best support possible to carers, families, children and young people and all of our external stakeholders.
A little about the role
Reporting to the Family Services Senior Practitioner, the Family Services Practitioner will work closely with families, offering early intervention and prevention support to reduce risks to children, strengthen family capabilities, and improve outcomes for both children and their families.
Some key responsibilities include:
- Plan and co-facilitate play groups, activities and Baby College sessions that build relationships and support positive child development. Baby College is a program supporting vulnerable mothers during prenatal and early postnatal periods.
- Ensure children safety and welfare is always the top priority, seeking their input on decisions affecting them, providing support in an inclusive and trauma-informed way, and responding promptly to any concerns or incidents.
- Work in partnership with the broader family services team and external stakeholders including the Department and other service providers that are a part of the Our Place initiative and Early Help program.
- Conduct thorough assessments of children's development and parental capabilities, developing targeted, time-limited goals and interventions.
- Maintain accurate and timely records in KAA’s systems to support the ongoing evaluation of the Early Help program and program continuity.
- Contribute to a culture of continuous learning by applying the Key Assets Practice Framework and trauma-informed, strengths-based approaches
The base salary for this position is $88,090.08 - $94,788.72 (based on 1.0 FTE) + super + vehicle & fuel card + salary packaging options up to $15,900 per annum.
This is a permanent, part-time position working 4 days a week (0.8 FTE).
About you
You’re passionate about improving the lives of children and supporting family preservation through early intervention. You will be confident in providing a family-centered, strengths-based approach to parenting support, ultimately resulting in capacity building of participants in areas of antenatal, maternity systems and early childhood learning and development.
We’re looking for someone who:
- Holds a recognised qualification in Social Work, Psychology or a related field.
- Has experience working in the early childhood, community services sector - experience in antenatal or maternity systems would be advantageous.
- Communicates simply and effectively, both in writing and verbally, building trust and understanding with people from diverse backgrounds and with varying experience.
- Can balance administrative tasks and direct support with care and attention to detail.
- Comprehensive understanding of relevant legislation and frameworks in Child Protection services
My Key Assets
The health and wellbeing of our people is at the core of our employee and client experience. All employee offerings are intentionally curated with care, allowing you to bring your best self to work, every day. Knowledge sharing, ongoing learning and development, engagement and recognition are key pillars in our culture and values.
- Work-Life Balance: We are well equipped to support a hybrid approach to the future of work and have developed a flexible work framework to support these arrangements. We understand that work-life balance is important and accommodate flexibility for team members wherever possible. Flexible, family-friendly working arrangements and remote work – just ask us!
- Health and Wellbeing: We promote health and wellbeing for our people, just like we would for the children, families and communities we serve. We provide discounted health insurance and gym memberships, confidential counselling services and offer 5 weeks of annual leave after 2 years’ continuous service with us!
- Professional Development: We provide both digital eLearning and ongoing face to face training as well as an online library. Your continual professional development is always top of our priority list - you’ll have access to apply to our Annual Learning fund for subsidised professional development opportunities!
- Salary Packaging: part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, saving thousands in tax each year.
The fine print
- Applications close: Tuesday 30 June 2026, however applications will be reviewed as they come in, so we encourage you to apply early!
- If you have any questions on KAA or the core responsibilities of this role, please contact Renee Baker, Program Manager (Family Services) on [email protected] or 0499 112 385.
- Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Check and hold a valid WWCC.
- Full, Australian driver’s license and travel between sites is required.
If you are seeking a role in an excellent, innovative, and supportive team, in a growing organisation, we would love to hear from you. Click Apply today!
Note for our recruiter network - we’re handling this recruitment in-house and kindly ask that agencies refrain from contacting us regarding this opportunity.
Key Assets Australia is committed to Equal Opportunity, ethical practice and the principles of cultural diversity and social inclusion.
Key Assets is a Child Safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.
While we're reviewing your application, get to know us by visiting our website and on social media #WeAreKeyAssets.
