Home Based Care Practitioner

Help empower young lives through trauma-informed care, guiding families with expertise, compassion, and unwavering support!

Employee Benefits 

• Above Award Salary – $76,498.01 – $94,944.62 (Based on Qualifications and Experience).
• 11 Wellbeing Days (to support worker well-being)- in addition to Annual Leave (Pro-rata). 
• Awesome Not-for-Profit Salary Sacrificing options of up to $15,899 per FBT year.
• Portable Long Service Leave (from eligible organisations).
• Excellent Learning & Development opportunities.
• Confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for personal and professional wellbeing
• Additional Public Holiday Day at Easter (Tuesday)
• Ongoing full-time and part-time roles available

About the Role

At Brophy, we believe children and young people thrive when they are surrounded by safe, consistent and caring adults, and this role sits right at the heart of that belief.

Working from a trauma-informed, strengths-focused lens, our Home Based Care Practitioner will provide direct case management to children and young people living in Foster Care and Kinship Care, while also walking alongside carers to offer guidance, encouragement and practical support. This role is about building trust, creating stability and helping young people feel seen, heard and supported to reach their full potential.

You’ll actively embed new learnings into your practice and draw on evidence-based frameworks such as the Best Interest Case Practice Model and Looking After Children, using professional judgement to balance risk, safety and developmental needs. Your work will be grounded in a sound understanding of relevant legislation, standards and assessment processes, but always led by relationship, curiosity and care.

Central to this role is the ability to develop strong, respectful and genuine relationships with children, young people, families and caregivers. You’ll take the time to understand their lived experiences, respond to complexity with compassion, and advocate for outcomes that prioritise safety, belonging and wellbeing.

With both Full-Time and Part-Time opportunities available, we’re looking for someone who brings a solid foundation in trauma-informed practice, with the willingness and capacity to continue learning and undertaking further training aligned to the program. In return, you’ll be supported to grow your practice, contribute meaningfully to a multidisciplinary team, and make a real difference in the lives of children and young people every day.

A full list of key duties is outlined in the Position Description, but includes responsibilities in:

• Engage with children, young people and their families using a variety of engagement strategies such as assertive engagement, outreach, and persistence and pacing. 
• Undertake case management including intake, assessment, case/care planning, case coordination, supported referrals, case reviews and case closure. 
• Facilitate, support and supervision access arrangement for children and young people. 
• Support children, young people, their families and care givers utilising a variety of interventions and frameworks such as: the Best Interest and Looking After children frameworks, developmental theory, attachment and trauma theory, solution focussed and task centred models and mediation.  

Do your skills include:

• Demonstrate a sound understanding of issues confronting disadvantaged children, young people and their families, particularly clients involved with the child protection system and out of home care program. 
• An understanding of trauma informed practices. 
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the appropriate legislation, case management practice, and the ability to adhere to policy and procedures. 
• An ability to maintain positive, effective working relationships with colleagues, peers, and relevant stakeholders in a wide range of government, business and community organisations. 

Are your credentials:

• A minimum qualification of a sector recognised and accredited Bachelor of Social Work or Diploma in Community Welfare Work or equivalent. (Qualifications must be approved by recognised professional bodies: ie. AASW, Community Services Council, APS etc.) 
• A current Drivers Licence and willingness to drive. 

About Brophy:

Brophy Family & Youth Services has supported children, young people, families, and the southwest Victorian community for almost 50 years. We live here; this is our community; we believe in people and in their ability to create the life they want.

At Brophy, you will join a team of just over 170 employees delivering over 40 programs and services across areas including youth engagement, mental health, family violence, foster care, housing support, employment support, and disability services.

At Brophy our Vision is not just focused externally on our community – we feel just as passionate about our employees being meaningfully connected through their roles with us to create the life they want, and that as a workforce we achieve this together through innovation and healthy relationships, and by positively contributing to building an advantaged community.

Diversity and Inclusion at Brophy:

Brophy is dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment that ensures safety and a sense of belonging for everyone. We embrace individuals of diverse races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, ages, religions, abilities, and nationalities, recognising the richness that varied experiences bring to our efforts in supporting individuals and building stronger communities.
Our commitment extends to actively listening, learning, and evolving to become an accessible, inclusive, and secure organisation for all, encompassing First Nations peoples, members of the LGBTIQA+ community, individuals with disabilities, and those with culturally diverse backgrounds.

For more information please contact Leah McDonald – Senior Manager Service Operations (Housing & Home Based Care) on 03 5561 8888.

Applications now open!

We’re excited to hear from interested candidates and will be reviewing applications as they arrive. To give yourself the best opportunity, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as suitable applicants may be invited to interview or offered the role during the recruitment process