An exciting and rewarding opportunity has just opened to join our Integrated Family Services team as a Senior Practitioner!

Employee Benefits 

Above Award Salary – $85,266.09 – $91,738.24 (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 position

About the Role

As our Senior Practitioner, you’ll play a crucial leadership role in delivering high-quality support to vulnerable children, young people, and families, helping to create safer, stronger, and more connected communities. This is your opportunity to lead with purpose, guiding a dedicated team while shaping innovative, flexible programs that truly meet the unique needs of each client.

You will be the bridge between your team, community partners, and key stakeholders, building vital relationships that enhance the reach and effectiveness of our services. With your expertise in relevant legislation and your understanding of young people’s pathways in education and employment, you’ll ensure our programs deliver real, lasting outcomes.

From early intervention and family preservation to targeted care and reunification, you’ll be involved in diverse programs that make a tangible difference. Your leadership will empower families to thrive, reduce the need for out-of-home care, and support parents navigating the challenges of raising young people.

If you’re passionate about driving positive change, mentoring others, and innovating within a collaborative, client-focused environment, this role offers a rewarding path where your skills and dedication will shape futures and strengthen lives.

To be successful in this role you must possess a strong understanding of relevant legislation related to young people, education, and employment. You will be required to build and maintain relationships with community contacts, stakeholders, and funding partners to drive positive outcomes for clients within the Family Services programs.

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

Assist the Team Leader to effectively administer the programs services in accordance with program service plans, service agreements and funding body requirements, including providing operational support to the staff in the programs.
Provide 1:1 counselling and family work to vulnerable children, young people and their families
Undertake case management and case work including:
- intake,
- assessment,
- case/care planning,
- case coordination,
- supported referrals,
- case reviews and
- case closure.

Do your skills include:

Demonstrated skills in leadership, mentoring, supervising and supporting staff.
A sound understanding of issues confronting disadvantaged children, young people and their families, particularly clients involved with the child protection system.
Demonstrated understanding of the child protection system and its role in the service system.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to demonstrate experience in liaising with a diverse range of clients.

Are your credentials:

A minimum qualification of a sector recognised and accredited Bachelor of Social Work or Diploma in Community Services or equivalent. (Qualifications must be approved by recognised professional bodies: ie. AASW, CWA, 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 Rachel Coles – Team Leader – Child and Family Services 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

Senior Practitioner – Integrated Family Services