• Join a friendly supportive office part of a team working with complex families
• Based in Sunshine with flexible working opportunities
• Full time fixed term position to January 2027

The Program: 

Our Parenting Children with Complex Disability Program’s intent is to intervene earlier to prevent families requiring care due to their child’s complex disability support needs.  The program identifies families where children and young people with a disability are at risk of requiring care and provide early help by providing proactive outreach and engagement with mainstream services, particularly Special Development Schools and paediatric hospitals.  Travel for outreach appointments with families within the Western Melbourne region will be required. Some flexibility to work outside office hours may also be required. 

Make your mark:

• Help prevent children with a disability require care outside the family home because of their disability complex support needs by building family and parenting capacity.
• Help parents navigate the NDIS, advocating for plans that contain parenting and disability supports that will help maintain the sustainability of care or support family reunification, where possible.
• Support the continuation of the relationship between children and their family’s when they are in care, and continue to build family capability with the aim of maximising the potential for the child to return home, where appropriate.
• Support the return of children to family or into non-residential care arrangements, including providing ongoing support, and continuing to engage periodically to provide additional support as required to prevent a return of the child into care
• Build relationships with local disability services, provide proactive outreach and engagement with mainstream services, particularly Special Development Schools and paediatric hospitals and provide outreach support to families with appointments.

The skills you will use day to day:

• Resilience to work with and support clients who have been exposed to trauma.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct comprehensive safety and wellbeing assessments and make sound judgments in relation to prescribed actions using the Best Interest Principles and Framework.
• Sound understanding of the NDIS and Child Protection systems and demonstrated ability to liaise and negotiate with NDIS and DFFH Child Protection in relation to addressing needs and protective concerns for children.

Make it work:

• Full time. Fixed term to January 2027.
• Work from our great office spaces in West Melbourne.
• A salary at SCHCADS level 6 which equates to around $110,107 plus super
• This is senior level salary offering excellent remuneration.
• We take the Health and Wellbeing of our people seriously offering a Well Worth It! Program, Fitness Passport, EIP and EAP.
• Access to discounted health insurance as well!
• A diverse and inclusive workplace for you to feel safe, acknowledged and included.
• Our people are our biggest asset, we will support you to progress your career with a dedicated L&D team.
• A workplace with Rainbow Tick Accreditation and DCA Inclusive Employer recognition

What our people say- “I've genuinely never thought about going to another organisation. The opportunities, the innovation, the commitment to change and working with vulnerable families, young people and communities. It sounds really cliche, but you come into this work to make a difference and you can do that here. We work really hard to make differences in those spaces.”

Ready to take the next step? Make a move.

Detailed Position Description:  Senior Complex Disability Family Support Practitioner PD E AW6 102024 V1.0.pdf

For further enquiries contact Diane James, Team Leader – Intensive Family Services & Parenting Children with Complex Disability on 03 9334 1200 or email diane.james@anglicarevic.org.au

Applications close: 21st August 2025

Please Note: It is mandatory for the successful applicant to hold a current Working with Children Check and be prepared to undergo a National Criminal History Check prior to commencement.

Anglicare Victoria acknowledges Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we operate. We commit to working respectfully to honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to this country.

Diversity and inclusivity are important to Anglicare Victoria and we are committed to ensuring our workplace and services reflect this.  Everyone is welcome at Anglicare Victoria, regardless of age, ethnicity, cultural background, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation and physical ability