Posted:
02/09/2025
Closing Date:
26/09/2025
Salary:
$74, $93,184.00
Job Type:
Permanent - Full Time
Location:
Swan Hill
Job Category:
Child and Family Services
Established in 1979, Mallee Family Care is a place-based agency delivering 70+ programs and services to meet the diverse needs of our community, across a catchment area of more than 160,000 km².
If you're passionate about improving outcomes in the lives of children, families and individuals, and in building stronger communities, we would like to hear from you.
Mallee Family Care supports professional development and offers generous salary packaging and paid placements where appropriate.
We are committed to building an organisation that reflects the diversity of the communities we support.
As an Equal Opportunity employer, we invite applications from people of all walks of life. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD), LGBTQIA+, and people living with a disability are encouraged to apply for our roles.
Job Description
Position Objectives
The Integrated Family Worker role supports the delivery of both Integrated Family Services and Intensive Family Support Programs providing flexible and intensive support to families' dependant on their needs. They will work with vulnerable children, young people, and their families where risk factors or concerns are present, in which there may be at risk of becoming involved with Child Protection. These areas could include family violence, mental health, drug and alcohol issues and a lack of parenting capacity. The Integrated Family worker will also help families to identify and work towards goals that reduce risk to children and/or young people, address the concerns that are present, and encourage the health and safety of children and young people in the home. The MFC Child and Family Services team will link to and build upon existing child and family services within the broader system providing an enhanced continuum of care, provide better support, and achieve measurable outcomes.
Desired Skills and Experience
Qualifications and Experience:
* A person employed as an Integrated Family Worker will be required to hold an accredited qualification relevant to the position at Degree Level or above, have a passion and commitment for supporting children and families across the child and family support/child protection continuum and ideally have transferrable practice experience in the sector or similar fields.
* Diploma level qualification in relevant field may be considered, on the proviso that the applicant will commit to undertake further Tertiary studies with the support of the Organisation.
* Experience in dealing with children who have experienced trauma and interrupted attachment would be an advantage.
* A current drivers licence, a willingness to travel and preparedness to be accommodated overnight when required.
For you to be considered for this role, all applications must be submitted with a Cover Letter, Resume and the Key Selection Criteria addressed, which can be found in the
For more information regarding this position please contact Maree Fullgrabe – Human Resource Manager on