Are you a skilled Family Practitioner who thrives on creativity, innovation, and meaningful connection? Do you have a passion for supporting children, young people, and parents to create lasting change across generations?
Due to internal progression, we’re excited to welcome a new practitioner to our Young Families team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who believes in the power of early intervention and wants to make a real impact in the lives of young parents and their children.
You’ll join an energetic, collaborative, and supportive team that works closely with specialists across housing, education, employment, and peer support. With manageable caseloads and a long‑term, relational approach, you’ll have the time and space to help families build confidence, skills, and
strong community connections.
YFS is a diverse and inclusive organisation—and a genuinely great place to work. Our integrated service model means you’ll collaborate with teams across youth programs, family services, housing, and legal support to deliver the best outcomes for young families.
About the job
Role location: Slacks Creek
Role type: Permanent Full-time
Pay range: $105,909 - $110,705 a year based on experience, with salary packaging exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax available
In this role you will:
About you:
Aside from meeting the key capabilities outlined in the related role description available from the link below, the ideal person for this role will be innovative, creative, flexible, culturally aware and
inclusive in their practice.
You’ll be a great fit if:
https://www.yfs.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/HR13_RD_FamilyResourcePractitioner-YoungFamilies_102719.pdf (copy and paste this link to your browser)
Interested?
Apply with your resume and a one-page covering letter outlining what you will bring to the job.
People from First Nations backgrounds, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, and people who identify as part of the LGBTIQA+ community are encouraged to apply.
Contact Amy Blair on 07 3826 1500 if you want to talk about the role.
Closing date: Tuesday 11th of August 2026 at 12pm.
Interviews are scheduled for Tuesday the 18th of August 2026 at times agreed with applicants
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
