Mpower Inc. has an exciting opportunity for a leadership role within our Family Services team. Mpower Family Services delivers a suite of DFFH funded programs designed to improve outcomes for vulnerable children and young people by working in partnership with families to enhance their ability to support their children and maximise life opportunities. Our Family Services Practitioners play a vital role by ensuring that children, young people, and their families are effectively connected to the appropriate services and supports. Our Family Service’s work is family-led and child-centred, ensuring that the voices of parents, carers, young people, and children are heard and actively shape the supports they receive.
Mpower is a local, accredited, not-for-profit community based organisation servicing South West Victoria. Established in 1975, the operation of Mpower has grown from a small voluntary service to an accredited agency employing more than 130 staff, providing a range of clinical and support services to over 1200 families regionally.
The Family Services Practitioner (Lead) will provide leadership, coaching, and mentoring to a team of Family Services Practitioners. This includes facilitating reflective practice, monitoring service quality, and advising staff on professional development to enhance their skills in working with families.
In addition to these leadership responsibilities, the role will continue to deliver casework and in-home support to families experiencing challenges. As a Family Services Practitioner, the position will focus on developing tailored support plans, strengthening parenting confidence and capacity, and fostering healthier family relationships—ultimately creating better opportunities and outcomes for children.
The Family Services Practitioner (Lead) is offered up to Full Time and is flexible, allowing you the opportunity to work from any one of our Mpower sites (Warrnambool, Portland, or Hamilton) acknowledging that currently most staff work from the Warrnambool Office.
The ideal candidate will have experience and qualifications in Family Services and hold a Diploma of Community Services as a minimum qualification. Leadership and experience in facilitating and coaching staff to improve practice and outcomes for families is essential. The Family Services Practitioner (Lead) will work closely with the Coordinator Family Services around quality practice development needs and opportunities.
We are proud and motivated to be an employer of choice in our local community and confidently offer:
If you would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact Pattrina Markey Coordinator Family Services (03) 5561 8111 or pmarkey@mpower.org.au
Employment terms and conditions are in line with the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010, with the applicable classification at Level 5 or as negotiated.
To obtain a copy of the position description, please visit the Mpower website: https://www.mpower.org.au/employment/
Applications close Sunday 18th October 2026. Applications should include a cover letter, resume, and details of three professional referees. Applicants may be shortlisted and interviewed prior to the closing date.
People from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Mpower upholds a working environment that is free from discrimination in accordance with Equal Opportunity.
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.
