At Brophy, we believe children and young people thrive when they are surrounded by safe, consistent and caring adults, and this role sits right at the heart of that belief.
Working from a trauma-informed, strengths-focused lens, our Home Based Care Practitioner will provide direct case management to children and young people living in Foster Care and Kinship Care, while also walking alongside carers to offer guidance, encouragement and practical support. This role is about building trust, creating stability and helping young people feel seen, heard and supported to reach their full potential.
You’ll actively embed new learnings into your practice and draw on evidence-based frameworks such as the Best Interest Case Practice Model and Looking After Children, using professional judgement to balance risk, safety and developmental needs. Your work will be grounded in a sound understanding of relevant legislation, standards and assessment processes, but always led by relationship, curiosity and care.
Central to this role is the ability to develop strong, respectful and genuine relationships with children, young people, families and caregivers. You’ll take the time to understand their lived experiences, respond to complexity with compassion, and advocate for outcomes that prioritise safety, belonging and wellbeing.
With both Full-Time and Part-Time opportunities available, we’re looking for someone who brings a solid foundation in trauma-informed practice, with the willingness and capacity to continue learning and undertaking further training aligned to the program. In return, you’ll be supported to grow your practice, contribute meaningfully to a multidisciplinary team, and make a real difference in the lives of children and young people every day.
A full list of key duties is outlined in the Position Description, but includes responsibilities in:
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 160 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.
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.
Please note that we are only able to consider candidates who have the right to work in Australia, and we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role.
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.
