Careers in family services
What roles are available?
Working in child and family services makes a difference to people by empowering and supporting them to live lives they value. Child and family services offers a variety of roles that will enrich your career and make a difference to children and their families. Your work will help provide the support they need to live healthy and fulfilled lives. We know that people thrive when they have access to the support they need. Through child and family services, you can be part of that – a potentially life-changing role in the lives of children, young people and their families.
Here are some resources to assist:
Ethical Jobs – advertises jobs in the charity and not-for-profit sector.
Pro Bono Australia – promotes job opportunities in purpose-driven organisations across the country. You can sign up for their weekly email to get a list of career opportunities.
Victorian Government’s Family Violence Jobs Portal – has a range of family violence roles in Victoria. You can search by keyword, category and location or set up a job alert to get notifications about new opportunities
I am interested in becoming qualified to work in the sector.
Courses:
La Trobe University – Social Work, Degrees & Courses | La Trobe University
Charles Sturt University Bachelor of Social Work – Bachelor of Social Work – Study (csu.edu.au)
GOTAFE – Health & Community | GOTAFE
Switch to Social Work
Switch to Social Work
Do you want to make a positive difference in the lives of Victorian children and families?
The Switch to Social Work program is an innovative partnership between The Victorian Government, The Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare, La Trobe University and community services organisations.
Switch to Social Work is a two-year program that combines study, training and paid work, commencing in 2024. It is a new pathway for people who already have a bachelor’s degree but who would like to change careers….READ MORE
Community and Social Services Graduate Program
Community and Social Services Graduate Program
The Community and Social Services Graduate Program is a new whole-of-sector graduate program for social services. The program matches graduates from a range of community and social services qualifications from Diploma to Masters level to roles in the sector.
There is an excited and motivated group of graduates ready to join employers in a variety of roles across the community and social services sector.
We are looking for employers who will support new graduates to thrive in challenging and rewarding roles. The graduate program will provide employers with:
- $8,000 in funding for each graduate employed
- learning and development resources through the program
- access to new graduates in regular application rounds.
Employers can:
- employ a new qualified graduate looking to start their career in community services or
- nominate an existing employee that meets the eligibility criteria.
Employer registrations for the first round of the Community and Social Services Graduate Program will close on Friday 12 July.
For more information or to apply, click here.
Paid Internship Program:
Building a pipeline for workforce readiness in social work graduates – Paid Internship Program – Centre for Excellence in Child and Family Welfare (cfecfw.asn.au)