About Us
Veritas House is a vibrant not-for-profit, community-based organisation with a specific focus on supporting vulnerable children, young people & their families. Veritas currently delivers services in a range of DCJ funded programs.
You’ll be part of a caring, values-driven team that’s passionate about creating positive outcomes — while enjoying a workplace that values authenticity, collaboration and growth
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About the Program
The primary objective of the Family Preservation Program is to keep children safe at home with their families, and prevent removal, placement in out of home care, and future contact with the child protection system. Family preservation also supports children and families to achieve wider social benefits, including better education attainment and improved health and wellbeing outcomes.
‘’Families Together” is a framework within this program. It is voluntary and aims to build on a family’s strengths and capabilities to respond to their children’s needs and to create a safe and nurturing home. At Veritas House, we deliver a range of supports within this framework to promote parenting skills, family functioning, child development, as well as practical support to help create a safe home environment.
About the role
This role is a full time Permenant position based from either our Bathurst or Orange office, with regular travel between offices as required.
The Family Worker provides practical, hands-on support to families experiencing challenges that impact daily functioning and child wellbeing. The role focuses on working alongside families in their homes and communities to build confidence, strengthen routines, and improve living environments. Support is action-oriented and collaborative, helping families develop the skills needed to manage everyday responsibilities. The position plays a key role in supporting culturally and linguistically diverse families, ensuring services are accessible, respectful, and responsive to different cultural contexts.
Some of your core responsibilities will include;
- Provide practical, hands-on support to families in their home and community environments
- Assist families to establish safe, clean and functional living spaces
- Model and support daily routines including meal preparation, household organisation and children’s routines
- Build parents’ confidence and capability through coaching, role modelling and strength-based approaches
- Support the development of positive parenting strategies, structure and consistency
- Engage and build trusting relationships with families experiencing complex challenges
- Assist families to access services and attend appointments, working collaboratively with other professionals
- Monitor child safety and wellbeing, identifying and escalating concerns in line with organisational procedures
- Maintain accurate, timely case notes and documentation
Why work for us?
As an organisation we value collaboration, authenticity, compassion and relationships and together, we work towards achieving a world where every person feels safe, secure and valued. We do work we’re proud of, but we offer more than just the chance to feel good:
- NFP salary packaging options up to $15,900 per year plus meals and entertainment benefits – increase your take home pay!
- Opportuniy to use novated leasing to purchase a car
- Additional leave once your probationary period is complete
- Generous Discounts Platform
- Opportunity to develop your skills working within a trauma and developmentally informed team
- Regular clinical, line management & and group supervision – as well as other continuing professional development opportunities
- Access to Therapeutic Crisis Intervention training – a compassionate, trauma-informed training program that helps staff support children through challenging moments, focusing on de-escalation, safety, and building trusting caring relationships.
Selection Criteria
- Certificate IV or Diploma or higher qualification in Youth Work, Community Services, Criminal Justice or similar along with experience working with youth and families.
- Demonstrated ability to engage and work with children, young people, and their families.
- Demonstrated understanding of trauma-informed care and the challenges faced by children and young people who have experienced significant trauma Demonstrated experience working alongside families to support meaningful and lasting change.
- High level of written, verbal and computer-based communication skills, including the use of databases and Microsoft Office programs
- A current unrestricted driver’s licence, Working with Children Check and First Aid Certificate are pre-requisites for this role.
How to apply;
Please attach your resume, and a cover letter addressing how you meet the essential criteria.
Applications close 9am Tuesday 9th June 2026.
If you have any questions or would like to know more about the role – please reach out to us via email at employment@veritashouse.org.au alternatively give us a call on for a confidential discussion – Just ask to be put through to the P&C team.
Please note, all employment at Veritas House is subject to satisfactory probity checks which include a Working with Children Check, satisfactory National Criminal Screening and references, and unrestricted Drivers License.
To be considered for this position, you must also have appropriate rights to work in Australia. We unfortunately are unable to offer visa sponsorship
