- Supervised Time Spent/Access
- Melbourne, Geelong and rural areas of Victoria
- Brisbane, QLD
- When parents are separated and support is needed to facilitate visits with the parent whom the child does not live with, Family Contact Service provides a professional, non- judgemental supervised child time spent/access service.
- The Family Contact Service team provides a service that combines innovation and professionalism. Our experience shows us that when parents are fully engaged in the process, the child (and the family) benefits immensely – our service is structured to ensure this level of participation from parents.
- As an outreach service, we work with families to plan for a positive meeting between parents and their children, before facilitating meetings in community locations (such as playgrounds) and, when appropriate tranferred to a home environment.
- Our highly capable, experienced and qualified team is able to work with complex and high-risk cases, including those involving domestic violence, with confidence and sensitivity. In addition to providing supervised time spent/access, our team provides impartial and factual case notes.
Family Contact Service provides experienced and qualified time spent/access supervisors for supervised contact. Family Contact Service is a Child Safe Practice organisation.
It is committed to national and state child safe standards. The organisation is committed to delivering child safe practice by working with children to provide safe environments in which children’s rights, needs and interests are met.
- Qualified supervisors with training specific for your needs
- Respectful, private and confidential service to families
- Short waiting lists
- Currently 27 qualified and industry experienced staff members
- All staff have a current working with children check
- A private organisation offering innovation and creativity
FOSTER & KINSHIP CARER RESPITE AND SUPPORT SERVICE. please email agency@familycontactservice.com.au for booking assistance
- Foster & Kinship Carer Respite
- Foster and Kinship carers are vital in child protection situations and taking care of the carers is important too. Our Foster and Kinship Carer Respite Service supports carers by allowing them time alone to rest and recharge after the intense demands of their role. Family Contact Service offers an in-home respite service for children in foster and kinship care situations, meaning that children have the security of a consistent respite carer in the familiarity of their own home, whilst allowing carers an important break.
- Alternative respite options include weekends away or respite care in a contingency house. Carers might like to take advantage of our respite service for a variety of reasons. It might just be for a few hours a week to allow them undisrupted time to complete errands such as shopping or to spend some much-needed time with their partner. Carers may also need extra support during more intense periods, such as school holidays.
- One of the main needs identified by foster and kinship carers is respite from caring. Every year, approximately 14% of foster and kinship carers are forced to cease performing their caring roles for various reasons but often due to a lack of support. Family Contact Service is committed to providing a stopgap for foster and kinship care families in need of support. Please be advised a brochure and application for Foster and kinship Carer Respite is being developed, at this time please add information to the FCS Application for Time Spent/Access/Foster &Kinship Carer Respite in sections relevant and at the end of the application there is three empty text boxes to type extra information into.
