Job description
- Job no: 4T8FR
- Preston location , Wurundjeri Country
- Part time (0.6FTE), fixed term (12 months)
- Base salary $102K (pro rata) plus super and salary packaging
Your Opportunity
Our Northern Integrated Family Services (IFS) team provide outreach case management and support services to vulnerable children and families predominantly in the municipalities of Banyule, Nillumbik, Yarra, Darebin and Whittlesea.
The IFS team work from a feminist framework, as well as Strengths Based Practice, Best Interests Framework and Child and Family Centred Practice. Acknowledging the gendered nature of violence against women and children as well as the social pattern of inequality in which violence and abuse is perpetrated is integral to this role.
As the Senior Case Manager you will assist families to provide case management intervention to children, young people and their families to provide preventative and secondary level support and intervention.
About you
We’re looking for an experienced case manager that can demonstrate the below qualities:
- Experience working with children, young people and their families.
- Knowledge of current approaches for working with highly vulnerable children, young people and their families, including strengths based approached for best practice.
- Demonstrated understanding of child and adolescent development, factors that may impact on a child’s development and frameworks to engage children, young people and their families.
- Bachelor level qualification in Social Work, Welfare or other related discipline.
Berry Street
Join our team! We are one of the largest independent agencies within Australia, providing over 40,000 diverse programs to young people, children and families across Victoria each year. We pride ourselves on our ingenuity, evidence based and multi-dimensional thinking to provide the best outcomes for our young people! We believe children, young people and families should be safe, thriving and hopeful and strive to make this happen each day!
Extra Benefits
- Additional salary packaging that increases your take home pay
- Regular reflective supervision
- Access to a wide range of impressive training and development opportunities
- A commitment to flexible work arrangements and generous leave conditions
- Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), including access for staff members’ immediate family
How to Apply
Click ‘Apply Now’ to submit your application, including resume and cover letter addressing your suitability for the position.
Queries to Jess Collard – Program Manager Adolescents, Families and Parenting Programs on 0409 526 434.
Please Note; the successful applicant will be subject to comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check and National Police Check and International Police check if required and Victorian Carer Register clearance if applicable.
Berry Street is committed to being a child safe, child friendly and child empowering organisation. In everything we do we seek to protect children. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children; children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds; children with a disability; children who identify as LGBTIQA+. We aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality or religion.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.
A position description is attached.