Senior Case Manager – Navigator

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The Program:

The Navigator Program is an intensive, targeted, education support service where Case Managers work in collaboration with schools, young people, families, and external stakeholders to find ways to achieve educational goals. 

Navigator provides assertive outreach and case management, supporting young people in government and non-government schools with extreme educational disengagement to re-engage.

Many of these young people have complex barriers to educational engagement & have not responded to school-based engagement interventions. Working with young people, their families & support networks to address issues underlying disengagement & help them re-engage with their education & achieve their goals.

About the role:

Navigator Western Melbourne operates a school re-engagement program supporting young people to explore education pathways and return to education. Utilising your experience working with schools and expertise is addressing barriers to education, this Senior Case Management position will support young people who have disengaged from education.

You will help young people identify their skills, interests and aspirations and alleviate barriers to their participation in education alongside their parents/carers, schools and services. The position reports to the Western Melbourne Team leader and works collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team of, Intake and Assessment Workers, Senior Case Managers, Youth Counsellor, a Groups Facilitator to ensure the successful implementation of this program.

The skills you will use day to day:

1. Your extensive case management experience, drawing from a variety of appropriate frameworks and theoretical approaches, working with children, families and/or significant others in relation to school engagement matters.
2. Successfully build rapport with children and young people, who present with a range of complex challenges, and to work towards client goals together achieving successful outcomes.
3. Excellent written and oral communication, negotiation and liaison skills and the ability to work with government and non-government organisations, community groups and clients’ families/networks.
4. Knowledge of school environments and educational policy

What you need to know:

• A salary at SCHADS level 6 which equates to around $102,000 plus super at full time.
• Pro rate to 22.8hrs or 3 days per week
• Flexible through the increments up to 6.3 (dependent upon experience 0.8 which is 4 days per week).
• Fixed term to 31st December 2024, available due to additional funding.
• Site based at our office in Werribee with outreach across the western suburbs.
• Pool cars available for your use.
• We take the Health and Wellbeing of our people seriously offering a Well Worth It! Program, EIP and EAP.
• Access to discounted health insurance as well!
• A diverse and inclusive workplace for you to feel safe, acknowledged and included.
• Our people are our biggest asset, we will support you to progress your career with a dedicated L&D team.
• A workplace with Rainbow Tick Accreditation and DCA Inclusive Employer recognition.

What our people say- “AV is an organisation where if you want to challenge yourself or explore opportunities, you don’t have to leave to do that. There are so many great people, programs and services, so it’s an organisation where you have great conditions for growth and development”. 

Ready to take the next step:

Click apply wherever you see the advert and submit your resume with a cover letter via our careers page that describes your passion for working with vulnerable children, young people and their families and any experience you have in the Education sector.

Detailed Position Description: Senior Case Manager Navigator PD YS NAV E AW6 052023 V1.1 (1).pdf.

For further enquiries regarding this Navigator position contact Sandra Inserra via email at [email protected], using the subject line: Senior Case Manager – Navigator enquiry via EthicalJobs, to arrange a time to discuss the opportunity in greater detail. 

Please note interviews may commence before this time for suitable applicants so please submit your application ASAP.

Please Note: It is mandatory for the successful applicant to hold a current Working with Children Check and be prepared to undergo a National Criminal History Check prior to commencement.

Anglicare Victoria acknowledges Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we operate. We commit to working respectfully to honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to this country.

Diversity and inclusivity are important to Anglicare Victoria and we are committed to ensuring our workplace and services reflect this.  Everyone is welcome at Anglicare Victoria, regardless of age, ethnicity, cultural background, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation and physical ability.