Job description
WE ARE LOOKING FOR
- Someone who is passionate working within a therapeutic case management framework
- Someone who has experience in a case managing young people who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness and those who are transitioning out of care
- Someone who believes in the quality therapeutic care of young people
- Someone who wants to be contribute to one of Melbourne’s most dynamic and respected agencies in trauma informed care.
ABOUT US
Lighthouse Foundation provides therapeutic care programs to children and young people impacted by long-term neglect, abuse and homelessness. Our focus is to create caring communities where young people can feel safe, form meaningful relationships and begin to heal.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Lighthouse are looking for a Therapeutic Case Manager to join the Community Connect team, delivering outreach based therapeutic case management.
The role will support young people leaving out-of-home-care to transition to independent living, as well as young people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
The role will use a case management framework to support vulnerable young people to transition into meaningful independent living. The primary duties will involve a combination of care planning and the delivery of individualised and community therapeutic interventions.
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
- Tertiary qualification in Youth Work, Social Work or in similar discipline is preferred. Related experience highly valued.
- Experience and knowledge of responding to young people and their unique needs
- Experience in delivering case management
- Strong ability to engage, motivate and support young people with complex needs using a young person centred, strengths based and trauma informed approach.
- Great relationship building skills which enables you to meet young people’s needs and achieve meaningful goals within a case management framework.
- Demonstrated capacity to work flexibly, and have the ability to manage competing demands.
- Excellent communication, verbal and written skills.
- Strong organisational time management and computer skills
WHAT WE OFFER YOU
- Be supported to deliver a therapeutic approach to care
- Feel valued as part of a dedicated team who really care about young people
- Regular supervision from our Psychological Wellness Team
- Group reflective practice sessions
- Ongoing training and development through the Lighthouse Institute
- Being part of a caring community, who really value you
APPLICATION PROCESS
We welcome your application and ask that you please review the attached position description, provide your Resume and Application letter, broadly addressing the key selection criteria highlighted.
To submit your application, click ‘Apply Now’.
Lighthouse celebrates diversity and affirm the right of access, equity, and equality for every young person, staff member and volunteer in the Lighthouse Community. Our organisation is inclusive of all sexual orientations and gender identities. We also practice from a position of cultural safety and awareness, across diverse languages, religions, and cultures. we respect, respond and continue to learn about the unique needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people.
Lighthouse Foundation is a Child Safe Organisation, we are committed to a thoughtful and protective environment that supports our babies, children and young people to feel safe and respected, and to build their capacity to feel deeply cared for and important to other human beings.
A position description is attached.