Wellness and Resilience Caseworker

• Attractive Salary Packaging Options
  
• Supportive Team Environment
  
• Learning & Development Opportunities
  
• 12 Month Contract Position

We are seeking a compassionate Wellness and Resilience Caseworker to assess clients’ eligibility for mental health, practical, and financial support, and create personalised plans to foster their independence and dignity. You will assist clients in making informed decisions, provide referrals, advocate for services, and collaborate with stakeholders to ensure client safety and wellbeing. Additionally, you will offer psychoeducation and monitor progress within the This Way Up program. If you’re passionate about making a positive impact in the community, apply now.

Job Description

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Working closely with individuals and families, clients are engaged with to assess their eligibility for mental health, practical and financial support, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of their needs.
• Understand the evolving needs of community clients, creating personalised plans that foster their independence, empowerment, autonomy, and dignity.
• Assist clients to make informed decisions regarding options and supports available to optimise their mental health, wellbeing and sense of connectedness to the community.
• Providing referral pathways and advocacy for clients to all relevant services where necessary.
• Strong collaboration with all stakeholders involved to ensure the safety and wellbeing of vulnerable and at risk clients in the community.
• Provide psycho education and wellbeing resources to clients including access to and monitoring of client progress within the This Way Up program.

Desired Skills and Experience

About you

• Tertiary qualifications in Social Work, Psychology, Social Sciences, or similar;
• Prior experience in case work, actively engaging with individuals and their families, utilising a person-centred, strengths-based, and trauma-informed approach;
• Ability to work therapeutically with a variety of client populations with complex mental health and psycho-social concerns;
• Exhibit an understanding of care plan development to effectively achieve client outcomes and goals.
• Experience in assessing and managing client risk issues, including child protection concerns, suicidal ideation, self-harm, domestic & family violence.
• Utilise a range of best practice preventative and therapeutic strategies to ensure client safety and well-being.
• Ability to work autonomously, taking initiative and making sound decisions. Additionally, demonstrate effective teamwork skills, collaborating with colleagues and professionals from different disciplines.
• Provide information to clients and their families regarding government and community resources, as well as eligibility for practical and financial support.
• Coordinate necessary services and monitor their ongoing effectiveness.

Mandatory Requirements:

• NSW Working with Children Check
• National Criminal Record Check Clearance
• NSW Drivers Licence 

If you are looking for a career opportunity within the not-for-profit space and have a passion for partnering with the community, we would love to hear from you.

All applicants will be subject to pre-employment screening.