Intensive Support Services Caseworker

2 weeks ago

Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia NSW Government -Department of Communities and Justice Full time

Intensive Support Services Caseworker - Charlestown | Hunter Metro

About the role


As an ISS (Intensive Support Services) Caseworker, you will provide effective intensive and specialist casework services to children and young people in statutory out of home care who live with high and complex needs.

Interventions are aimed at enhancing safety and wellbeing, placement stability and the development and implementation of plans designed to transition children to less intensive and/or more sustainable long term living arrangements.


The target group for intervention includes children and young people who have experienced significant histories of trauma and abuse, multiple placement disruptions and who are isolated and marginalised.

These children and young people typically present with a range of behaviours of concern and social/emotional/developmental difficulties.


The aim of ISS casework support is to assist the child/young person to develop safer, more stable and sustainable relationships and living environments.

To achieve this, ISS staff are expected to work closely with all key people in the young person s network including families, non-government providers of out of home care, schools, housing services, youth justice workers, private and public health providers and NDIS coordinators of support.


About you


To be successful in this role you will have well developed communication and analytical skills, an understanding of the impact of trauma and abuse on a child s development and a passion for working with and learning from spirited children, young people, their families and our community partners.


You will also have a:

  • Bachelor s degree in social work, social science, community welfare, youth work or a related discipline
- minimum of two (2) years? experience in child protection, out of home care or provision of casework in another setting
- valid driver s licence

  • Working with Children clearance number


It is an essential requirement of the role that successful applicants are fully vaccinated and able to provide acceptable proof of vaccination status.


Why work for us
The Department of Communities and Justice, Community Services is the largest child protection organisation in Australia and offers competitive benefits and opportunities:

  • Salary from $79,032 to $109,194 pa + super
  • Industry leading training with ongoing career development and support
  • Generous leave entitlements including flex leave
  • Diverse and inclusive organisation


It is an essential requirement of the role that successful applicants are fully vaccinated and able to provide acceptable proof of vaccination status.


A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

If you are looking for more information about workplace adjustments at DCJ, please visit our Careers site.

_ Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit:_
We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds.

This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+ and other diversity groups.

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