Caseworker Multicultural

Division: Southern HDDSEM- Location: Wollongong, NSW, AU, 2500- Req ID: 62764**Multicultural (Filipino, Thai, Assyrian or Afghan) Child Protection Caseworker - Illawarra Shoalhaven**

**Location**:Flexible across Illawarra or Shoalhaven (Wollongong. Shellharbour, Nowra)

**Do you want to use your cultural and language skills to work within the community?**

DCJ is all about keeping families together so that children thrive at home. We’re excited to welcome motivated caseworkers into our team who share this vision. As a DCJ Multicultural Child Protection Caseworker, you will build relationships and appreciate the importance of children to our future. We will support and help you to develop your career.

**Come Join Us. Become a Multicultural Child Protection Caseworker**

**About the role**

As a Multicultural Caseworker, you will respond to reports about children or young people who may have been harmed or where there are safety concerns. The first priority is always the safety, welfare and wellbeing of the children or young person.

You will work sensitively and respectfully with parents, family members, children or young people, and work collaboratively with other agencies to develop safety plans and complete risk assessments.

Multicultural Caseworkers use their cross-cultural skills and expertise to assist families from a range of backgrounds. This role targets Filipino, Thai, Assyrian or Afghan communities and relevant language skills would be highly desirable.

**Multicultural Caseworkers support families by providing**:

- Primary Casework - working with families from their target community
- Secondary Casework - for families from their target community
- Cultural Consultations - to other Caseworkers supporting families from their target community

**What we offer**:
As the largest child protection organisation in Australia we offer competitive benefits and opportunities including:

- Salary from $79,032pa plus superannuation and annual leave loading
- Flexible & Hybrid working
- Industry leading training including our caseworker development program
- Ongoing career development and support
- Generous leave entitlements
- Health and wellbeing benefits including Fitness Passport

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**About you**

You will bring a commitment to working collaboratively with multicultural children, families and communities including Aboriginal and diverse cultures and have:

- A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Social Science, Welfare or a related degree
- Experience working with vulnerable children, young people and their families
- A valid Australian driver’s licence and willingness to drive
- A working with children clearance number

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

**We value a diverse and inclusive workplace**

We actively promote the employment of women, people with a disability, Aboriginal people, LGBTQI+ and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

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