Case Worker

**2 x Full-time opportunities **based in Loganholme**:

- **$93k - $100k inclusive of super + Salary Packaging**:

- **Flexible Friendly organisation, hybrid option available**

The Benevolent Society’s vision is to build a just society where all Australians can live their best life. For more than 200 years we have supported people at the margins of society: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians; children, young people, and their families; older people; carers and people with disability. We are an independent, non-religious service provider which supports people to live life their way.

As part of The Benevolent Society vision, we are strongly committed to reconciliation with our First Nations people of Australia. We remain steadfast in our commitment to promoting the economic, political, and social inclusion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

**About the role**

Our Intensive Family Support program offers voluntary in home family support to families who are at risk of entering or re - entering the Child Protection System. Through case management and effective relationship building, we aim to strengthen families so children can live at home safely, free from abuse and neglect.

As a Case Manager (Child & Family Practitioner), you will engage and provide intensive support to at risk families to help them make positive choices in their parenting. Using your practice framework as well as Structured Decision Making tools, you will undertake an initial assessment of a family’s strengths and needs, and develop case plans that build on the family’s resilience to enable them to overcome risks and increase the family’s functioning.

**Duties**
- Work closely with statutory child protection services and other statutory and community services to increase safety and family functioning within the home.
- Develop an understanding of the primary needs of the family including consistent assessment of risk and needs using the Common Assessment Tools determined by the Department.
- Engage clients including children, young people, adults and/or families, by working closely with them during the assessment process and utilise this information to tailor specific in home support aimed at increasing capacity as well as reducing risk.
- Work with clients to develop, implement, monitor and review their client plan focusing on outcomes that identify strengths as well as areas of risk, ensuring children and young people are actively engaged in the process
- Coordinate with other service providers to advocate, negotiate and assist clients to access including government departments and agencies, schools, health services, GP’s and allied health providers to ensure services are delivered
- Work in a dynamic team that encompasses, Domestic and Family Violence Specialists, Identified Child and Family Practitioners, Youth Child and Family Practitioner and a Parenting group facilitator to deliver a comprehensive support service, ensuring that the child’s safety is paramount.

**Our Benefits**

We support people to live their best life. That includes you, our employee. A ‘best life’ is unique to everyone and can change as life changes. Here are a few things you might be interested in:

- **Salary Benefits** - You can package up to $15,900 pa of you pre-tax salary to pay for everyday expenses before income tax is calculated, meaning you take home even more pay
- **Motor Vehicle Packaging Options** - to suit your lifestyle.
- **Work/Life Balance** - Flexible work arrangements including hybrid home/office work arrangements, 1 accrued day off a month for full time employees (that’s an extra 12 days off per year).
- **Recognition and Reward** - Sector competitive remuneration, various recognition programs and access to long service leave after 5 years
- **Wellness** - Fitness passport + Employee Assistance Program + opportunity to purchase additional leave.
- **Professional development** - We tailor career development opportunities to all employees and volunteers for career enrichment, fulfilment, and growth.
- **Our Reconciliation Commitment** - a First Nations employees are entitled up to 10 days of unpaid leave for ceremonial purposes, as well as the option to be a voice on our RAP working group, and have the opportunity for cultural and professional development that supports career pathways.

**Skills and Experience**

We want you to be successful in your new role This means you’ll have a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or Human Services field, and:

- Two years relevant experience (desirable but not essential)
- Excellent understanding of child protection issues and client vulnerabilities such as drug and alcohol use, domestic violence, mental health issues, and the impact of trauma and the effect on childhood behaviour and development
- Experience managing complex cases & working with children, young people and their families who are either at risk of entering or who have had involvement w