(High Salary) Child Protection Case Worker

Overview

Full-time position based on Kaurna Country in Melrose Park

$89k - $95.7k + Super + Salary Packaging

Our Organisation

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's vision, we are strongly committed to reconciliation with our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 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 Resilient Families program is a therapeutic, evidence informed program designed to provide 12-month, intensive, in-home support to families with at least one child aged 8 years and under. This is an innovative funding model developed in partnership with the South Australian Government. The Benevolent Society is the first organisation to deliver this program in South Australia.

As our Case Manager, you will provide intensive support to families enabling children to live safely at home where there are significant complex vulnerabilities. You will provide intensive case management including in-home practical and therapeutic support from an evidence informed, Resilience led approach. You will improve children’s well-being by strengthening family functioning and relationships.

Duties

- Engage clients including children, young people, adults and/or families, using appropriate assessment and risk minimisation processes.
- Work with clients to undertake comprehensive assessments to develop, implement, monitor and review their client plan and 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 including government departments and agencies, schools, health services, GP’s and allied health providers to ensure services are delivered.
- Assist clients to engage with wrap around services directly, as appropriate.

What we offer

- Salary Benefits - You can package up to $15,900 pa of your 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 options, and accrue an additional day off each month (a bonus of 12 days per year) as a full-time employee.
- Recognition and Reward - Sector competitive remuneration, various recognition programs and access to long service leave after 5 years.
- Wellness - Fitness passport, Employee Assistance Program, and option to purchase additional leave.
- Professional Development - Tailored career development opportunities for career enrichment, fulfilment, and growth.
- Our Reconciliation Commitment – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees are entitled up to 2 days paid plus up to 10 days unpaid cultural leave, with opportunities for cultural and professional development, and pathways for career advancement and wellbeing.

Skills and Experience

- You will have a degree qualification, at least 3 years work experience in the Child Protection system and:
- Ability to actively engage high needs families using client-centered, strengths based approaches.
- An interest and/or experience in male inclusive practice.
- Ability to work autonomously with families where various psycho-social issues are present.
- High level written and verbal communication + current driver’s license.
- Excellent relationship building skills and experience working with the local Aboriginal communities.
- Comfortable working in Evidence Informed Practice with an outcomes focus + understanding of current evidence based practice and intervention approaches for families and children.

Interested? Apply online today

Have any questions? Contact Samantha Beinke on 0422 485 238 for a friendly, confidential discussion. *Internally this role is known as a Child & Family Practitioner

The Benevolent Society respects and promotes human rights and diversity. We are committed to building an inclusive culture where individuals from all backgrounds and identities are not only welcomed but valued. We pride ourselves on being a client safe and child safe organisation, which is why all staff and volunteers undergo comprehensive employment screening. We value relationships with local Aboriginal community and welcome applications from its members. To ensure you are best supported with your application if you have any specific needs requiring a reasonable adjustment, let us know what accommodations you require.

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