Case Manager

Number of Positions Available:

1

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- ABOUT US

- The Salvation Army is one of Australia’s largest and most-loved charities, helping thousands of Australians every year find hope in the midst of all kinds of personal hardship. The Salvation Army offers the opportunity to use your professional skills and expertise to make a real difference in the lives of people who need help most.
The Salvation Army Australia’s Homelessness Service provides high quality, person-centered services to people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. We offer a holistic response to homelessness including outreach case management support, financial assistance, connection to community, and referral to internal and external specialist services.

Our philosophy is that every person deserves dignity, respect, and quality of service and that no one should be without a safe, affordable, and secure home. Services are free, voluntary, accredited and delivered by professional and committed staff.

We are seeking a values-driven Homelessness Case Manager for the Hunter region, working alongside existing Salvation Army programs. You will provide a variety of Outreach Case management support to all cohorts experiencing or at risk of homelessness and support local Salvation Army services in their response to homelessness.

The role you could play
- Provide outreach case management support to people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness.
- Develop Case Plans alongside the participant and tailor them according to individual goals, background, and needs
- Develop Case Plans for dependents individually or incorporated into the care givers plan as per the individual needs
- Implement wrap-around support, which is led by the client, monitoring and reviewing them regularly
- Put in place risk assessments and safety strategies prior to outreach support and home visits.
- Work in a Trauma Informed Care framework.
- Provide Homelessness industry specific support to local Salvation Army services.

What you will bring
- Tertiary or other qualifications within community services, social work or related discipline (Minimum Diploma Level)
- Demonstrated experience providing case management and creating case plans for disadvantaged and/or complex needs clients.
- A robust understanding of Trauma-Informed Practice
- Awareness of mandatory reporting guidelines is highly desirable
- Solid level of experience (minimum 2+ years) in the community service industry.
- Experience working in the Homelessness field in the Hunter region will be highly regarded.
- Experience of working with the inclusive practice, including with people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds is highly desirable
- A valid Employee Working with Children Check
- A valid Driver’s licence
- A willingness to undergo a National Police Check

Your life at the Salvos
- As a registered not for profit organisation you may be eligible for generous tax-free salary packaging benefits
- Financial, retail and lifestyle discounts and benefits
- Employee Assistance Program - Independent confidential counselling service
- An inclusive culture of dedicated, passionate, and professional team members
- The Salvation Army is an Equal Opportunity Employer who provides an inclusive work environment and embraces the diverse talent of its people. _
- We value people of all cultures, languages, capacities, sexual orientations, gender identities and/or expressions. W_
- The Salvation Army is a child safe organisation and is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. All child facing roles will require the successful completion of a Working with Children Check. Applicants for all roles require a mandatory National Police Check._
- We are committed to providing a safe environment for our people. _
- Please note that The Salvation Army has a mandatory vaccination procedure._
- We value Integrity, Compassion, Respect, Diversity, and Collaboration_