Casework Support Worker

**Great opportunity for a role with the Department of Communities and Justice**
**Casework Support Worker - Grade 3/4**
**Strawberry Hills office - Other districts as required**

Are you passionate about improving the lives of vulnerable children, young people and families?

**About us**

The Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides services to support everyone's right to access justice and other help for families, and promote early intervention and inclusion, with benefits for the whole community.

**About the role/ About the Opportunity**

For the first few months in this role, you will be attached to the Connect for Safety project, supporting the Principal Project Officer in their role. Connect for Safety is an innovative national online child protection information search tool designed to enhance the safety of Australian children and families. You will therefore ideally have a skillset of project management and administration.

Following the completion of the project, you will move to a local office. As a Casework Support Worker you will help Caseworkers in their day-to-day work and contribute to keeping children, young people, families and communities in varied and challenging circumstances safe by undertaking tasks which support case planning and documentation, referrals and appointments, case visits and day to day team priorities.

No two days will be the same. One day you will be helping caseworkers prepare documentation or will help with case planning for children and young people and the next day you’ll be sourcing and sharing information about families and making referrals or appointments.

These are temporary roles in accordance with the Government Sector Employment Act 2013.

A Recruitment Pool may be created to fill similar roles for both ongoing and temporary opportunities if and as they arise.

**What we can offer you/Benefits**
- Salary range $74,117pa - $81,158 pa plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading.
- 4 weeks annual leave per year of service
- Generous salary packaging options and other fringe benefits
- Flexible work practices
- Opportunities for learning and development and Internal career progression

**Essential Requirements**

The Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012 requires persons engaged in children related work to have Working with Children clearances.
- Aboriginality is an essential requirement for this role. The role has been identified as an Aboriginal role in accordance with the provisions of Section 14 (d) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977.
- A TAFE Diploma in a relevant field, welfare / community services and/or relevant work experience deemed to be the equivalent
- Current driver’s licence
- At least two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine

**How to apply**
- As a Casework Support Worker you will be operating in an environment of competing demands and tight timeframes. Can you please tell us about a time when you have had to do this?
- As a Casework Support Worker, you will work in a team with internal and external stakeholders. Can you tell us about a time when you needed to cooperate with others to solve a problem?

**Find out more**

**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.

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

**IMPORTANT**

To ensure recruitment at the Department of Communities and Justice continues without interruption during the COVID-19 pandemic, some interviews and assessments may be performed using alternative methods.

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