Case Worker

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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.

Caloundra Salvation Army have an exciting opportunity for a Case Worker to join our team The successful applicant will work within an integrated multidisciplinary framework, aimed at building individual and parenting capability and skills, enhancing the parent/child relationship as well as strengthening a family's link with their community and access to community resources. This position is responsible to provide holistic casework support to clients with outreach capacity, particularly to state school partners.
- You will successfully- Utilise a strengths-based and solution-focussed framework to offer intensive case management to clients-
- Provide client intake and assessment for clients referred to Family Pathways, for family support-
- Establish effective relationships with clients that will encourage self-determination and support them to improve their situation-
- Develop, facilitate or support relevant group or individual workshops, activities and programs that are culturally inclusive and in response to the needs of the family within a community setting-
- Advocate for clients when required to support clients to alleviate any barriers experienced-
- In consultation with Corps Officer/s and partner schools, develop networks, partnerships and referral pathways and case coordination strategies with a range of internal TSA and external community and government organisations to support clients in achieving set goals- This is a full-time position based at The Salvation Army’s Caloundra Corps. The term is for 30 months (about 2 and a half years) with an extension of contract at the end of the term dependent on the stakeholder's continued participation.

You will have- Tertiary qualification in Community Services, Social Work or related field. A degree-level qualification is preferred.-
- Relevant experience in family support work or minimum 2 years in a social service environment including in client assessment and case management-
- Demonstrated experience working with vulnerable families-
- Solid level of experience in the implementation of case management and systems for disadvantaged and/or complex needs-
- Experience working in collaboration with stakeholders to develop and tailor programs to meet clients’ needs-
- A Working with Children/Vulnerable people check is required-
- First Aid Certificate-
- A current QLD Drivers licence-
- A willingness to undergo a National Police Check- What we offer
- 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._
- The Salvation Army has a mandatory vaccination procedure _
- to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our community_
- and works in areas covered by Public Health Orders requiring vaccination. _
- We value Integrity, Compassion, Respect, Diversity, and Collaboration_