Caseworker Intensive Support Services

Division: Communities and Justice- Location: Gosford, NSW, AU, 2250 Wyong, NSW, AU, 2259- Req ID: 58524**Caseworker Intensive Support Services - Central Coast**

**Caseworker Intensive Support Services**
- **Central Coast** (Gosford & Wyong)
- **Ongoing**:

- **$75,992 - $104,994 + super**

**Your role**

As an ISS (Intensive Support Services) Caseworker, you will provide effective intensive and specialist casework services to young people primarily working with adolescents in statutory out of home care who live with high and complex needs.

**What you’ll do**

Interventions are aimed at enhancing safety and wellbeing, placement stability and the development and implementation of plans designed to transition young people to less intensive and/or more sustainable long term living arrangements.

The target group for intervention includes young people who have experienced significant histories of trauma and abuse, multiple placement disruptions and who are isolated and marginalised. These young people typically present with a range of behaviours of concern and social/emotional/developmental difficulties.

The aim of ISS casework support is to assist the young people to develop safer, more stable and sustainable relationships and living environments. To achieve this, ISS staff are expected to work closely with all key people in the young person’s network including families, non-government providers of out of home care, schools, housing services, youth justice workers, private and public health providers and NDIS coordinators of support.

**What we’re looking for**

To be successful in this role you will have well developed communication and analytical skills, an understanding of the impact of trauma and abuse on a child’s development and a strong passion for working with and learning from spirited adolescents and young people, their families and our community partners. You will also have a:

- Bachelor’s degree in social work, social science, community welfare, youth work or a related discipline
- minimum of two (2) years’ experience in child protection, out of home care or provision of casework in another setting
- valid driver’s licence
- Working with Children clearance number

Download the role description.

**Why work for us?**

The Department of Communities and Justice, Community Services is the largest child protection organisation in Australia and offers competitive benefits and opportunities:

- Industry leading training with ongoing career development and support
- Generous leave entitlements including flex leave
- Diverse and inclusive organisation

**We do work that really matters**

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It’s work that really matters.

**Are you ready to join us?**

Click apply, attach a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) outlining how you meet the requirements of the role as well as an up-to-date résumé (maximum 5 pages).

**Got a question?**

**Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit**

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit our careers site.

**Other Information**

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

Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic some interviews and assessments may be performed using alternative methods. For more information visit Our Process.