Case Manager

**Full-time role based in Upper Coomera**:

- ** $93k - $100k inclusive of Super + Salary Packaging**:

- ** Flexible Friendly organisation**

**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 vision, we are strongly committed to reconciliation with our First Nations 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 **Early Years Centres** are community hubs offering **child health services, Supported Playgroups, family support and early childhood education** whilst focusing on **early intervention and prevention** to ultimately empower children and families.

We are a supportive, multidisciplinary team with a broad range of early childhood teachers and educators, social workers, child health nurses and allied health qualified professionals committed to high quality work providing wrap around early intervention services.

**Duties**
- ** Manage** a **client caseload** referred by government and non-government organisations as well as self-referrals from families.
- Work in partnership with families to **assess strengths, needs and risks**:

- ** Develop, implement** and periodically review case plans
- ** Make referrals** that successfully link families to appropriate networks with an emphasis on building resilience and promoting stronger attachments.

**Our Benefits**

We support people to live their best life. That includes you, our employee. A ‘best life’ is unique to everyone and can change as life changes. Here are a few things you might be interested in:

- **Salary Benefits -** You can package up to $15,900 pa of you 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 to suit your lifestyle and 1 accrued day off a month for full time employees.
- **Recognition and Reward - **Sector competitive remuneration, various recognition programs and access to long service leave after 5 years
- **Wellness -** Fitness passport + Employee Assistance Program + opportunity to purchase additional leave.
- **Professional development - **We tailor career development opportunities to all employees and volunteers for career enrichment, fulfilment, and growth
- **Our Reconciliation Commitment** - a First Nations employees are entitled up to 10 days of unpaid leave for ceremonial purposes, as well as the option to be a voice on our RAP working group, and have the opportunity for cultural and professional development that supports career pathways.
- ** Diverse range of clients - **from children to adults, through our range of disability programs funded by the NDIS, state education departments and other government programs

**Skills and Experience**

We want you to be successful in your new role This means, you'll have a **tertiary (degree) qualification in Social Work, Welfare or Psychology or related discipline** and:

- High level of **interpersonal **and **written communication skills**, including the ability to communicate with families from a range of diverse backgrounds, government departments, non-government sector and related service providers
- High level **understanding of preventative **and **early intervention approaches** in child and family support; including demonstrated experience in partnering with parents in the development of family plans which are outcome driven and needs met.
- Effective assessment skills, case management skills and knowledge and experience in therapeutic interventions
- Current driver’s license and a valid Blue Card.
- If you identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples, then we want to hear from you. The Benevolent Society recognises and values cultural knowledge and wisdom of the First Nations people, we therefore strongly encourage you to apply. We are strongly committed to being an Employer of Choice, one who offers, provides, and practices cultural safety in our workplace._

For more information, call **Shannon Williams** on **0413 097 025** for a friendly and confidential discussion.
- Internally this role is known as a Child & Family Practitioner