Case Manager

**Full time role based in Campbelltown & Camden LGA**:

- **$40ph - $43ph + Super + Salary packaging**:

- ** Flexible Friendly organisation, Hybrid work options available**

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: children, young people, and their families; First Nations Australians; older people; carers and people with disability. We are an independent, non-religious service provider which supports people to live life their way. We use our practice wisdom to mobilise social movements that advocate for anyone in need and create social change.

**About the role**

Our Families in Focus Program supports families through supported playgroups, transition to school and afterschool mentoring programs, with the aim to increase community engagement.

**Duties**
- Undertake assessments to develop and implement family support plans
- Support families and young people through case collaboration support, including referrals and advocacy.
- Develop and facilitate or co-facilitate supported playgroups, transition to school programs, parent groups and workshops relating to service delivery
- Coordinate with service providers including government departments and agencies, schools, health services, GP’s and allied health providers to ensure services are delivered
- Work in collaboration with your Team Leader to make child protection reports and submit them to the child protection helpline when there is an identifiable risk

**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 including part time hours, hybrid home/office work arrangements, 1 accrued day off a month for full time employees (That’s an extra 12 days off a year).
- **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

**Skills and Experience**

Degree qualified in Social Work, Community Welfare or similar and:

- At least 12 months case management experience working with children and families with complex needs including experience undertaking comprehensive risk assessments
- Clear understanding of child protection issues and client vulnerabilities
- Demonstrated commitment to working with diverse communities such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally and linguistically diverse
- (CALD), and gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) communities
- Good written and verbal communication skills and drivers licence
- Experience in program planning for children 0-12 years with a focus on social and emotional intelligence, delivered in a variety of settings including the community and Education System

Call Cristina on 0435 201 765 for a confidential discussion.
- Internally, this role is known as a Child & Family Practitioner