Advanced Case Manager

Utilise your expertise to provide support and advice to the Births, Deaths and Marriages branch.
- Ongoing, Full-Time Opportunity to work with a high-performing and passionate team in the Victorian Public Service
- CYF3 Grade, plus superannuation.

About the Business Unit
Adoption Services is part of the Police, Fines and Crime Prevention Group of the Department of Justice and Community Safety. The Adoption Services team is aligned with the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (BDM) and reports to the Registrar (BDM) and Director, Adoption Services.
Adoption Services delivers a range of services under the Adoption Act 1984 including counselling to people considering placing a child for adoption, assessing people to be approved to adopt a child from Victoria or overseas and providing records to people who have been affected by past adoptions.
About the Role
An Advanced Case Manager within Adoption Services may be responsible for any or all the following: providing counselling, assessing families, writing reports for court, liaising with agencies including those that are overseas, supervising and supporting placement, preparing records for release, searching for family and providing an intermediary between people separated by adoption.

**Some of your duties may include**:

- Assist parents considering placing a child for adoption
- Assess families seeking to adopt a child
- Oversee the arrangements for children placed for adoption
- Support people seeking adoption information and records

About You
- Knowledge and expertise relevant to the area of adoption, including experience undertaking complex casework and assessments.
- Experience managing complex issues relating to the placement of children in alternative home care and associated legislation including the Adoption Act 1984.

Qualifications/Requirements
- A recognised Social Work degree or a similar welfare or behavioural related degree which includes: - a primary focus on child development, human behaviour, family dynamics and/or impacts of trauma; and preferably;
- a practical component such as counselling or case work practice.
- A recognised Social Work degree or a similar welfare or behavioural related degree which includes:

- a primary focus on child development, human behaviour, family dynamics and/or impacts of trauma; and preferably;
- a practical component such as counselling or case work practice.

How to Apply

**IMPORTANT INFORMATION**:
The department is committed to providing and maintaining a working environment which is safe and without risk to the health of its employees consistent with the department's obligations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic). Therefore, there is a requirement that all DJCS employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to undertake duties outside of their homes.

Prior to commencement of employment with the department you will need to provide evidence that you are vaccinated against COVID-19.

Upon commencement of employment with the department you will be required to provide evidence that you have an up-to-date vaccination status within the timelines specified by the department into the DJCS Service Portal. This includes evidence of all doses of a COVID-19 vaccine required by the department (from time to time).

**Acceptable evidence includes**:
COVID-19 digital certificate or ATAGI exemption certificate (available via your myGov account)

Your immunisation history statement (available via your myGov account)

Other documentation outside the above will not be accepted as evidence of having received your COVID-19 vaccine doses.