Case Worker Kinship First Supports

5 days ago

Reservoir, Australia Uniting Vic.Tas Full time

**Full-time, permanent position, based in Reservoir**:

- **Increase your take home pay with up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits.**:

- **10% gap discount for childcare services with Uniting Early Learning**

**About the opportunity**:
The First Supports program is focused solely on children and young people in statutory kinship placements, i.e., those with an active child protection intervention or protection order. The objectives of the model include to:

- Identify kinship networks early.
- Strengthen reunification where appropriate
- Promote placement quality and support children and young people living with kinship families to thrive; and
- Promote placement stability, including reducing the likelihood of entry into residential care.

As a Kinship First Supports Case Worker, you will complete comprehensive assessments of new kinship care placements, meet immediate material and financial needs of placements through early provision of flexible brokerage; and build the capacity of kinship carers to understand and respond to the needs of the children and the young people in their care by providing family services support.

Click **here** to view the Position Description.

**What’s on offer**:
In addition to base salary plus superannuation, you’ll also receive **17.5% leave loading** and access to the full **$15,900 salary packaging benefits**.

**Paid Parental Leave** for up to 10 weeks.

**10% gap discount** for childcare services with Uniting Early Learning

**About you**:
You are looking to join an organisation that truly supports vulnerable Victorians and Tasmanians to improve their lives.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Social Work, Human services or equivalent.
- Demonstrated experience working with vulnerable children and young people involved with Child Protection (preferred)
- Demonstrated experience and an understanding of the issues involved in casework with children, young people and families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and Aboriginal families.
- Demonstrated experience in undertaking holistic, systemic assessments that identify needs, strengths and risks in families and individuals, and formulating recommendations to address child safety and wellbeing concerns, improved family functioning and parental wellbeing.
- Ability to network and establish sound working relationships with related services

**How to apply**:
**About Uniting**:
At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Uniting is also committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability

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