Case Worker

**Job no**: 493402
**Work type**: Permanent (Full-Time)
**Location**: North Richmond
**Categories**: Child & Family Support

**yourtown** is a trusted provider of services for young people, with a focus on mental health and wellbeing, long-term unemployment, prevention of youth suicide, child protection, as well as support for those experiencing domestic and family violence.

Powered by **yourtown**, Kids Helpline is here for children and young people whenever they need us, anytime for any reason 24/7, through tailored mental health counselling services in line with their changing preferences for help-seeking.

Realise your potential at **yourtown**.

**your opportunity**

Based in an idyllic rural setting in North Richmond, San Miguel family residential service provides intensive, individualised support to vulnerable young parents and their children. San Miguel is a unique service that plays a critical role in keeping children safe and well and keeping young families together. Parents and children receive support from a multi-disciplinary team through a combination of on-site and community-based interventions that ensure children are engaged in safe, developmentally appropriate activities and their parents are supported to set and pursue family and personal goals.

Our family preservation model is one of a kind in Australia, we have the ability to be creative in how we work with families, we exist to meet the complex needs of children living with significant risks and aim to transform the lives of young parents and children. For us it is about the children and families and not about the numbers.

The **Case Worker Families** provides individual and family case management for young children and their families that improves emotional and physical wellbeing and enables them to keep themselves and their families safe. You will act decisively to protect children from harm, work collaboratively with parents to build their parenting confidence and skills and work with the whole family to strengthen the protective bonds between parents and children.
- Your role will include:

- provide intensive family based casework intervention
- ensure the safety and wellbeing of children and ensure the focus is on the best interests of the child
- ensure all agreed goals, supports and interventions are documented in the case plan
- undertake risk assessments and build protective factors
- provide one on one support and group workshops

This position participates in rostered Saturday work and rostered on-call responsibilities.

**what we are looking for**

You will have bachelor level qualifications in a Human Services discipline and at least 3 years case management experience, working with vulnerable families with complex needs and vulnerability; or at least 6 years relevant experience.

With a flexible and mature approach to work, you can work independently as well as part of a team and understand how to build relationships with a wide range of people. You will be creative and collaborative by nature and will enjoy working through a different approach to each client and situation and will thrive in a dynamic environment where no two days are the same Experience working with within the child protection sector is desirable.
- You will bring:

- passion, commitment and belief in young people
- demonstrated ability to assess and manage risk
- solid understanding of trauma and traumatised behaviours
- experience in an out of home care environment is highly desirable

**your benefits**

When you join **yourtown** you will be welcomed into a safe, inclusive, and diverse community and an established and reputable national organisation. We are a resilient, resourceful, and dedicated team who strive to make a difference and not accept the status quo.

Your employment experience will include:

- salary sacrifice options to increase your take home pay
- regular line supervision and support plus internal practice supervision
- ability to negotiate flexible work hours and work arrangements
- opportunities for internal and external professional development
- free access to LinkedIn Learning including over 16,000 learning modules
- a genuine focus on employee health and wellbeing
- yourWellness program includes free access to Calm & Centr Apps
- access to free and confidential counselling sessions for you and members of your immediate family
- access to discounted private health insurance, banking and finance, insurance, and superannuation through our partner organisations
- an environment that genuinely values diversity and cultural capability and is an equal opportunity employer

**how to apply**

If you believe in the power of young people and in yourself, join team **yourtown** and have an amazing impact on the lives of young people, their families, neighbourhoods and the wider community in Australia.

Contact: Marnie Elliot - Talent Acquisition Specialist on 0434 609 384

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