Case Manager

14 weeks paid maternity leave or 3 weeks paid parental pay
- Salary Packaging on a range of everyday living expenses
- Free access to our corporate Employee Assistance Program

**Permanency Support Program - Case Manager**

**Full Time contract until 30th June 2027**

**Location: Newcastle**

**This role is paid under the Social, Community, Home Care & Disability Services Award 2010- Level 5**

**About the opportunity**

As a Case Manager with Samaritans you will develop and implement case plans for children and young people in care, working closely with young people, carers and their families to implement the goals and were suitable progress to permanency. This will be achieved through regular family and carer contact, remaining non-judgmental and empathetic and providing enhanced strategies for positive parenting.

**Why work for us?**

Our team are the heart of what we do here at Samaritans. As a part of the Samaritans team, you have access to the following great benefits:

- 14 weeks paid maternity leave or 3 weeks paid parental pay. + Super Contributions after 12 months
- Salary Packaging on a range of everyday living expenses (Mortgage, Rent and Bills), up to $611/fortnight
- Up to 40% on school enrolment fees at any of our Newcastle Anglican schools
- Meals & Entertainment Salary packaging up to $2,650
- Access to Fitness Passport (over 300+gyms)
- Free access to our corporate Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible working options (including compressed week, RDO's, 9-day fortnights).
- Career and development opportunities
- Progressive organisation with a focus on advocacy and social justice.
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**Essential Criteria**
- Tertiary qualification in Social Work, Community Welfare, Psychology, Education or any other relevant tertiary qualifications and relevant transferrable experience
- Demonstrated ability to use a holistic based approach in implementing and overseeing case management and case plans
- Strong interpersonal skills that provide the basis for effective negotiation, mediation and conflict resolution practices and outcomes
- Sound professional knowledge and theory base particularly in the areas of trauma, attachment and therapeutic care
- Highly developed case management documentation skills
- Proven ability to develop rapport with carers, child /young people and their families/significant others in order to support informed decision-making and skills development for living within the community
- Demonstrated commitment and ability to maintain confidentiality and accountability, including records of children and young people and their families, team and organisational discussions
- The ability to effectively develop and maintain positive working relationships and networks with other agencies
- Demonstrated ability to participate positively in teamwork, training and supervision processes
- Demonstrated understanding of the relevant Government legislation applicable to the Permanency Program

The successful applicant will possess or willingness to obtain the following: NSW Working with Children Check, NDIS Worker Screening Check, First aid & CPR certificates and undertake a pre-employment functional medical.

**Who we are?**

Newcastle Anglican is at the core of some of the most well-known businesses within Newcastle, Hunter, Central Coast & Mid North Coast organisations. Our service agencies include Anglican Care and Samaritans as well as Newcastle Anglican Schools Corporation and 54 Anglican parishes.

**Please include your cover letter addressing the essential criteria, and your resume.**

**_ Samaritans promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children and young people._**
- You must have the right to live and work in Australia._