Family Restoration Case Manager

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Family Restoration Case Manager. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Industry leader in Community Service
• 6 Month Fixed-Term contract
• Attractive salary & remuneration package

Who are we?

Lifestyle Solutions has grown to become one of the major leaders and innovators in the Community Services sector in Australia. We are a Nationally Accredited Not for Profit organisation with a rapidly growing workforce of 2,000 passionate and talented people who are committed to providing person centred, flexible and responsive support services for our community.

About the role:

The Family Restoration Case Manager provides expert knowledge and expertise in working with birth parents and other services towards the restoration of children and young people to their care. The Family Restoration Case Manager is responsible for providing high quality, intensive casework support to families with complex needs, working collaboratively with them to address risks and barriers, strengthen their parental skills and protective factors to support the return of children to their care. The Family Restoration Case Manager is part of a multidisciplinary team.

This position will work with Foster Care Team who lead case management, where restoration is the Case Plan Goal.

The Family Restoration Case Manager works collaboratively with the Foster Care Team to establish and maintain a workplace culture congruent with our Mission, Vision and Values. Engage the organisation in best practice initiatives in the pursuit of becoming an employer of choice.

What you need to be successful in the role:

1. A Degree in Social Work, or another relevant qualification.
2. Demonstrated knowledge, understanding and experience in the family support, child protection and out of home care systems
3. Demonstrated experience and high-level skills in engaging with working with vulnerable children, young people and complex families
4. Extensive experience in working collaboratively with parents to identify strengths and goals to address risk and barriers and strengthen parenting capacity
5. Demonstrated experience in in conducting risk assessments to inform decision making
6. Well-developed clinical knowledge relating to relevant theoretical frameworks, i.e. attachment theory, child development, trauma informed care, systems theories and approaches and knowledge of relevant evidence based interventions for working with complex families
7. Excellent communication negotiation skills with demonstrated capacity to develop collaborative relationships across professional and organisational boundaries
8. Working knowledge of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1987
9. Sound computer, organisational and time management skills
10. National Police Check and WWCC Clearance
11. Drivers Licence

What we offer:

We offer an attractive remuneration package including salary sacrifice opportunities, study leave and a growing range of benefits.

For a private and confidential discussion, please call Megan McKee on 02 4014 7895.

We will be actively shortlisting during the advertising period and reserve the right to close this advert early.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and are committed to building a workplace culture that values diversity and inclusion. We welcome, actively support and promote the employment of people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTI, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds and other diversity groups.

As part of our process selected applicants will be required to undergo employment screening and probity checks prior to commencing.