Case Worker
* Exciting partnership with a new program * Salary Packaging * Intensive Family Support Program * Various locations
Summary about this job
Child Welfare, Youth & Family Services
Company: Wungening Aboriginal Corporation
Location: Perth
Work type: Full Time
Salary: n\a
Phone: +61-8-1974-6657
Fax: +61-7-9728-1249
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Detail information about job Case Worker. Terms and conditions vacancy
About the Service
Wungening Aboriginal Corporation, in partnership with Centrecare Incorporated have established an integrated approach to delivering the Department of Communities – Child Protection and Family Support (CPFS) Building Safe and Strong Families: Earlier Intervention and Family Support Strategy (the EIFS Strategy).
The overarching outcome will be to have children living in safe, stable nurturing environments, achieving good life outcomes, protecting from abuse and neglect and to support families and individuals who are at risk of crisis.
These services focuses on the needs of vulnerable Aboriginal children and families experiencing significant disadvantage and adverse consequences. Providing culturally secure, family focused services to support families to minimise risk to children and young people and to divert them from the child protection system.
About the role
To provide assessment, case planning and support for families with medium to low risk factors and family complexities to assist them to build their capacity to safely care for vulnerable and at risk children.
- Implement a case management approach to service delivery including strengths based needs assessment and counselling provision to all family members including extended family members.
- Assist at risk families to gain access to mainstream and specialist services as required and requested.
- Respond to and provide crisis intervention supports to families and children as required
What do we need
Essential
- Recognised tertiary level qualifications in Psychology, Social Work, Social Sciences, Counselling and/or related disciplines or demonstrated experience in a similar capacity.
- Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with other organisations to achieve positive community outcomes.
- Demonstrated experience providing intensive, in-home support to children, young people and families, especially Aboriginal families.
- Demonstrated experience providing strength-based and culturally secure services to children, young people and families.
- Sound therapeutic knowledge and skills.
- Well-developed communication skills, written and verbal.
- Ability to work within a multiagency, multidisciplinary team.
- Ability to work Monday to Friday with the ability to work between 7 am to 8 pm on a rostered basis and provide after hours, on call support.
Desirable
- Aboriginality
- Understanding of relevant legislation, regulations and external standards that apply to relevant work practices.
- Experience leading teams delivering outreach based services
Required Clearances and Licenses
- National Police Clearance
- Working with Children Check, or ability to obtain one
- Possession of a current 'C' class driver's licence and vehicle
How to Apply
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. For a complete Information pack please visit our website www.wungening.com.au All applications must be submitted through www.seek.com.au . Closing date for all applications is Wednesday 18th July 2018. If you would like to discuss an application please contact 08 92211411 or email [email protected]. We reserve the right to close applications prior to this date.