Caseworker Foster Care - Child and Youth
Foster care case manager/social worker needed to work with children living in OOHC family placements in Sydney's South-West. NGO with great benefits.
Summary about this job
Child Welfare, Youth & Family Services
Company: Mars Recruitment
Location: Sydney
Work type: Full Time
Salary: $68,000 - $74,000 + Salary Sacrifice
Phone: +61-7-5794-1719
Fax: +61-2-1995-8260
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Detail information about job Caseworker Foster Care - Child and Youth. Terms and conditions vacancy
Caseworker/social worker needed to support children and youth in Foster Care (Out Of Home Care)placements in Sydney's West. This position will see you work across residential settings with children to develop, implement and review client case plans and behaviour support plans to increase child safety outcomes. You will help assess suitability of Foster Carers abilities and home for supportive car of youth, as well as assist to train and support new foster carers in best practice whilst ensuring placement stability for the child.
Benefits to you about this position:
- Strong internal training and career development opportunities.
- Fantastic internal office and organisational culture. Have fun at work!
- Competitive pay rate with generous $15,900 salary sacrifice package.
- Work for an NGO where client best outcomes come first!
- Work by helping Foster carers improve their skills and implement OOHC management plans.
- Using trauma informed practice frameworks to best meet young clients needs.
Daily expected duties include:
- Working within a strength based framework to increase children's Carers resilience.
- Working collaboratively with other internal services and external stakeholders, including external support programs .
- Concisely and accurately record all key interactions and case notes.
- Visiting client placement locations and assessing needs satisfaction requirements of carers.
- Developing and reviewing case management and behavior support plans.
- Working with carers to help build capacity and meet the ongoing needs of the foster care child.
What is desired from you?
- Bachelor's Degree in social work, community services, psychology or related field.
- at least 1 years experience in casework with at risk youth, within OOHC (either Residential or Foster care settings) or similar child protection/early intervention background.
- Experience working within frameworks of government Out Of Home Care.
- Understanding of child protection issues, risk factors and the effect of trauma on childhood development.
- Valid Driver's License