MANAGER - CASE WORK FOSTER CARE - FULL TIME - CLOSING 12/07/2018

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We are looking for an energetic and passionate Manager to lead our team of Case Workers

Summary about this job

Child Welfare, Youth & Family Services

Company: Challenge Community Services

Location: Sydney

Work type: Full Time

Salary: n\a

Phone: +61-7-6608-2142

Fax: +61-7-8904-9311

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Detail information about job MANAGER - CASE WORK FOSTER CARE - FULL TIME - CLOSING 12/07/2018. Terms and conditions vacancy

  • Do you have experience managing a team of Case Workers?
  • Are you a caring and understanding person?
  • Benefits include- vehicle, paid maternity leave and additional leave

  • Are you an experienced Manager - Casework in OOHC?
  • Are you a caring and understanding person?
  • Do you enjoy working with children in need?

Challenge Foster Care operates state wide, providing quality care for children in Out of Home Care (OOHC). Due to a recent promotion, Challenge is currently recruiting for an experienced Manager - Case Work in the OOHC industry to be based in Rosehill

Your Role

The purpose of this role will be to provide management and leadership to the Case Workers that work with children and young people in the care of Foster or Kinship carers. You will be non-judgmental and have a drive for best practice and detail to ensure compliance with the NSW Statutory Out of Home Care standards.

What types of Foster Care are we contracted to provide?

We are contracted to provide General Foster Care, General Foster Care +2, Intensive Foster Care and Residential. Challenge Children Service will work with a variety of children/young people - Challenge Foster Care is not Disability specific.

Are you both detailed in the application of your knowledge and forward

thinking in your vision?

As Manager - Case Work you will manage the Case Workers, develop systems and implement procedures using your extensive experience in Foster Care. Your success will depend on your ability to engage and lead the business to deliver operational and financial excellence while recruiting, managing and leading a team of foster care professionals.

You are a strategic, hands-on, pragmatic and rational leader that displays a passion for improving the quality of life for children and young people.

Prior ability in the set up of new services across a region and exposure to working with government bodies will also be viewed favourably.

Essential Criteria

  • Minimum three (3) years management experience in child protection, Out of Home Care disability or health related fields
  • Extensive experience managing a team of Case Workers
  • Qualifications in Human Services (Social Welfare, Education, Psychology, Health, Nursing, Disability)
  • Unencumbered Driver's Licence
  • Satisfactory criminal record and working with children check
  • Competent in MS office
  • Maintain a safe work environment
  • High level communication, influencing, negotiation and mediation skills
  • Demonstrated capacity to work autonomously
  • Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines & multiple complex problems
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and implement high quality Case Plans
  • Empathy and commitment to improve the quality of life for children and young people
  • Ability to work as a team and with minimal supervision

Desirable Criteria

  • Tertiary qualification in management

Challenge Community Services has competitive pay rates, being a not-for-profit organisation, we are able to offer our staff salary packaging which will increase your take home pay and we offer Negotiated Extra Leave.

A fully Maintained vehicle, with private use

(FBT contribution required)

will be made available to the successful applicant.

If you would like further information about Challenge Children's Services, we encourage you to contact Melanie Pelaez on 02 9898 2500

or visit our website at www.challchildren.org.au or the Challenge Community Services website at www.challengecommunity.org.au

Please ensure you include a covering letter as the first page of your attached resume

Closing: 12th July 2018

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