Caseworker Intensive Therapeutic Care
Caseworker Intensive Therapeutic Care
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Job Description
Are you a dedicated and resilient professional who is passionate about making a real difference in the lives of young people MacKillop Family Services is looking for a committed Caseworker to deliver highquality effective casework that supports young people.
This is a Permanent FullTime opportunity based in Grafton NSW within our Intensive Therapeutic Care Program. The position reports to the Casework Coordinator.
About the role:
The Intensive Therapeutic Care (ITC) Caseworker is responsible for providing high quality and effective case work services for young people in Intensive Therapeutic Care.
The ITC Caseworker will plan for and achieve permanency and identified case plan outcomes for children young people their families authorised carers prospective guardians and adoptive parents.
This is achieved through an interactive and dynamic case management approach with an emphasis on ongoing analysis decisionmaking and record keeping ensuring the child or young persons needs are identified and being met.
Primary objectives:
- Provide effective assessment planning implementation monitoring and review of case plans to achieve permanency and identified outcomes for young people and their families;
- Work in collaboration with the ITC Team to ensure service delivery is integrated coordinated and tailored to meet an individuals needs;
- Establish collaborative relationships with a wide range of specialist and mainstream services to improve outcomes for children young people and their families; and
- Develop and maintain strong collaborative partnerships with Aboriginal and CALD agencies.
Key selection criteria:
To be successful in this role you will have:
- A relevant Bachelors degree The preferred minimum qualifications are Bachelor of Social Work Social Welfare Psychology Nursing and Mental Health
- Demonstrated experience in casework practice preferably in OutofHomeCare;
- Demonstrated experience in working with young people with complex care needs;
- Understanding of OutofHomeCare policy standards and quality frameworks;
Please address the full Key Selection Criteria outlined in the PD as part of your application.
For a full listing please view the Position Description at the bottom of this page.
For Seek applicants the Position Description will be available when you click apply
For more information please contact:
Robin Kelly at on0.
You must have or willing to obtain:
- Valid and current Drivers License;
- Satisfactory Criminal History Check.
- Valid Working with Children Check.
- Valid and current NDIS Workers Screening Check
Our offer:
- Agreat opportunity tojoin a leading provider of community and family services. Succession Plan for career growth.
- Salary packagingwe can help you to maximize yoursalary packaging up to $18550 per year which allows you to reduce the amount of tax you pay.
- Professional Development we promote ongoing learning and development and provide study leave and an enormous amount of training and development within our inhouse learning team.
- TrainingIndustryspecific training paid by MacKillop including Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) Sanctuary and Cultural Awareness training.
- Employee Assistance ProgramFree access to a wide range of options with all aspects of life such as social financial physical mental health by providing counselling and coaching supporting relating both to your circumstance even including health advise from qualified nutritionists
- SanctuaryMacKillops work is underpinned by the Sanctuary Model an evidencesupported wholeoforganisation framework that brings our values to life. The model reinforces our ability to create a safe environment that teaches people to cope effectively with stress and trauma and to heal.
- ClickHEREto find out more about becoming a member of the MacKillop Family Services team and what further support we have to offer our employees.
Our Commitment:
MacKillop celebrates and draws strength from diversity and respects the dignity of all people.Every person at MacKillop has the right to be safe and to be treated justly. We value every persons ability cultural or linguistic backgrounds ethnicity sexual orientation gender identity gender expression intersex status relationship status religious or spiritual beliefs socioeconomic status and age.
It is our goal that MacKillop Family Services continues to evolve as a culturally safe culturally competent and welcoming organisation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children young people families and communities.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.
Shortlisting for this position may commence immediately so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Employment Type
Full-Time
