Caseworker – Permanency Support Program (First Nations Targeted)

About the RoleThis is a full-time permanent opportunity (35 hours per week) based in Dubbo with some travel across the regionAs a Caseworker youll be a key figure in a childs lifesupporting their safety story and connection. Youll be responsible for coordinating care for children and young people in out-of-home care with a strong focus on permanency family culture and have control over your own schedule allowing you to plan your work week based on the needs of the children families and carers you support. This includes conducting regular home visits informal visits appointments and family time. Youll also liaise with carers and birth families to ensure children stay connected with their broader family community and are particularly encouraging First Nations applicants to apply for this role. Cultural capability lived experience and strong community connections are highly valued and considered key to success in this You in the RoleDeveloping and reviewing case plans and risk family time and building strong culturally respectful relationships with birth families and extended toward permanency and guardianship outcomes where with the clinical team on behaviour support placement breakdowns and sourcing safe culturally appropriate alternative on your community connections and cultural knowledge to keep children close to their families Country and a caseload of around 1012 children (depending on complexity).Completing a range of administrative and compliance-related tasks that ensure quality care and protection for each YouCase management experience working with children families or communitiesand the ability to bring cultural understanding empathy and practical problem-solving to your workis what matters are passionate about keeping children safe while helping them maintain lifelong connections to family mob community and have cultural knowledge or lived experience that helps you build strong respectful relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and thrive when working independently planning your schedule and connecting with families confident working through complex family situations including trauma and placement a strong communicator who listens deeply speaks with heart and walks alongside people with hold a current drivers licence and a NSW Working With Children Check (or are willing to obtain one).Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children and families are overrepresented in this program and within the child protection system. Appropriate cultural knowledge and understanding is important to deliver effectively in this Join UsAt Uniting we care for you while you care for part of a culturally safe inclusive and supportive team that honours Aboriginal ways of being knowing and packaging benefits increase your take-home support tools and programs to support your physical and mental and cultural development ongoing training cultural supervision and career and flexible workplace we value your uniqueness and support work-life -gratia leave (up to 5 days per year) paid parental leave and family violence work options and time-in-lieu to support above-award pay rates and a $500 retention part of a Child Safe Organisation and a team committed to confronting injustice and supporting community UnitingWhen youre part of Uniting youre part of a diverse purpose-led team of people making a real contribute to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy community services and spiritual care. Our purpose is to inspire people enliven communities and confront acknowledge the continuing sovereignty and rich cultural diversity of Australias First Peoples. We pay our respects to all Elderspast present and emergingand to all First Peoples on whose lands we live and is a Child Safe Organisation committed to promoting the safety wellbeing and inclusion of children and young more information please contact Alex Sullivan from Unitings Talent Acquisition Team at orwith Uniting is subject to satisfactory background checks including National Police Check Working With Children Check and reference checks.