Case Worker

Wollongong - Australia

Monthly Salary: $ 78189 - 82164

Posted on: 16 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Permanent Full Time 38 Hours per week
Location: Wollongong NSW 2500 or Shellharbour NSW 2529
Salary: $78189 to $82164 Super Not for Profit Salary Packaging
Salary dependent on Qualifications and experience
Make a meaningful difference to the lives of Australians in need

Life at Mission Australia

When you join the team at Mission Australia you become part of a community who are determined to end homelessness and ensure people in need can thrive. United by our Christian purpose and values we advocate for a fairer Australia to meet the growing needs of people across the country. Together were building hope and possibility for all.

Find out more about us and our purpose.

Your Opportunity

Mission Australia currently have an opportunity to join us as a Case Worker in the Casework Support Program based in either Wollongong or Shellharbour. This position will provide support to young people aged 12 -18 in the Youth Justice System helping them integrate with their community and address issues contributing to their offending.

The Casework Support Program (CSP) is a funded service of Youth Justice NSW. The CSP is targeted at young people in contact with the criminal justice system who are supervised by Youth Justice Case Workers in community offices and who have been assessed as having a medium to high risk of offending. Client goals and case plan are set by the Case Workers from Youth Justice.

In this role you will support the client to achieve those goals by offering one-to-one case work support to young people for 12 weeks however in some cases the time- frame can be extended. Assistance may include but is not limited to obtaining personal identification engaging/sustaining education and training program drivers license support transport to and from appointments and participation in pro social activities.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

Assist and encourage clients to develop skills necessary to achieve their set goals
Providing assertive outreach due to requirement to travel and work intensively in community
Submit weekly reports detailing hours of client contact per week per client (8 clients maximum)
Liaise with the Department of Youth Justice providing casework support with participants
Maintain client folders and documents ensuring that all documents are completed
Contribute to the effective functioning and development of the service including WHS requirements

Requirements for Success

Relevant qualifications in Community Services and/or relevant industry experience
Experience working with young people with challenging behaviours
First Aid certificate or willingness to obtain
Knowledge of case management and issues surrounding homelessness and an understanding of the issues that impact on families
Current drivers license

Before starting work with us you will need to undertake a national police history check qualifications and referee checks and have a clearance to work with children/vulnerable people.

Your benefits

To ensure our employees feel valued empowered and celebrated we provide a range of employee benefits including:

Rewarding work every day you know youre making a real difference
Not-for-profit salary packaging reducing your tax (details via AccessPay)
Free external confidential counselling and access to chaplaincy support
Volunteering opportunities
Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
Extra leave including: Mission Australia Thank You Day & Work Anniversary Day off

Our culture

Our innovative and inclusive culture will ensure you feel valued at Mission Australia as you help Australians in need and develop in your career.

We prioritise the safety and wellbeing of everyone both within our team and the individuals we serve.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment. We actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds; gender age ethnicity race cultural background disability religion and sexual orientation to submit an application and aim to ensure that the recruitment and employee experience is as accessible and inclusive as possible. So whoever you are if youre skilled and actively support our purpose and values you would be welcome at Mission Australia.

If you live with disability and require support to submit your application please email or visit our Careers page for additional contact details.

We strongly encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. For culturally safe support or assistance with your application please contact us at

Find out more about a career with Mission Australia.

How to apply

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Applications are shortlisted as they are received. Please apply as soon as possible to be considered. Thank you

Permanent Full Time 38 Hours per week Location: Wollongong NSW 2500 or Shellharbour NSW 2529Salary: $78189 to $82164 Super Not for Profit Salary PackagingSalary dependent on Qualifications and experience Make a meaningful difference to the lives of Australians in needLife at Mission AustraliaWhen...

Permanent Full Time 38 Hours per week
Location: Wollongong NSW 2500 or Shellharbour NSW 2529
Salary: $78189 to $82164 Super Not for Profit Salary Packaging
Salary dependent on Qualifications and experience
Make a meaningful difference to the lives of Australians in need