Residential Care Case Manager

About the role

This role is responsible for case management within a therapeutic and trauma informed model of care. It is responsible for supervision of caregivers caregiver assessment contribute to overall service development and commitment to best practice in Occupational Health and Safety.

The Residential Care Case Manager will receive referrals and make assessments and intake arrangements for residential care placements in conjunction with Coordinator develop and implement a Looking After Children (LAC) Care Plan for each child within their case load as appropriate monitor and regularly review each placement against the LAC Care Plan and DHHS Best Interests Plan maintain an up to date knowledge of the development of each child / young person as appropriate.

This is a Full-Time opportunity based in Geelong VIC within our Out of Home Care Program. The position reports to the Case Manager Coordinator.

Key Selection Criteria:

The incumbent will have:

• A knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal culture and values and an awareness of the current issues faced by Aboriginal children young people and their families
• Appropriate tertiary qualification in social work community services or equivalent.
• Sound professional knowledge and theory base relating to trauma attachment and integrated trauma informed practice.
• Experience in child welfare practice and an understanding of meeting childrens Developmental needs.
• A knowledge of child safe principles and standards

Please address the full Key Selection Criteria outlined in the PD as part of your application.

For a full listing please view Position Description.

For more information please contact:

Stevie-Jane McMahon at

Our offer:

• Generous Salary Packaging (helps increase your take home pay)
• Ongoing Career Development Education and Training
• Employee Assistance Program free and confidential counselling coaching and emotional support for work and personal challenges
• Click HERE to find out more about becoming a member of the MacKillop Family Services team and what further support we have to offer our employees.

You must have a:

• Valid and current Drivers Licence;
• Satisfactory Criminal History Check (paid for by MacKillop);
• Valid Employee Working with Children Check;
• Valid and current NDIS Workers Screening Check (for risk assessed / client facing roles). MacKillop can assist successful candidates with their application.

Our Commitment:

MacKillop celebrates and draws strength from diversity and respects the dignity of all 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 socio-economic 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.