Out of Home Care Caseworkers (Newcastle)

YOUR CONTRIBUTION

Your efforts will see better outcomes for children and young people in OOHC.

Responsibilities:

• Undertake child and family case work including assessments, planning, placement support, monitoring and reviews
• Develop, implement and review children and young people’s case plans as per OOHC policies and procedures
• Match children and young people with foster carers as per the multicultural foster care model
• Liaise with Family and Community Services, other government partners, non-government organisations and other stakeholders in relation to referrals and reportable activity as per OOHC policies and procedures

SELECTION CRITERIA

We are seeking dedicated and highly analytical caseworkers with experience in child protection or OOHC and who have completed or are enrolled in a relevant tertiary degree. You will be well versed in liaising with culturally and linguistically diverse communities with fluency in languages such as Arabic, Turkish and Vietnamese considered highly desirable (although not essential). You will be skilled in managing negotiations successfully and working under pressure to achieve positive outcomes. We are seeking resilient caseworkers who are not only strong influencers to persuade key stakeholders but are collaborative team players who are able to operate with the highest levels of integrity. Computer literacy with intermediate level MS Office skills (Word & Excel) and excellent written and oral communication skills are a must for this role.

Please respond to the “Selection Criteria” sec tion in your cover letter.

WHAT WE OFFER

We offer the opportunity to engage in meaningful work that makes a real difference to the lives of our clients, their families, carers, and communities. SSI fosters an environment conducive for work/life balance; something we are very passionate about. For this, we offer a fortnightly Accrued Day Off (ADO) for full time staff, flexible working arrangements and generous salary packaging options to increase your take home pay!

Being passionate about social justice and diversity, SSI is committed to being an EEO employer. We embrace diversity in our workforce and encourage applications from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including those from Aboriginal, Torres Strait Island heritage and people with lived experience of disability. We strongly believe in protecting the safety and well being of children and vulnerable communities and take child protection very seriously.