About the Role
This role is responsible for providing assessment, Intensive Home Visiting, crisis management, and longer term casework as per the Homebuilders Model to families at high risk of having their children removed into care for protective concerns or having their children restored to their care.
This is a permanent full time opportunity working 35 hours a week Monday to Friday where you will be a part of our Family Preservation team based in Turner, ACT
As the Caseworker your role specifically will:
- Provide intensive casework and case management services to families within the child protection system who have been assessed as eligible for family preservation with a Safe with Plan and who are at risk of entry into the OOHC or to support the return of children home following a placement in OOHC.
- Provide planning support and structure for the safety of children and young people and immediately take appropriate action in line with agency policies and relevant professional responsibilities where the safety of the child or young person is at risk.
- Assess families strength and needs using the NCFAS G+R and other approved assessment tools.
- Assist families to formulate and achieve goals that are child focused and address the safety and well-being of children.
- Deliver services in a culturally inclusive and respectful manner to Aboriginal families and to families who come from a variety of cultural and linguistic backgrounds including working with other bi lingual workers and Interpreter services.
- Administer any outcome measurement tools required by the program and enter data into relevant data bases in a timely and accurate manner.
- Be available to participate in an on-call roster.
What you need to succeed
- Relevant tertiary level qualifications including social sciences, welfare or other areas of study relevant to the role.
- Minimum of 2 years experience working with children and families using a strengths-based threaputic approach.
- Relevant experience working with vulnerable families and demonstrated understanding of child protection issues and the issues facing vulnerable families;
- Experience working with homeless people and families;
- The ability to actively engage people in crisis using a client-centred approach and assess families/individual needs using a strengths-based approach;
- Sound decision making skills about the extent and timeliness of the support required;
- Comply with ACT Working with Vulnerable People Check and National Police History Check requirements
- Current drivers license and willingness to transport families in company vehicles.
- Understanding of Equal Employment Opportunity, WH&S and a willingness to embrace diversity.
Should you have any questions, please contact Alex Sullivan from Unitings Talent Acquisition Team
on; 0466 801 937 / asullivan@uniting.org for more information.
Employment with Uniting is subject to satisfactory background checks, which include National Police Checks, Working with Children Checks and Reference Checks.
