Case Manager Housing Support

Job No: Berry2764
Location: Mt Helen, VIC

  • Family Violence and Housing Support program
  • Mt Helen location
  • Full time, fixed term position until November 2019

 

Assist women and their children to remain safely within their community and maintain a life free of violence.

Join Victoria’s largest independent child welfare organisation and become a vital part of a team that never gives up doing whatever it takes for kids. We believe everyone should have a good childhood, growing up in families and communities where they feel safe, nurtured and have hope for the future.

Berry Street’s Western region requires a qualified Case Manager to join our Housing Support team which sits within our broader Family Violence & Housing Support Services program. The Case Manager provides a case management response to clients with and without accompanying children who are experiencing homelessness or at the risk of becoming homeless.

The Case Manager will support service users to access appropriate accommodation and develop independent living and coping skills for a sustainable future, wellbeing and community connections.

The objective of the Case Manager will be to increase the capacity and connections through case planning and identifying create opportunities for early intervention and prevention that support young people and adults and children of adult clients directly who have experienced homelessness. This position will work closely with other program areas in the region such as Family Violence, Family Services, Education, mental health supports, Drug and Alcohol support and the Out of Home Care programs to name a few. This position will also work closely with Child Protection and other Government and Non-Government agencies when required.

This position is fixed term until November 2019 and is based at our Mt Helen office. The successful applicant will have a tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Welfare or a related discipline and hold a current full drivers licence. Knowledge of the Family Violence Protection Act 2008, the FV Common Risk Framework and the Child Protection Act 1999 is essential.

For further information please refer to the attached position description.

 

Queries to Denise Sheridan, Manager Family Violence & Housing Support Services on (03) 5330 5000

Applications including resume, cover letter and statement addressing the key selection criteria to be submitted by 11pm Thursday, 04 October 2018

To download the Position Description, please click here

To download the Key Selection Criteria template, please click here

 

Berry Street are committed to the safety, participation and empowerment of all children, including those with a disability and culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds. Berry Street are also committed to cultural safety, inclusion and empowerment of Aboriginal children, their families and communities. Comprehensive reference and background checking will be undertaken, including a Working with Children Check and police check. Aboriginal people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.

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