Senior Case Manager
Job No:
Berry3092
Location:
Eaglemont
- Family Services – Home Based and Specialised Care
- Eaglemont Location
- Full Time – 2 Year Fixed term position
For over 140 years, Berry Street has adapted to a changing world, and we will continue to adapt to achieve our purpose. We believe children, young people and families should be safe, thriving and hopeful. Our Vision for 2022: Together we will courageously change lives and reimagine service systems. We look forward to working with children, young people, families, carers, staff and partners to achieve this vision.
About the role:
The program provides complex, intensive and general Home Based Care for children and young people who are unable to live with their own families. This role will hold a caseload, providing case management intervention to provide preventative and secondary level support and intervention. You will be responsible for assisting families to strengthen their parenting capacity to build their child's safety, stability and development.
About you:
To be the successful candidate, you must have a demonstrated ability to case manage complex needs and issues of clients, families and a strong understanding of the issues for children coming into care and their families and of the statutory Child Protection system. Senior Case Managers will have proven staff management skills, and know how to support and nurture your team. You will have a tertiary qualification in Psychology, Social Work or a related discipline is required.
What Berry Street can offer you:
- A thorough induction program
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
- A great friendly team environment
- Access to the Employee assistance program, including access for staff members’ immediate family
- A focus on positive work/life balance
- Generous salary packaging benefits
- An organisation that genuinely cares about you
For further information about this role, please refer to the position description.
Queries to Tiffany Vague, Senior Manager - Home Based and Specialised Care on 9450 4700
Applications including resume, cover letter and statement addressing the key selection criteria to be submitted by 11pm Tuesday 23rd April 2019
To download the Position Description, please click here
To download the Key Selection Criteria template, please click here
Berry Street is committed to being a child safe, child friendly and child empowering organisation. In everything we do we seek to protect children. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children; children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds; children with a disability; children who identify with a sexual and or gender minority identity. We aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality or religion.
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.