• Burwood location
• SCHADS Level 4
• Salary Packaging

What you need to know

• The Pathways Alliance Team (PAT) is a special purpose consortium of five agencies – WAGEC (Lead Agency), Stepping Out Program, Wesley Mission, Jewish House and St Vincent de Paul NSW Support Services.
• The purpose of our consortium is to strengthen collaboration and coordination of Families].
• The Alliance values respect, support and partnership, and has a commitment to encouraging our people to participate in professional development opportunities.
• Jewish House is a partner to this contract and is seeking an experienced Case Manager for the Families contract based in the Burwood.
• Jewish House employs two Case Managers for this contract and provides overall support to Case Managers. WAGEC Practice Managers provides day to day direction and support.

The task at hand

Our case managers collaborate with the lead agency, WAGEC and partners to support families. We provide families with a crisis response, transition accommodation, outreach assistance and safe houses for women with children leaving domestic and family violence.

Our clients are the centre of our work, decisions and communication. Our practice seeks to minimise further impacts of trauma.

We understand the breadth of social and community housing to ensure families who are or at risk of homelessness are housed and supported to maintain tenancies.

We identify other agencies to support the case plan that captures the various needs and diversity of families accessing this service.

What we’re looking for

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can work in a dynamic environment, understands the needs of families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and is experienced with the various interventions available within the Specialist Homelessness Sector.

You will be an experienced Female Case Manager or Social Worker to represent Jewish House in the WAGEC Families team.

Communication, care and the ability to collaborate will support you in this role as will your desire to care for yourself whilst working with complex issues. You will have reasonable computer skills and the capacity to undertake the necessary administrative tasks that are essential in this role.

We consider that on the job experience, life experience and educational qualifications may all be relevant.

You will also have the right to work in Australia.

What to do next

A position description that gives you details on the responsibilities and key criteria is available at your request.

In a cover letter, we’d like to hear more about your values, skills and experience, and how they align to this important role. Your resume should also be attached to give us a sense of your work history and qualifications.

The Partnership is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is a diverse workplace. We invite people from Indigenous communities, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, applicants with disabilities and applicants with a broad range of experience relevant to our service are encouraged to apply.

Being a woman is a genuine occupational qualification within section 31 of the Anti-Discrimination Act. All positions are subject to a Criminal History and Working with Children Check.