• Utilise your Case Management experience to assist Australians in need
• Narrandera, NSW and Permanent Full Time position
• Not for Profit Salary Packaging benefits available

About Mission Australia

Mission Australia is a Christian community service organisation with a nationwide team of over 2,900 that helps people to regain their independence.

We reduce homelessness and strengthen communities through homelessness initiatives and affordable housing, early learning and youth services, family support, and employment and skills development.

Together, we stand with Australians in need until they can stand for themselves.

About the role

The Case Manager will be providing support and assistance to families through case management. (A copy of the position description is provided below.)

The program support is offered through holistic and strengths based work. Working with families who may be experiencing challenges which limit their capacity to parent and provide for their children. The program also supports families who may be dealing with vulnerabilities in their life which could include but not limited to domestic violence, parental mental health, drug and alcohol misuse, lack of parenting skills or inadequate supervision of child and parent(s) with significant learning difficulties or intellectual disability.

Duties

• Provide problem management and offer support to clients working through personal crisis
• Work with relevant staff to ensure that all referrals and correspondence with FaCS
• Participate in direct supervision with program manager and various case manager meetings
• Work within MA Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and WHS guidelines
• Provide case management to families with children under the age of nine years or who may be expecting a child

Qualifications and experience

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in the Social Welfare field and/or relevant experience
• Demonstrated experience in delivering intensive and holistic case management to families
• Demonstrated experience in working as a case manager with vulnerable people
• Working with Children Check
• Current Driver's License

As part of our Employment screening process you will be required to undertake a national criminal history check.

Positions requiring WWCC: In addition, there is a requirement to possess a current Working with Children check or apply if you do not already hold one. It is unlawful for prohibited persons to apply for work with children, and, as such, prohibited persons cannot apply for this role.

Benefits

• Not for Profit Salary Packaging benefits which reduces your taxable income (details via Advantage)
• Discounted health care with Medibank Private
• Purchase additional annual leave
• Discounted childcare rates of up to 15% at participating Centres
• Paid Maternity Leave

For further information regarding working with us visit Working for Mission Australia.

Case Manager Lvl 3 Narrandera - PD.docx

Mission Australia is dedicated to increasing opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. Learn about our Reconciliation Action Plan