• Join a passionate team providing positive, safe and respectful relationship support
• Deliver high quality support services to children impacted by 2019/20 bushfires.
• Casual opportunity based in Bairnsdale, working across primary schools in East Gippsland.

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, experienced case manager to join Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV) in this important role with staff who have been delivering effective client focused services and outcomes for over 70 years in Victoria.

About RAV

Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV) is a secular, community-based, not-for-profit organisation with no religious affiliations. Our vision is for positive, respectful, safe and fulfilling relationships for all Australians. Our objective is to relieve suffering, distress and helplessness and to enhance physical, social and emotional wellbeing. Our services are for all members of the community, regardless of their religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, lifestyle choice, cultural background or economic circumstances. RAV provides services from 17 centres in metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria, and from additional outreach locations. The corporate support team is based in Camberwell.

About the role

Reporting to the Senior Manager Gippsland, this role is formally known as the Therapeutic Case Manager i-Connect position. i-Connect is a Family Mental Health Support Service funded out of the Federal Government’s Targeted Community Care (Mental Health) Program. It is an Early Intervention program offering support for children and young people 0-18yrs in a situation where mental health risk factors are emerging. The primary focus of this role will be working with children, young people and families in both long term and short-term interventions, which are practical, facilitative, and supportive. The case manager will also be expected to work closely with schools to support young people achieve their identified goals, in particular, primary school students impacted by the 2019/20 bushfires.

The successful candidate will be offered a casual position. The role is located at our Bairnsdale centre, with the expectation for work to be carried out across primary schools within the East Gippsland area with a group work delivery focus.

Skills, experience and qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or relevant vocational qualifications.
• Significant experience in working with children, young people and families in a setting relevant to the role.
• Demonstrated experience in working with children and families from a child-centred and strength-based perspective.
• Experience in working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and CALD clients.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

A full copy of the position description (can be viewed below and) is available at www.rav.org/careers.

What we offer

A competitive sector remuneration casual hourly rate $53.72 per hour, inclusive of casual loading. RAV is an ‘employer of choice’ in the community sector who provides best practice professional development, training and supervision and work and life balance conditions and benefits.

To apply for this position, use the APPLY button and attach your covering letter responding to the above job requirements “Skills, experience and qualifications” and your current resume/cv. If you have a specific enquiry about this position, please contact Kylie Lancaster, Assistant Manager by calling 0447 697 659.

RAV is committed to building and supporting an inclusive and diverse workforce and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, those from cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQA+ communities and people with disabilities. We are committed to the safety of our clients and staff and promote a child-safe work environment. We require all staff to have a satisfactory National Police Check, International Police Check (if applicable) and Working with Children Check. RAV is a public benevolent institution.