• Work with a supportive team that have your back and support you
• Benefit from shared knowledge and experience and the states leading provider
• We want someone passionate about supporting children and young people in care

Tell me more:

This team has a really positive outlook and works well together supporting one another to generate the best possible outcomes. You are in and around the office quite a bit in this role so you will get to know your colleagues and benefit from the support they can offer.

Anglicare Victoria provides foster care for children and young people who are temporarily unable to live at home. Anglicare Victoria is the State’s largest provider of foster care and plays a vital role in protecting children and young people by ensuring they have a safe, stable and nurturing home while their family cannot care for them.

Day to day your are going to be advocating for children in placements, attending care team meetings, completing administrative tasks and ultimately making sure children and young people in foster care get stable, long term care. The role also involves the support, assessment and review of our amazing volunteer carers.

The skills you will use day to day:

• Providing children & young people with foster care placements that will support their development & maintain safety.
• Engage with our volunteer carers making sure that the work you do behind the scenes sets them up for success.
• Provide case management to children and young people in foster care placements.
• We want to see a passion for working with children and young people.
• Work collaboratively with DFFH and other services providers.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage competing administrative tasks, home visits and phone calls.

What makes this such a great role for you:

• You get a salary starting at $97,377
• Salary packaging is available up to $15,900 plus an entertainment card.
• SCHCADS award level 5.
• Part time, permanent - 4 days per week so pro rata the above salary for 30.4 hours.
• Work from our great office space in Yarraville.
• We take the Health and Wellbeing of our people seriously offering a Well Worth It! Program, EIP and EAP.
• Access to discounted health insurance as well!
• A diverse and inclusive workplace for you to feel safe, acknowledged and included.
• Our people are our biggest asset, we will support you to progress your career with a dedicated L&D team.
• Early careers pathways for new graduates as well, we would love to see you apply.
• A workplace with Rainbow Tick Accreditation and DCA Inclusive Employer recognition.

What our people say- “AV is an organisation where if you want to challenge yourself or explore opportunities, you don’t have to leave to do that. There are so many great people, programs and services, so it’s an organisation where you have great conditions for growth and development”.

Ready to take the next step:

We use generic position descriptions to help support internal growth and movement between teams you can read the generic position description here:  Case Manager - Out Of Home Care PD OOHC E AW5 122022 V1.0 (5) (10).pdf

To apply for this position all you need to do is click apply via the internal careers page. Once there click APPLY and login using your existing profile, attach a resume and a brief cover letter that describes your motivation to apply and talks about your passion for working with children and young people.

For further enquiries contact Maja Koprivica, Team Leader Foster Care West on 03 9396 7400 or at [email protected] using the subject line: Case Manager Foster Care enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Please Note: It is mandatory for the successful applicant to hold a current Working with Children Check and be prepared to undergo a National Criminal History Check prior to commencement..

Anglicare Victoria acknowledges Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we operate. We commit to working respectfully to honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to this country.

Diversity and inclusivity are important to Anglicare Victoria and we are committed to ensuring our workplace and services reflect this.  Everyone is welcome at Anglicare Victoria, regardless of age, ethnicity, cultural background, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation and physical ability