• Support Aboriginal young people & their families to re-engage with school
• Fixed term to 31st December 2025 - part time - 4 days per week
• Senior level position - intensive - targeted - complex

This is NOT an Identified role.

The Program:

The Navigator Program is an intensive, targeted, education support service where Case Managers work in collaboration with schools, young people, families, and external stakeholders to find ways to achieve educational goals.

In 2023-24, 847 young people were supported to re-engage with their education through the Navigator program.

What our students say: “This program has made my future just that little bit brighter, and that’s what I so desperately needed”

About the role:

You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team, comprising of a Team Leader, Intake and Assessment Workers, Senior Case Managers and Specialist Workers.

You will be working with Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander Youth and Families to support young people (12 - 17yrs) who have disconnected from school. With a focus on connection to culture and community, you will help young people identify their skills, interests and aspirations and alleviate barriers to their participation in education alongside their parents/carers bringing expertise and valuable understanding of Indigenous culture to the role and the team around you.

Make your mark:

• Have the ability and passion for connecting the young people, with community and culture whilst understanding cultural values, protocols and all matters relevant to Aboriginal communities.
• This is NOT an identified role however.
• Demonstrate ability and experience in Aboriginal case management with young people, families and/or significant others and to contribute to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of student re-engagement plans.
• Extensive case management experience, drawing from a variety of appropriate frameworks and theoretical approaches.
• Bring your area of expertise to a diverse team be that mental health, disability, education or family services.
• Successfully build rapport with children and young people, who present with a range of complex challenges such as mental health, disability, neurodiversity, trauma.
• Knowledge of school environments and educational policy.

Make it work:

• Inspiring leadership supporting individual agency and autonomy.
• A salary at SCHADS level 6 which equates to around $106,637 plus super.
• Flexible through the increments up to 6.3.
• Part time, 0.8, 4 days per week.
• Positions to commence December 2024.
• Fixed term contract to 31st December with the possibility of extension based on funding.
• Site based at our office in Werribee with outreach across the region.
• Pool cars available for your use.
• We take the Health and Wellbeing of our people seriously offering a Well Worth It! Program, Fitness Passport, EIP and EAP.
• Access to discounted health insurance as well!
• A diverse and inclusive workplace for you to feel safe, acknowledged and included.
• Learn from a team around you, support one another and deliver the best outcomes for young people.
• Our people are our biggest asset, we will support you to progress your career with a dedicated L&D team.
• A workplace with Rainbow Tick Accreditation and DCA Inclusive Employer recognition.

What our people say: “I feel this sense of freedom. I’m not micromanaged. It's about really championing the agency's view. I feel like I've got permission. That I'm backed.” 

Ready to take the next step:

This advert has be re-designed and the role re-scoped. This not an identified role.

To apply click apply wherever you see the advert and submit your resume with a cover letter via our careers page that describes your passion for working with vulnerable children, young people and their families and any experience you have in the Education sector.

Detailed Position Description: Senior Case Manager Navigator PD

For further enquiries regarding this Navigator position contact Sandra Inserra via email on [email protected] using the subject line: Identified Senior Case Manager - Navigator enquiry via EthicalJobs or call 03 9731 2500

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.