• Traralgon location, Gunai Kurnai Country
• Full time, fixed term position until June 2023
• Salary package full time equivalent up to $102,000pa pro rata (inclusive of base salary $84K FTE pa pro rata, super and salary packaging)

For over 140 years, Berry Street has adapted to a changing world, and we will continue to adapt to achieve our purpose. We believe children, young people and families should be safe, thriving and hopeful. Our Vision for 2022: Together we will courageously change lives and reimagine service systems. We look forward to working with children, young people, families, carers, staff and partners to achieve this vision. Together.

The Opportunity

Going Out and Living Successfully (GOALS) Program helps prepare young people to develop the skills and attitudes they need to successfully transition from care to independent living – enabling them to ‘go out and live successfully.'

Young people can remain in the program up to two years whilst focusing on education and employment as a pathway into independence.

Key Responsibilities

The Case Manager provides case management and accommodation support to young people aged 16-25 years who are about to leave out-of-home care, are homeless, or at risk of homelessness, having tried to live in other places. Support to young people is offered across a number of domains including accommodation, independent living skill development/consolidation, education and training, health and wellbeing, social and personal development and community connections within a community residential setting.

About You

• To maintain a caseload of approximately 6-8 young people.
• Provide outreach support to clients when necessary including up to two months post exit.
• Undertake assessment of young person on entry to GOALS program.
• Develop in conjunction with the young people and others as appropriate, plans with specific objectives, goals and anticipated timelines, tasks and responsibilities necessary to achieve the young person’s goals.
• Provision of support, information, advocacy and referral for young people as required in areas such as housing, counselling, legal, employment, education, income, health, family issues etc.

The Benefits

• Additional salary packaging available for meals/accommodation.
• Flexible work arrangements and generous leave conditions.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), including access for staff members’ immediate family.

How to Apply

Applications including resume and cover letter addressing the key selection criteria for the position to be submitted via our website. Please note applications will be reviewed upon receipt.

Queries to Courtney Pulis, Team Leader Education and Youth Transitions Support on (03) 5134 5971.

Please Note; the successful applicant will be subject to comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check and National Police Check.

Berry Street is committed to being a child safe, child friendly and child empowering organisation. In everything we do we seek to protect children. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children; children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds; children with a disability; children who identify as LGBTIQA+. We aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality or religion.

Aboriginal people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.

A position description is attached.