• Job no: 9K9PG
• Shepparton location, Yorta Yorta Country or Seymour Location, Taungarung Country
• Part time position (0.8 FTE), Permanent
• Base Salary $97k pa pro rata + Super & Salary Packaging

Berry Street is one of the largest independent agencies within Australia, providing diverse programs to over 35,000 young people, children and families across Victoria each year. We pride ourselves on our ingenuity, evidence based and multi-dimensional thinking to provide the best outcomes for our young people!

We believe children, young people and families should be safe, thriving and hopeful and strive to make this happen each day!

Your Opportunity

Our kinship care teams are passionate about what they do, they are proud to be in the team knowing they are working towards providing young people and families with a better future.

Berry Street’s Kinship care program is available to provide specific kinship information and advice to the community, Kinship assessment & family services and contracted case management services to statutory cases through Child Protection.

This position has an outreach focus in the community with service delivery across the Shires of Moira, Murrindindi, Strathbogie, Mitchell & City of Greater Shepparton. 

Your skills and experience

Our people are important to us, we value lived experiences, people’s diversities, and views of all. We are looking for the next person to bring their experiences and who shares the same values and enthusiasm in creating positive experiences and outcomes for our young people.

The Kinship Engagement role is positioned within the kinship care team, the primary objective of the role is to work collaboratively with the kinship care community, services and staff supporting kinship carer families to ensure optimal support for kinship care arrangements & children living in kinship care.

The Kinship Engagement worker will organise, coordinate, and facilitate regular kinship carer support groups, carer events & activities, carer education & training opportunities and to provide brief one to one outreach support to better meet the needs of kinship carers, children in their care and their extended support networks.  

The role will also include a focus on networking with the aim of building connections with key stakeholders and promoting Berry Streets Kinship care service to facilitate new referrals to the program.

A Diploma qualification in Social Work, Youth Work or other related discipline is a requirement for this position.

Berry Street Benefits!

• Above award salaries & allowances
• $15,900 pa (pro rata) Salary Packaging + Additional Salary Packaging for meals/accommodation
• 10 weeks paid parental leave + other generous leave conditions!
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program, with access for staff's immediate family
• Regular reflective supervision
• A culture that values and support professional development

Apply now!

Applications including resume and cover letter addressing your suitability for the position to be submitted ASAP as applications are being assessed as they are received.

Queries to Sharelle Davidson - Senior Manager on 03 5822 8143.

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 and International Police check if required and Victorian Carer Register clearance if applicable.

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

A position description is attached.