• Location: Griffith NSW 2680
• Contract role | until June 2025 |30.4 to 38 hours per week
• $87,138 per annum FTE | Salary dependent upon skills and experience
• Make a meaningful difference in the lives of Australians in need!

Life at Mission Australia

When you join the team at Mission Australia, you become part of a community who are determined to end homelessness and ensure people in need can thrive. United by our Christian purpose and values, we stand together with anyone who needs us, for as long as they need us. Find out more about us and our purpose.

Your Opportunity

As a Case Manager for the Family Preservation Service (formerly known as Brighter Futures), you will provide targeted, specialised support to vulnerable children and families. Your work will ensure that children are healthy, safe, and thriving in nurturing environments. You will deliver outreach services by providing home visits to families in Narrandera, Griffith, and surrounding areas, addressing the unique challenges and needs of families.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Deliver targeted intervention services to families with children aged 0-17 years.
• Provide specialised support to address issues such as domestic violence, parental mental health, substance abuse, intellectual or learning disabilities, and inadequate supervision.
• Develop and implement individualised care plans to promote parenting skills, improve family functioning, and enhance child development.
• Offer therapeutic support to children and young people to address trauma and improve wellbeing outcomes.
• Conduct regular outreach visits to families, ensuring ongoing support and monitoring progress.
• Collaborate with other professionals and community services to provide comprehensive support to families.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all interactions and interventions.

Requirements for Success

• Tertiary qualifications in social work, psychology, or a related field or relevant experience in the human services industry
• Experience working with vulnerable children and families.
• Strong understanding of child protection issues and family dynamics.
• Case management experience with trauma-informed practice and strength-based casework.
• Demonstrated ability to confidently address and challenge families, engaging in difficult conversations when necessary.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Current NSW Driver's License

Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check, qualifications, and referee checks, and have a clearance to work with children/vulnerable people.

Our culture

Our innovative and inclusive culture will ensure you feel valued at Mission Australia as you help Australians in need and develop in your career.

We prioritise the safety and well-being of everyone, both within our team and the individuals we serve.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment. We actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds; including gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion, and sexual orientation to submit an application and aim to ensure that the recruitment and employee experience is as accessible and inclusive as possible. So, whoever you are, if you're skilled and actively support our purpose and values, you would be welcome at Mission Australia.

If you live with disability and require support to submit your application, please email [email protected] using the subject line: Case Manager - Griffith enquiry via EthicalJobs or visit our Careers page for additional contact details.

Find out more about a career with Mission Australia.

Your benefits

• Rewarding work - every day you know you're making a real difference
• Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via AccessPay)
• Free external, confidential counselling and access to chaplaincy support
• Volunteering opportunities
• Extra leave available including an additional public holiday, an additional annual leave day on your work anniversary and the opportunity to purchase further annual leave.

How to Apply

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As a committed Circle Back Initiative employer, we will respond to your application.

Applications are shortlisted as they are received. Please apply as soon as possible to be considered. Thank you.