Your role:

Treatment Foster Care Oregon (TFCO) is an evidence-based program providing an alternative to residential care supporting reunification outcomes for children and young people aged 12-17.

As OzChild TFCO Liaison Worker you work alongside and in collaboration with the Treatment Foster Care Oregon team under the guidance and support of a program supervisor. Your role as part of that team is predominantly case management. Identity and promote goals associated with health, wellbeing, leisure and life skills for young people. This role is designed to help facilitate access to wider services and maintain case plans as well as maintain and oversee effective management of all cases and provide a broad level of support to the clinical team.

For more information visit ozchild.org.au.

What you will do:

• Provide information and comment to the team as to whether case plans goals are being met
• Make sure all information regarding the cases is up to date and recorded
• Support carer recruitment activities
• Measure and record outcomes
• Assist with the collation, dissemination and administration for the various behaviour charts for the young people
• Provide Case Management to Children in the TFCO Program and maintain access to other services
• Monitor and review individual strength-based care plans

Who we are looking for:

• Tertiary qualifications in Community Services, Child Protection, Social Work, or related field
• Experience with assessing and supporting foster carers.
• Ability to juggle different tasks.
• Demonstrated experience in the out-of-home-care sector
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, facilitation, and conflict resolution skills
• Strong computer skills including database entry, word processing, and the Microsoft Office suite of programs
• Proven ability to manage multiple deadlines
• Demonstrated experience working with a variety of services, agencies, and community groups

OzChild offers:

• Part time, permanent
• 2.5 days per week, 19 hours per week
• SCHCADS level 5 plus super plus salary packaging
• Based at our office in Blacktown, NSW
• A unique culture promoting diversity, cultural responsiveness, and shared values
• A collaborative and cohesive working culture

OzChild is committed to the employment of Aboriginal people and providing a work environment in which Aboriginal peoples' cultures, beliefs and values are acknowledged and respected, and in which the individual career goals and personal aims of Aboriginal staff are identified, promoted and achieved.

OzChild is an equal opportunity employer and encourages individuals of diverse backgrounds to apply. This includes, but is not limited to, those from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse and LGBTIQ communities

Successful candidates will be required to complete all necessary safety screening including National / International Police Check and Working with Children Checks relevant to NSW

How to Apply

You can apply for the role today by clicking APPLY NOW.

Please submit a resume with a cover letter that describes your passion, values and commitment to working with vulnerable young people and families.

For more information, a confidential discussion about the role or simply to ask a question, contact Cathy Bastick on 02 8664 9121 or email [email protected], using the subject line: Liaison Worker, Treatment Foster Care enquiry via EthicalJobs.