Uniting (NSW.ACT)'s logo

Caseworker - Child, Youth & Family

Uniting (NSW.ACT)

About the role:

This is a full-time contract opportunity until December 2025 located in Campbelltown. Starting base annual salary of $79,823 to $87,169 negotiable based on experience, plus super, plus access to generous salary packaging options. Leave benefits included.

About Uniting:

When you’re part of Uniting NSW.ACT, you’re part of a diverse, purpose-led team of people who are really making a difference to the world around them.

We contribute to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services and spiritual care. We provide care and support for people through all ages and stages of life, with a focus on people experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability. Our purpose is to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.

Uniting leaders and employees work together to create a culture that is safe, inclusive and person-centred. We bring this to life every day through our values: compassionate, respectful, imaginative and bold.

Uniting acknowledges the continuing sovereignty and rich cultural diversity of Australia’s First Peoples. We pay our respects to all Elders – past, present, and emerging – and to all First Peoples on whose lands we live and work.

Uniting is a Child Safe Organisation committed to promoting the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of children and young people.

About the opportunity:

As a Caseworker in our Early Intervention Programs, you’ll be a trusted support to families, children and young people in Southwestern Sydney. You’ll work one-on-one with individuals and families — in homes, in community settings, wherever they feel safe — to help them build on their strengths, navigate life’s challenges and create lasting change.

  • Provide hands-on casework and case management with warmth, integrity and respect.
  • Support parents, carers and families to build stronger, safer relationships.
  • Advocate for the needs of children, young people and families in vulnerable situations.
  • Facilitate evidence-based parenting programs like Tuning into Kids or Circle of Security.
  • Work flexibly — sometimes before school or in the evening — because the needs of our families come first.
  • Be part of a collaborative, values-driven team that celebrates culture, inclusion and diversity every day.

Your Qualifications & Experience

  • You’ll have relevant tertiary qualifications in social sciences or a related field, along with at least 1 year of experience working with children, families or youth.
  • You listen deeply, build trust, and bring heart to your work.
  • Has experience supporting families through complex challenges like domestic violence, mental health, or homelessness.
  • Understands the importance of early intervention and wants to be part of the solution.
  • Is confident working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.
  • Is ready to roll up your sleeves, work as part of a team, and make a real impact.
  • Current Drivers Licence as well as current NSW WWCC.

Benefits and culture

Working to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice brings its own rewards, but there’s more.

  • Welcoming you exactly as you are
  • Starting base annual salary$79,823 to $87,169 negotiable based on experience plus super.
  • Access to generous salary packaging options as well as access to Uniting’s URewards retail partner program.
  • 5 ex-gratia days per year as per EA and additional leave purchasing options.
  • Wellbeing programs and access to fitness passport
  • Career development opportunities such as training, education.
  • Amazing workplace culture

Should you have any questions, please contact Belinda Condon from Uniting's Talent Acquisition Team at [email protected], using the subject line: Caseworker - Child, Youth & Family enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Employment with Uniting is subject to satisfactory background checks, which include National Police Checks, Working with Children Checks and Reference Checks. 

Apply now

Applications for this role will take you to the employer’s site.

Uniting (NSW.ACT)'s logo
Apply now

Applications for this role will take you to the employer's site.

Email me more jobs like this.

Daily
Create a job alert