• This is a full-time permanent position of 70 hours per fortnight located in Campbelltown NSW.

About the opportunity:

As an Intensive Family Preservation Caseworker, you will be a pivotal part of our Resilient Families team in Southwestern Sydney. This role involves providing evidence-based, trauma-informed, and culturally competent services to prevent children and young people from entering Out of Home Care (OOHC). You will manage a case load of up to five families, conducting intensive home visits, and offering support on weekends and through unannounced visits as necessary. Deliver evidence-based services focusing on safety, risk, and vulnerability assessment.

• Provide intensive casework services to families at risk of entering OOHC or supporting their return home post-placement.
• Implement evidence-based practice models and frameworks such as Homebuilders®, Domestic Violence Practice Framework, and Family Finding.
• Conduct risk assessments, develop intervention plans, and ensure the safety and well-being of children.
• Collaborate with stakeholders including Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) Caseworkers and community networks.
• Maintain accurate records, administer outcome measurement tools, and participate in on-call duties.

Your Qualifications & Experience

• Degree qualifications in Social Work, Psychology, or related fields with relevant casework experience.
• Minimum of two years' experience in child protection or related areas.
• Proficiency in MS Office and willingness to undergo training in specific models and frameworks.
• Ability to engage with diverse families, including Aboriginal and CALD backgrounds.
• Strong communication, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
• Commitment to professional development, social change, and promoting inclusivity.

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.
• $48.22 per hour base salary.
• Access to generous salary packaging options.
• Wellbeing programs – fitness passport.
• Access to Uniting’s URewards program.
• Career development opportunities.
• 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: Intensive Family Preservation Caseworker enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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