Job Summary
- $91,297 starting base salary
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 2nd Sep 2024
This is a full time closed period contract until December 2024 (70 hours per fortnight) located in Turner ACT. $91,297 starting base salary, plus super, plus access to generous salary packaging options.
Previous applicants need not apply!
At Uniting, we inspire people, enliven communities, and confront injustice. Guided by our values of being Imaginative, Respectful, Compassionate and Bold, we strive to make a positive impact in the lives of those we serve. Our services encompass aged care, disability services, mental health, children and family support, community services and chaplaincy. We also engage in social justice and advocacy, celebrating diversity and welcoming individuals from all walks of life.
Uniting is currently seeking an experienced Intensive Family Preservation Caseworker to join our team in the ACT. This role is responsible for providing culturally responsive child and family assessments, intensive home visiting, crisis management and casework to prevent unnecessary entry of children and young people into Out of Home Care (OOHC).
Our IFP team (Intensive Family Preservation) work to support vulnerable families who are at risk of further escalation in the child protection system because we believe that supporting families before a crisis improves family resilience and reduces harm to children.
We’re looking for a creative, experienced, organised self-starters; someone as exceptional as the people we support to join us to provide assessment, crisis management, and casework as per the Homebuilders Model to families at high risk of having their children removed into care for protective concerns or who are having their children restored to their care.
Working to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice brings its own rewards, but there’s more.
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.