• Newcastle Child, Youth & Family
• Permanent Full-Time: Based in Newcastle, covering Newcastle & Maitland
• SCHADS Level 4 + Assigned Car + Super + Generous Salary Packaging

About us

Wesley Mission’s Community and Family Care teams build resilience and strengthen capacity in the local communities where we work. We support people using trauma-informed person-centred approach in a holistic manner and on a voluntary basis. The Youth, Drug and Alcohol Caseworker will provide services through referral, education, specialist casework and group work interventions to young people in Newcastle and the Hunter.

About the role

We are looking for an outstanding caseworker who is conscientious, reliable and motivated about making a difference. As a caseworker you will providing one-on-one short to long term interventions, group and community events to young people 12-25 years who need information, assessment and treatment interventions for alcohol and other drugs.

All staff at Child, Youth & Family work hard to develop and maintain harmonious working relationships in an autonomous-supportive work environment where they are all trained to be the best in their field. Wesley Mission provides regular supervision, support and training for all staff.

Essential criteria

• relevant tertiary qualification, or a relevant Diploma a minimum of 2 years’ experience working in the AOD sector with young people
• ability to work one-on-one, and in groups, with clients in a holistic and flexible manner
• ability to organise and run community events in an engaging and youth friendly manner
• case management experience covering intake, assessment, intervention and evidenced based counselling models of care
• cultural competence and experience working alongside Culturally and Linguistically Diverse people and First Nations young people and families
• capacity to write and enter comprehensive case summaries & child protection reports into an electronic client management system
• ability to meet KPIs
• current NSW or National driver’s licence
• Working With Children Check & criminal record history check.

Desirable criteria

• broad understanding of the AOD service system within Newcastle and Maitland NSW.

Recruitment process

1. brief telephone conversation to confirm details of the role and arrange a telephone interview
2. telephone interview
3. online aptitude testing and a behavioural questionnaire
4. face-to-face interview at The Hive, Newcastle
5. reference & probity checks.

If you have any queries, please contact Amy Clark on [email protected] using the subject line: Youth, Drug & Alcohol Caseworker - Newcastle enquiry via EthicalJobs or 0438 980 399.

Wesley Mission is a Christian organisation requiring all staff to affirm its values and Worker code of conduct. We are committed to providing an environment in which children can feel safe and valued.

The suitable applicant will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks for appointment to positions within Wesley Mission (including provision of a valid Working with Children Check clearance number).

Wesley Newcastle Child, Youth and Family team is committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the communities we work within. Whilst not a requirement, we strongly encourage people from the following background/s to apply:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
• People who Identify as LGBTQIA+
• People of colour (e.g. identifying as cultural, religious and/or ethnically diverse).

A position description is attached.