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Salary- Provide essential support to vulnerable individuals accessing Uniting’s CareRing program
- Increase your take home pay with up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits
- Part-time, Maximum term position until 31 December 2024, based in Epping
As a CareRing Case Worker, you will respectfully engage with a caseload of clients about the issues they are facing, identify areas for action and provide assessment, crisis management, and casework to those experiencing financial distress and vulnerability.
In this role, you will also assess, triage and book clients into CareRing services through intake procedures & the incoming phone line. You will also provide and facilitate appropriate referral/appointments to services available within and external to Uniting with particular emphasis on issues relating to those experiencing family violence, homelessness, mental health vulnerabilities and other complex circumstances.
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What’s on offer
- In addition to base salary plus superannuation, you’ll also receive 17.5% leave loading and access to the full $15,900 salary packaging benefits.
- Paid Parental Leave for up to 10 weeks.
- 10% discount on Kindergarten and Childcare at Uniting Early Learning Services.
You are looking to join an organisation that truly supports vulnerable Victorians and Tasmanians to improve their lives.
To be successful in this role, the ideal candidate will have:
- Relevant qualification in community services, social work or other related field.
- Full Driver’s licence
- The capacity to engage clients and establish effective helping relationships
- Ability to undertake solution-focused, strength-based assessments, needs analysis, development of intervention plans; and work with clients to bring about change
- Experience working with culturally and linguistically diverse communities, including working with interpreters
- Experience with suicidal ideation, family violence and trauma informed practices
- Extensive knowledge of community services, for example, child, youth and family, family and interpersonal violence, housing, mental health and addiction support services
- Ability to speak a relevant community language would be considered an advantage
Click APPLY NOW to submit your interest and we’ll be in touch shortly. We’ll be reviewing applications as they come through as we’re keen to engage with someone.
Please note, interviews may commence prior to application’s closing.
If you have questions about the opportunity, please contact Anysia Menadue – Team Leader, Client Support Services Caring on 0468 548 009 (During business hours) or using the subject line: CareRing Case Worker enquiry via EthicalJobs.
About Uniting
At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.
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Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.
Uniting is also committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.
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