Address
Form of work8I50778B
External Vacancy – Open to Everyone
Community & Aboriginal Partnerships
Riverside, CBD
75,430-79,070
OPS4
Term Contract
18 Apr 2024
- Exciting opportunity for those with a passion for working with young people
- Convenient CBD location
- Work with a dynamic and enthusiastic team
Do you have a strong social justice ethos and the desire to make a real difference in the lives of some of the most vulnerable young people in the community?
Are you great at building relationships?
If you like to think creatively, problem-solve complex challenges and have great variety in your work role, we would love to hear from you!
When completing your application, please complete the pre-employment questions and declaration.
Please provide your most up to date resume and cover letter that specifically address the Role Specific Capabilities (skills, experience, Knowledge and attributes) which are found in the Role Description.
About Us:
Community Youth Justice (CYJ) provides statutory supervision and case management services to children and young people who are subject to supervised youth justice mandates within South Australia.
CYJ works in partnership with internal partners and other government and non-government services to promote community safety and meet the identified support needs of young people.
This includes assisting young people to plan and achieve goals and maintain compliance with court mandates.
Our mission is to provide focused, responsive and culturally appropriate services and programs to young people that encourage pro-social behaviours by developing partnerships which strengthen connections, support re-integration and build community safety.
Why work with us?
* Make a difference in the lives of vulnerable young people and their families.
* Opportunity to think creatively about how you apply your professional knowledge to help change young people’s lives.
* Work with a bunch of passionate colleagues.
The Case Manager position carries out a range of diverse professional tasks and functions, including:
• Address offending behaviour, supervise statutory Youth Justice mandates and provide quality through-care case management to children and young people.
• Attendance at youth courts as a DHS representative and provide appropriate targeted responses from information and assessments to improve outcomes for young people by promoting alternatives to detention and integration into the community through liaison with relevant stakeholders, young people and their families in negotiating the legal system.
• Assessment, analysis, reporting and recording on offending behaviours and compliance
• Strengthening child/young person and family functioning to support non-offending behaviour.
Employment-related Screening Check required.
Some out of hours work may be required.
Some interstate and intrastate travel may be required.
Must hold a current Australian issued driver’s licence (equivalent to minimum class C).
Successful applicant will be required to hold a National Police Check (NPC) no less than 6 months old, and satisfactorily complete an Employment-related Screening Check where this is required for the role, prior to being employed.
Additional Note: This is a full-time contract role (1.0 FTE).
Attachments:
Role Description - Case Manager - OPS4.pdf
Our Community and Aboriginal Partnerships Division helps to build community safety and wellbeing by providing support and services to children, young people and families, including those in the youth justice system, remote Aboriginal communities and people with complex and exceptional needs.
Enquiries to Nick Ward
0437521***
DHS is committed to making our services and workplaces safe and inclusive for all people and ensuring the full diversity of the communities we serve are represented in our workforce, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability and/or neurodivergence, young people, older people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, LGBTIQA+ and gender diverse people.
We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. If you require assistance with this process, please contact us at **************@sa.gov.au and a member of the team will get back to you.
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working, including part time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss flexible working arrangements for this role.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. We also celebrate the many strengths and skills people with disability and/or neurodivergent people bring to our workplace and acknowledge our role in ensuring a supportive work environment for people with disability and/or neurodivergent people to thrive in.
Resume and Cover Letter
You are required to submit a cover letter, up to a maximum of two pages, addressing how your skills and experience align with the role specific capabilities and attach your current resume via the online application form. For more information about applying, refer to our Job Application Guide
Screening Checks
If you are new to the department and are invited to an interview, you will be required to produce a National Police Check, which has been issued within six months of your application for the role. National Police Checks can be applied for via the South Australia Police or through an Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission accredited body.
If the role you are applying for also requires an Employment-related Screening Check, you will be required to undergo such assessment as is advised by DHS, including periodic assessment during your employment.
