Case Manager

Case Manager – Intensive Family Preservation

Full Time

Location: Bateau Bay NSW

About the opportunity 

The Intensive Family Preservation (IFP) service is based on a partnership between families, the NSW Department of Community Justice (DCJ) and non-government service providers working to preserve the family structure and strengthen its functioning while keeping children safe.  The program’s focus is to improve children’s safety, placement permanency and wellbeing.

The IFP service aims to keep children in their home in a safe, stable and nurturing family environment; improve parenting capacity and family functioning; improve children’s wellbeing; and prevent children from entering the OOHC system.

The IFP Case Manager is responsible for providing intensive case work for families, focused on parental vulnerabilities that affect the safety and wellbeing of children.  

Why work for us?

Our team are the heart of what we do here at Samaritans. As a part of the Samaritans team, you have access to the following great benefits:

• 14 weeks paid maternity leave or 3 weeks paid parental pay. + Super Contributions after 12 months
• Salary Packaging on a range of everyday living expenses (Mortgage, Rent and Bills), up to $611/fortnight
• Up to 40% on school enrolment fees at any of our Newcastle Anglican schools
• Meals & Entertainment Salary packaging up to $2,650 
• Access to Fitness Passport (over 300+gyms)
• Free access to our corporate Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible working options (including compressed week, RDO’s, 9-day fortnights). 
• Career and development opportunities
• Progressive organisation with a focus on advocacy and social justice.
• You work for us, but we also want to work for you! Is there something important to you we have missed? Let’s talk about it!

Essential Criteria 

• Degree qualification in Social Work, Social Science, Psychology or Early Childhood Education
• Minimum of 2 years child protection case management experience
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of working with parents and children with complex needs
• Knowledge of child behaviour and development using a trauma informed approach.
• Ability to build strong relationships with families using a strength-based approach
• Ability to appropriately support families from diverse cultures
• Understanding of referral and resource options eg; Counselling, Housing, NDIS
• Understanding of the child protection framework within NSW and mandatory reporter obligations
• Highly developed skills in assessment, case plan writing, report writing
• Ability to prioritise competing demands while working independently

The successful applicant will possess or willingness to obtain the following: NSW Working with Children Check, NDIS Worker Screening Check, First aid & CPR certificates and undertake a pre-employment functional medical.

Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Award 2010 - Level 5

 Who we are?

Newcastle Anglican is at the core of some of the most well-known businesses within Newcastle, Hunter, Central Coast & Mid North Coast organisations. Our service agencies include Anglican Care and Samaritans as well as Newcastle Anglican Schools Corporation and 54 Anglican parishes.

For more information on who we are and the work we do, visit www.newcastleanglican.org.au . You can learn about our Vision, Values and Service Philosophy here via YouTube.

For further information please email our Talent Team at *******@newcastleanglican.org.au

To apply click Apply now! 

Please include your cover letter addressing the essential criteria, and your resume.

Samaritans promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children and young people.