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Form of work
Salary- Permanent Full Time | 38 Hours per week
- $83980 to $86173 + Super + Salary packaging
- Salary dependent upon qualifications and experience
- Location: Kempsey NSW
- Make a meaningful difference to the lives of Australians in need!
When you join the team at Mission Australia, you become part of a community who are determined to end homelessness and ensure people in need can thrive. United by our Christian purpose and values, we stand together with anyone who needs us, for as long as they need us. Find out more and .
Your Opportunity
The Family Preservation Program (formerly known as Brighter Futures) provides targeted support to vulnerable families and children from 0 - 17 to prevent their issues from escalating. We currently have a vacancy for a skilled Case Manager to join our dynamic and motivated team.
A component of your role will be providing home visits to families in Kempsey and surrounding areas including Port Macquarie. This is a program that makes a real difference in children’s and their family’s lives. In this rewarding role you will provide targeted support to vulnerable children and families to ensure that children are healthy and safe, and families provide safe, nurturing environments.
Due to the geographical area the program covers, outreach work is an essential part of the role, a Pool car will be provided for outreach work and travel will be during work time.
Although this is not an identified position, we strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.
Your key responsibilities will be to:
- Provide case management that is culturally embedded to families with children between the ages of 0 – 17 years.
- Focus on parental vulnerability, specifically the impact of domestic violence, mental health issues, disability and drug or alcohol misuse.
- Support parents to implement strategies and develop the necessary skills and resources.
- Facilitate access for parents to therapeutic support.
- Facilitate access to quality children’s services to assist families to achieve healthy child development.
- Work in partnership with DCJ to engage families who are at Risk of Significant Harm.
- Tertiary Qualification with at least one-year relevant experience in the human services industry or lesser qualification with substantial relevant experience in the human services industry.
- Knowledge and understanding of issues facing vulnerable families and their children.
- Computer literate in a Windows environment.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Current Driver’s Licence.
- Senior First Aid Certificate.
Our culture
Our innovative and inclusive culture will ensure you feel valued at Mission Australia as you help Australians in need and develop in your career.
We’re committed to the safety and wellbeing of each other and the people we serve.
We recognise and respect diversity. So, whoever you are, if you’re skilled and actively support our purpose and values, you would be welcome at Mission Australia.
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We encourage applications from people with disability and Indigenous Australians.
If you have a disability and need support to submit your application, please email .
Your benefits
- Rewarding work – every day you know you’re making a real difference
- Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via
- Volunteering opportunities
- Extra leave available including an additional public holiday, additional annual leave day on your work anniversary and the opportunity to purchase further annual leave.
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As a committed employer, we will respond to your application.
Applications are shortlisted as they are received. Please apply as soon as possible to be considered. Thank you!
