Family Services Case Worker

• Multiple positions available
• Based in Collingwood and Braybrook
• Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation
• Generous salary packaging options to reduce your cohealth taxable income

So why cohealth?

Cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.

About the role

This position sits within the Family Service Alliances that provide responsive services to support families. The focus of this position is the West Family Services Alliance.

As a member of the Integrated Family Services team, the Integrated Family Services worker will work in partnership with children, young people, and families toward developing a care plan to achieve mutual goals as well as reduce any risks posed to children and young people's safety and wellbeing.

This position is based in Collingwood and Braybrook, however most work involves outreach work in people's homes.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information.

Your duties include:

• Recognise and respond to intersecting factors of socioeconomic status, culture, geography, age, disability, sexuality, and gender identity, which impact on the experience of families
• Work with families toward desired change, through direct case practice using a child-focused, family-centred approach
• Use a goal directed approach in full consultation with family members including a regular review process
• Undertake comprehensive strengths-based needs assessment with a particular focus on risk assessment for high need cases

What cohealth offers:

• Generous salary packaging options to suit you - tax free amount of up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation). Salary packaging reduces your cohealth taxable income, meaning you pay less tax on your cohealth income
• A generous rewards program from our salary packaging provider to access discounts and benefits, such as department stores, petrol stations, supermarkets, resorts, restaurants, etc
• Exciting Parental leave benefits
  • cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service
  • Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well
• Novated Leasing available
• Discounts for health and wellbeing activities, such as gym memberships, health clubs' products, and spas
• Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
• We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)

Our ideal candidate:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications related to Social Work, Psychology, or a similar field
• Demonstrated experience in collaborating effectively with people who may have a range of complex needs
• Demonstrated understanding of childhood development and how trauma, abuse or neglect can impact child development
• Demonstrated capacity to understand risk, conduct risk assessments and safety planning

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Check, a Working With Children Check (WWCC), complete a Statutory Declaration, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination against COVID-19 (3 doses).

Roles that are determined to be Risk Category A or B [staff that have direct and/or indirect contact with body substances and are at higher risk of occupational exposure to infections] will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza prior to commencement [A] or within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders for COVID-19 and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.

Application Process

Click on apply now to be directed to our careers page. You will be asked to upload your CV/ resume and answer the Key Selection Criteria. We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received. This campaign will close on the mentioned date at 10.00 PM. If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Ali Williams ************@cohealth.org.au