Case Manager. Permanent Full Time - NewcastleJob no: 504092
Employment type: Full Time
Location: Newcastle, Maitland & Hunter
Categories: Child, Youth & Family
About the Organisation Every day, Life Without Barriers provides support and care to children and young people, as we work collaboratively with families, carers, and communities, to ensure they have the environment they deserve to grow. With a focus on ensuring safety and respect, this is an opportunity to make a positive and meaningful difference in these young lives and help pave a brighter future.
Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.
We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.
About the role In this role you will be responsible for developing and implementing therapeutic case plans for the individual needs and goals of children and young people in our Therapeutic Supported Independent Living (TSIL), Supported Independent Living (SIL) and Case Coordination – Not in placement (CC-NIP) programs in the Newcastle region.
You will play a key role in working towards and building the young people's capacity for independence and their transition out of care. The successful candidate will have experience working with young people in out of home care or family-based care, previous experience managing complex caseloads and an understanding of trauma and its effects on children and young people.
This is a permanent full-time position based from our Newcastle office with hybrid working arrangements also available. The role involves regular travel within the Newcastle & Hunter region and a company vehicle will be provided for this.
Key Responsibilities Develop and implement high quality therapeutic case plans for Children and Young People in LWB's careDevelop and maintain functional and supportive relationships with children and young people in therapeutic care - Significant Disability as well as their families to support positive outcomesAttend shifts within the intensive therapeutic care homes, and work closely with the teamMeet with clients and family members to gather input for case plans and ensure their views are representedCoordinate and network with other agencies to effectively achieve case plan goals within tight time frames.Participate in an on-call roster as requiredEnsure compliance with all internal policy and procedure, statutory and contractual requirements in relation to management of service deliverySkills & Experience Relevant bachelor's degree, or a relevant diploma and be working towards a degree. (A qualification is desirable but not essential for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants with relevant experience and a willingness to undertake further training)Previous case management experience within an Intensive Therapeutic Care or Out Of Home Care (OOHC) settingExperience supporting Children & Young People with disability, who have experienced backgrounds of trauma, abuse and/or neglect.Understanding of current casework practices for children and young peopleUnderstanding of trauma and its effects on children and young peopleSuccessful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check.
How to Apply Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click 'Apply' and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact Kristy Crowe at ******
Applications close at midnight on Monday 7th October 2024 Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications are continuously reviewed prior to the closing date; and as such the closing date is subject to change without notice.
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