- Flexible work location - can be based in Lismore, Ballina or Tweed Regions
- Company Car + Monthly rostered day off (RDO)
- Fantastic salary packaging benefits through Maxxia - up to $18,550 per year, tax free!
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.
Discover a purpose you can wrap your heart around!
As a Case Manager within our Family Based Care team in the Far North Coast NSW you will collaborate closely with children, young people, their carers, and families to create and implement case plans that strive towards achieving the permanency goals of those we support.
In this dynamic role, You'll build and maintain strong, functional relationships with both the children and their families, ensuring that every voice is heard and every need is met. Your efforts will be pivotal in supporting and monitoring placements, guiding carers in their foster care journey and helping them implement effective strategies that best support the children and young people within their care.
This permanent full time position can be flexibly located within the Lismore, Ballina & Tweed Heads regions (Including hybrid on site/remote arrangements). Regular travel within the Far North Coast region is required and a company vehicle, inclusive of personal use, is provided.
Learn more about Life Without Barriers services for Children, Young People & Families here: https://www.lwb.org.au/services/child-youth-and-family/
Role requirements:
- Relevant bachelor’s degree such as Social Work, Social Welfare, Psychology or similar (A qualification is desirable but not essential for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants with relevant experience)
- Previous case management experience within an Out Of Home Care (OOHC) /Child Protection setting
- Experience supporting Children & Young People with disability, who have experienced backgrounds of trauma, abuse and/or neglect.
- Working understanding of the NSW Permanency Support Program
- Understanding of trauma and its effects on children and young people
- Current drivers’ licence
To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a minimum of two (2) doses or hold a valid medical exemption certificate, in accordance with Life Without Barriers Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process
Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and NSW 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 recruitment@lwb.org.au
Applications close at midnight, Sunday 1st December 2024
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview on Wednesday 4th December 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.