Case Manager - Child Youth and Families

Berry Street is one of the largest independent agencies within Australia, providing diverse programs to over 35,000 young people, children and families across Victoria each year. We pride ourselves on our ingenuity, evidence based and multi-dimensional thinking to provide the best outcomes for our young people!

• Ballarat location, Wadawurrung Counrty
• Full Time, 12 month Fixed Term from start date.
• Base Salary $93k pa + Super & Salary Packaging.

Ballarat is home to a growing community over over 115,000 people, located 110km NW of Melbourne, Victoria.

About the Home-Based Care program

The Home-Based Care program provides Case Management for Complex, Intensive, General and children supported by a Targeted Care Package (TCP). Most children and young people are placed in Out of Home Care following child protection intervention. A small number are in care on a voluntary basis. Voluntary and statutory placements can be of a short or long term nature.

Your Opportunity

The Case Manager role will be a generalist position within the Home Based Care, Kinship and ICMS program.

They will hold a caseload, providing case management intervention to provide preventative and secondary level support.

About You

The successful applicant will have experience in outreach support and/or case management with young people. You will be required to have the capacity to understand, work and support young people, their family, carers and networks within a community environment and the skills to engage, negotiate and advocate.

A minimum Bachelor qualification in Community Services, Education, Social Work or similar field is required for this role.

You will be a quick learner with high energy and commitment to your clients, yet able to work within the parameters of the role. You will need to be able to work flexible hours to provide a responsive service to your clients.

Experience undertaking contracted case management within DFFH, Child Protection or another similar agency will be looked on favourably.

The Benefits

• $15,900 pa (pro rata) Salary Packaging + Additional Salary Packaging for meals/accommodation
• 17.5% leave loading
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program, with access for staff's immediate family
• Regular reflective supervision
• A culture that values and support professional development

How to Apply

Applications including resume and cover letter addressing your suitability for the position to be submitted as soon as possible as applications are reviewed upon submission.

Queries to Tim Solomon - Western Management on 0437064813

Please Note; the successful applicant will be subject to comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check and National Police Check and International Police check if required and Victorian Carer Register clearance if applicable.

Berry Street is committed to being a child safe, child friendly and child empowering organisation. In everything we do we seek to protect children. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children; children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds; children with a disability; children who identify as LGBTIQA+. We aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality or religion.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.