Case Worker
- Full time fixed term contract to 30 June 2025
- Cannington location
- Salary packaging options up to $15,900, increases your take home pay
Respect, Excellence, Celebration, Compassion, Acceptance, Professionalism
Join an organisation that makes a real difference within the community.
About Centrecare
Centrecare is a not-for-profit organisation with just over 300 employees and is committed to delivering quality professional counselling, support, accommodation, mediation and training services in over 11 locations across the Perth metropolitan, Goldfields and South West regions.
About the Service
The Family Support Network (FSN) is a service delivery model funded by the Department of Communities and is offered throughout the Perth Metropolitan area. The service prioritises Aboriginal families and children, and Centrecare delivers this service in partnership with Wungening Aboriginal Corporation to provide an integrated approach.
- The Family Support Network is designed to assist families with:
- improving parenting skills to safely care for their children at home,
- receive an integrated and coordinated service response to divert them from the child protection system,
- develop and strengthen culturally safe and support networks.
The Role
Provide direct client intake, assessment, case plan development and review for children, young people (up to the age of 25) and families who require secondary support assistance and interventions.
- Act as a part of a triage service facilitating initial screening, assessment and allocations for all people contacting the service via the telephone service centre leading to immediate referral or provision of information.
- Undertake initial face-to-face screenings for clients who walk in without having used the telephone service as a first port of call.
- Assist with the provision of interim short-term active holding management for those who are temporarily unable to access additional support services in the community.
- Support the client through the assessment and referral processes to the point where they are linked to an appropriate service.
- Support clients through the case plan development, review, and closure to ensure the child, young person or family received the appropriate level of support and identify if additional support services could further assist the family.
- Work with the Leader Child Protection when there are significant child protection concerns for families to develop and establish a case plan to reduce child protection risks
- Regularly liaise with FSN partner agencies and local community-based support services to provide warm referrals for families to access appropriate services.
Selection Criteria
- Recognised Diploma level qualifications in Community Services, Social Work, Psychology, Youth Work and/or related disciplines
- Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with other organisations to achieve positive community outcomes
- Demonstrated cultural awareness and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history
- Understanding and knowledge of working with families and children including with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and children
- Understanding of relevant legislation, regulations and external standards that apply to relevant work practices
- High standard of assessment skills
- Highly proficient verbal and written communication skills
- Solution focused approach to problem solving
- Ability to be an effective team member
- High attention to detail
Benefits
- Discounted corporate health cover provided for by Bupa and Medibank
- Salary packaging options up to $15,900, increases your take home pay
- Annual leave loading at 17.5%
- Extra 5 days leave per year pro rata
- Comprehensive training and professional development
- Insurance cover to and from work
- Clinical and Management Supervision
- Access to confidential Employee Assistance Program
How to Apply
Click apply and you will be directed to our online job board to view further details on the vacancy description and complete your application.
Position Closes: 8 February 2025
Shortlisting will commence upon receipt of applications, Centrecare reserves the right to close the position early if needed.
Should you have any queries, please contact Human Resources on 9288 2244.
At Centrecare:
Children feel Valued, Heard, and Safe: Centrecare is fully committed to the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations, child safe cultures and practices. harm. Centrecare also believes that all children are valuable and worthy of respect. It strongly supports the rights of the child and is committed to ensuring the safety, wellbeing and protection of all children who are in contact with or receive its services.
We are Inclusive: We actively promote a working environment that values diversity and inclusion. We strongly encourage applicants from First Nations people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQIA+ and people with a disability. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.
We support the Uluru Statement from the Heart: We are committed to walking alongside First Nations people to support a more inclusive Australia and Closing the Gap.
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