Case Worker (ITTC)

at  MacKillop Family Services

REQUIREMENTS:

To be eligible for this role, you must possess:

• A relevant Bachelor’s degree: The preferred minimum qualifications are Bachelor of Social Work, Social Welfare, Psychology, Nursing and Mental Health
• Demonstrated experience in casework practice preferably in Out-of-Home-Care
• Demonstrated experience in working with young people with complex care needs
• Understanding of Out-of-Home-Care policy, standards and quality frameworks
• Valid and current Driver’s Licence
• Valid and current Working with Children Check
• Valid and current NDIS Worker Check (for NDIS risk assessed roles)
• Satisfactory criminal history check conducted by MacKillop Family Services

THE ROLE:

The Intensive Therapeutic Transitional Care (ITTC) Caseworker is responsible for providing high quality and effective case work services for young people in Intensive Therapeutic Transitional Care. The ITTC Caseworker will plan for and achieve permanency and identified case plan outcomes for children, young people, their families, authorised carers, prospective guardians and adoptive parents. This is achieved through an interactive and dynamic case management approach, with an emphasis on ongoing analysis, decision-making and record keeping, ensuring the child or young person’s needs are identified and being met.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

To excel in this position, we seek individuals who demonstrate:

• Provide therapeutic care
• Have a strong focus on recovery from trauma
• Provide an alternative to long term residential care
• Protect and keep children and young people safe
• Provide clear pathways to less intensive service types and permanency
• Promote cultural safety for clients and staff
• Provide a broader range of placement options for children and young people to achieve outcomes around mental health, physical health and education
• Provide effective assessment, planning, implementation, monitoring and review of case plans to achieve permanency and identified outcomes for young people and their families
• Develop and maintain strong collaborative partnerships with Aboriginal and CALD agencies
• Ensure case work delivery is in accordance with the OCG NSW Child Safe Standards for Permanent Care, Intensive Therapeutic Care and Permanency Support Program Service Requirements, DCJ OOHC Case Management Policy and OOHC Case Management Guidelines

This position is responsible for supporting children and young people aged between 12 and 17 years with high and complex needs who are either unable to be supported in foster care or require specialised and intensive supports to maintain stability in their care arrangements.

• Location: Royalla, NSW
• Classification: SCHCADS Level 5 – dependent on qualifications & experience
• Employment Type: Permanent Full-time
• Hours: Rotating on-call roste

To be eligible for this role, you must possess:

• A relevant Bachelor’s degree: The preferred minimum qualifications are Bachelor of Social Work, Social Welfare, Psychology, Nursing and Mental Health
• Demonstrated experience in casework practice preferably in Out-of-Home-Care
• Demonstrated experience in working with young people with complex care needs
• Understanding of Out-of-Home-Care policy, standards and quality frameworks
• Valid and current Driver’s Licence
• Valid and current Working with Children Check
• Valid and current NDIS Worker Check (for NDIS risk assessed roles)
• Satisfactory criminal history check conducted by MacKillop Family Service