Community Living Association is seeking to fill a Case Manger position within BEROS team.

Brisbane Emergency Response Outreach Service (BEROS) works with young people 12-18 years who are in the care of child safety and are self-placing, sleeping rough and/or couch surfing. BEROS works alongside Brisbane Moreton Bay Region Child Safety and other key stakeholders to support young people to re-engage in placements/safe housing and their relationship with Child safety- whilst also supporting young people to link in with other support agencies to achieve their goals.

BEROS operates as a 24/7 service:

• Monday to Friday (9am-5pm) outreach case management workers
• Monday- Sunday (5pm-midnight) BEROS Street to Home workers
• Overnight support for up to 2 nights (7 nights/week)
• Service provided to Brisbane Moreton Bay region Child Safety
• Office sites based in Brisbane, North Coast and Sunshine Coast/outreach to broader area.

BEROS is seeking a highly skilled full time Case Manager (outreach worker) to provide support to young people (12-18years) in the care of child safety and are self-placing who are accessing BEROS support services. This is a full time 38 hours per week position. Remuneration is at SCHCADS Award Level 4 plus fringe benefits.

Location of this role will be based in the Brisbane Moreton Bay region of Petrie.

Tasks include:

Providing outreach case management/case work support to young people in the care of child safety (12-18 years) who are self-placing and accessing BEROS support services. Support may include:

• Liaising with BEROS street to home & overnight support team/child safety service centres and other significant stakeholders to ensure safety and well-being of young person/s.
• Meaningful engagement with young person/s - Harm minimisation/safety planning/supporting young person to de-escalate.
• Trauma informed practice approach with a high level of understanding of attachment, the impact of trauma and child protection.
• Outreach to addresses/spaces young person/s may be self-placing/living and sleeping rough - Administration: case notes, critical incident reports and data entry + contributing to house/office space cleaning.
• Advocacy alongside/on behalf of young person for access to resources o Attendance to stakeholder, family group and high intensity care team meetings.
• Available for weekly team meetings.
• Available for whole of service monthly team meetings.
• Available formal and informal supervision.
• Available for regular and ongoing professional development.
• Available for ongoing networking opportunities within the sector: attending interagency meetings both NGO and government.
• Available to be part of an on call roster to provide support to the overnight staff.
• Work as part of the BEROS team (under the CLA principles and policies).
• Follow directives given by BEROS team leader.

A position description is attached.