This is a locum position for 12 months with the possibility of extension. It is a full-time position (38 hours/week) with a six-month probation period. Remuneration is at a SCHCADS Level 4 (Social and Community Services Pay Scales). The SCHCADS award can be accessed here.

Benefits of working with CLA

• Day to day practice support and regular formal supervision with a qualified Social Worker (Weekly during probation, monthly after probation)
• Access to ongoing professional development
• Weekly meetings for team development and practice reflections
• Option to increase your income through inclusion our salary sacrifice program

BEROS Case Manager - Role Description

The role of the Case Manager is to provide case management support to young people referred to the service.

Tasks and Responsibilities include:

• Providing outreach case management/case work support to young people in the care of child safety (12-18years) who are self-placing and accessing BEROS support services
• Meaningful engagement with young person/s
• Harm minimisation/safety planning/supporting young person to de-escalate
• Trauma and attachment informed practice approach
• Outreach to addresses/spaces young person/s may be self-placing/living
• Administration: case notes, critical incident reports and data entry + contributing to house/office space cleaning and organisation
• Advocacy alongside/on behalf of young person for access to resources
• Attendance to stakeholder, family group and high intensity care team meetings
• 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

Case Managers are required to: -

• Be available for weekly team meetings
• Be available for 6 weekly district team meetings
• Be available for whole of service quarterly team meetings
• Be available formal supervision with BEROS Team Leader and day to day debriefing and support when required - Be available for regular and ongoing professional development
• Be available for ongoing networking opportunities within the sector: attending interagency meetings both NGO and government
• Be part of an on call roster to provide support to the overnight teams
• Work as part of the BEROS team (under the CLA principles and policies)
• Follow directives given by BEROS team leader

Accountability: - To the BEROS Team Leader

Contract: Locum contract: March 6, 2023 – March 6, 2024 *start date is negotiable * potential for contract to be extended.

For any enquiries about the role, please contact: [email protected] using the subject line: Case Manager - BEROS - Petrie enquiry via EthicalJobs or 0447 385 199.