The Organisation:

An exciting opportunity has become available to work for Barnardos, one of Australia’s leading children’s charities. A full time, 12 month Case Manager is required for the Find-a-Family Program with based in Shellharbour, NSW.

The Role:

Barnardos Adoption and Permanent Family Care Program is an innovative program established to meet the needs of infants and school age children requiring secure and permanent family placements. Reporting to the Program Manager, the Case Manager will effectively manage a mixed caseload of permanent family care and adoption cases.

The Candidate:

The ideal Case Manager will have:

• A Degree level qualification in Social Work, Community Welfare, Psychology or a Diploma level qualification in a related discipline
• Proven experience in working in a welfare setting, ideally with children and families, including provision of case management services preferably in an Out of Home Care setting
• Demonstrated experience and understanding of working with children with challenging behaviours
• A general knowledge of child protection issues
• Experience in working with children in the Out of Home Care System

Barnardos works closely with Aboriginal Partnership Agencies in the community, and would welcome application from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates.

Salary: (Base & Superannuation)

$70,375 to $86,936 base pro rata (including FBT packaging) + benefits + Super.

We can accommodate part time for this position.

Additional information:

To be considered for roles with Barnardos you will need to have (or be willing to have conducted) a National Police Clearance, current Working with Children check Clearance (or APP number) and for the ACT a Drivers History Check, Working with Vulnerable People Card and CYPS Check.