The Organisation

An exciting opportunity has become available to work for Barnardos, one of Australia’s leading children’s charities. Barnardos Australia builds relationships between children, young people, their families and the community. They advocate for children and young people and contribute to community knowledge about their issue.

The Role

Barnardos are looking for a part-time (28 hours / 4 days) Casework Support Worker for Yurungai Child and Family Services based in Ultimo, Sydney. This is a 6 month contract position.

Reporting to the Program Manager, the Casework Support Worker provides support caseworkers in responding to the needs of Children and Families within the Yurungai Child and Family services team and ensure a high standard of service is provided.

The Candidate

The successful Casework Support Worker will ideally have:

• Knowledge of child protection issues.
• Knowledge of child development and trauma.
• Working with/ caring for children and young people who have experienced abuse/neglect.
• Able to observe interactions and effectively and objectively evaluate the information.
• Able to communicate effectively face to face and using electronic mediums (eg telephone and e-mail).
• Able to work reliably and effectively with colleagues and team members.
• Able to engage children, carers and parents.
• Able to organise and prioritise workload.
• Able to work effectively with both groups and individuals.

Barnardos welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates.

Additional info

To be considered for roles with Barnardos you will need to have (or be willing to have conducted) a National Police Clearance and current Working with Children check Clearance (or APP number).

You must also have a valid NSW driver’s license and have good computer skills.

Salary

$65, 998 - $69, 547 pro rata (including FBT packaging) + benefits + Super.

To request an application pack, please hit APPLY NOW and submit your resume, or for a confidential discussion please contact Tina Garner on 02 9218 2418