• Work for one of Australia's leading child protection charities
• Make a difference to the lives of children in Sydney
• Excellent staff benefits and salary packaging available

The Organisation

An exciting and urgent opportunity has become available to work for Barnardos Australia, one of Australia’s leading children’s charities.  We are looking for a Locum Family Support Worker for our Yurungai Child and Family Servicesbased at Sydney Metro Centre, Ultimo. This Locum Family Support Worker will be employed ona fixed-term contract (full time) until 30 June 2017.

The Role

Reporting to the Acting Program Manager, the Locum Family Support Worker, Yurungai Child and Family Services will provide casework services to children 0-18 years and their families, and ensure a high standard of service is provided to families and children in need.

Yurungai Child and Family Services aims to prevent family breakdown and to keep children from entering the out of home care system. The role of Locum Family Support Worker will be an integral part of a dedicated and hardworking team.

The Candidate

The ideal candidate will have a tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology or Social Welfare related discipline; demonstrated experience of working with children, young people and their family in a child protection context; knowledge of child development, parenting capacity and current child protection legislation; experience using an electronic case management tool.

Additional info

Must have excellent communication and computer skills. You will also need a valid NSW driving license, a satisfactory working with children check, ability to participate in an out of hours roster, and the ability to work on occasion outside of Monday to Friday office hours when required (to respond to a planned or unplanned event).

Pay Range

$69,859 - $85,855 p.a (excluding Fringe Benefits Tax / Salary packaging and car).

Please note, Barnardos boasts generous benefits with access to salary packaging and the option to package a car with your salary. To find out more then please contact Tina at abrs on 02 9218 2418.

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