• Salary packaging is offered with this position
• Full-time 38 hours fixed term contract, based in Bendigo
• Provide case management support assisting children in care 

About Us

At Anglicare Victoria our focus is on transforming the futures of children and young people, families and adults. Our work is based on three guiding pillars, Prevent, Protect, Empower. We offer a comprehensive network of services and seek to ensure the provision of high quality services that will bring about significant improvements in the life experience of the young people, children and families/caregivers with whom we work.

The program provides placement support to children/young people, their caregivers and parents and the overall development and implementation of Targeted Care Packages (TCP). A specific focus of this role will be to support the development and implementation of TCP’s and to ensure TCP staff are supported to implement the packages to ensure the needs of the child or young person are met within the placement setting.

The Position

The role of the Case Manager in Targeted Care Packages team within Kinship Care is to provide leadership and coordination of the care team for each child placed in HBC/Kinship Care and within the family home subject to s Targeted Care Packages through newly established placement and ongoing care arrangements. This role is responsible for the support of carers and for developing and supporting a network of carers for each child. This role will work collaboratively with other care team members to ensure the development of a plan that supports the best interests of each child. This role will work with families, carers and other professionals, particularly DHHS to provide a high quality case managed support and monitoring for as long as this is needed to ensure the child’s safety stability and developmental needs are met.

To Be Successful in this Position You Will Need:

• Tertiary qualification in Social Work or other relevant area
• Extensive experience in child, youth and family welfare experience, with particular experience in out of home care
• Sophisticated understanding of the legislative, policy and practice environment of out of home care
• Ability to lead and facilitate a multi-disciplinary care team
• Skills and experience in supervision of carers
• Current Victorian (or equivalent) drivers license
• Demonstrated skills in case management
• Well developed organisational skills
• Program development and review/evaluation experience
• Understanding of, and capacity to act according to the principles and intent of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005

Please Note: It is mandatory for the successful applicant to hold a current Working with Children Check and be prepared to undergo a National Criminal History Check prior to commencement.

Detailed Position Description  PD_Kinship Care and TCP.pdf