This role focuses on building strong relationships, coordinating care planning, supporting placements, and maintaining quality documentation to ensure children, young people and carers receive the right support at the right time.

• Full-time, Fixed Term (12 month) role
• Ballarat Office, Wadawurrung Country
• $100k pa + Super & Salary Packaging (pro rata)

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Case Manager, Foster Care to join our Home Based Care team, based at our Mount Helen office.

The program provides complex, intensive and general Home Based Care for children and young people who are unable to live with their own families. Most children and young people are placed in out of home care following child protection intervention. A small number are in care on a voluntary basis, voluntary and statutory placements can be of a short or long term nature.

You will provide case management support to children and young people in foster care, working closely with carers, families, Child Protection, schools and service providers to support safety, stability and positive outcomes.

About You

You are a committed and values‑driven case manager who is passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people in out‑of‑home care.

You will bring:

• Experience in case management, foster care, child and family services, youth work or a related field
• Strong understanding of trauma-informed practice, child safety and out-of-home care
• Ability to build positive relationships with children, young people, carers and key stakeholders
• Strong advocacy, communication and documentation skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a complex service environment
• A bachelor’s degree qualification in Social Work, Youth Work, Welfare, Community Services, or a Diploma qualification with 3 years minimum of relevant experience

What You’ll Receive

• Salary packaging up to $15,900 plus meals and entertainment benefits
• Ongoing professional development and reflective supervision
• Employee Assistance Program and wellbeing supports
• A supportive, trauma-informed team environment
• The opportunity to make a meaningful difference for children, young people and carers

How to Apply

Please submit your resume and cover letter.

For more information, please contact: Susie Meadows, Team Leader Foster Care [email protected] using the subject line: Case Manager - Foster Care - Mount Helen enquiry via EthicalJobs or 0427 044 114.

A position description is attached.

Please Note; the successful applicant will be subject to comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check, National Police Check (International Police check required) and Victorian Carer Register clearance if applicable.

Berry Street is committed to being a child safe, child friendly and child empowering organisation. In everything we do we seek to protect children. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children; children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds; children with a disability; children who identify as LGBTIQA+. We aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality or religion.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.