• SCHADS Award Level 5 - $91,759 trp (including salary $82,781)
• Salary packaging option (up to an additional $15,895 p/a)
• Full-time position based in Darwin
• Relocation assistance available

We are looking for a Case Manager to join our IFPS team in Darwin

The Case Manager IFPS is responsible for providing intensive, targeted, goal-directed interventions and tailored support to families in order for the program to meet its objectives. This position has a particular focus on assisting families to address safety concerns and risks to allow children to remain safely at home, in a timely and measured manner.

The Intensive Family and Parenting Support (IFPS) provides intensive, targeted interventions and support to families identified as being at high risk of having their child removed from their care due to ongoing safety concerns. The program addresses identified safety concerns, improves the capability of the family to care and protect their child/children and ensure that the child/children remain at home safely. By protecting children from harm, reducing child safety concerns, building resilience and capability in families to care for and protect their child, the Intensive Family and Parenting Support program aims to build and sustain safe and nurturing environments for children to thrive, increase family resilience and capacity, building stronger, safer and healthier families.

The objectives of the program are:

• Protect children from harm;
• Reduce child safety concerns;
• Build resilience and capability in referred families to care for and protect their child; and
• Preserve the family and allow the child to live safely at home.

About the location

The Northern Territory is one of the most culturally diverse places in the world.

Darwin is a vibrant coastal town with an easy commute, lively and diverse culture and situated right next door to world heritage listed Kakadu National Park. Full of contrasting landscapes and diverse habitats, the rugged cliffs of Arnhem Land escarpment hide deep sandstone gorges and pockets of monsoon rainforests, with innumerate waterfalls cascading into pools lined with Pandanus and Gum trees.

In this role you will have the privilege of working closely with multicultural families and communities It will give you the opportunity to immerse yourself in an amazing part of the world. This is an extraordinary opportunity to learn about yourself, other cultures and grow professionally at the same time as making a positive difference in the lives of others.

Benefits

At CatholicCare NT our employees have access to a range of benefits that help balance life at work and at home. These include professional development opportunities and health and wellbeing programs. To find out more about the benefits available to you when you join CatholicCare NT please visit our career website.

Applications only progress if made directly through our CatholiCare NT website. Expressions of interest from third-party job boards are not considered as genuine applications.

For a full role description including key selection criteria, please visit our careers website: www.catholiccarentcareers.org.au.

Interviews week of: 01 February 2021

Safeguarding Children & Young People

"CatholicCare NT is committed to maintaining zero tolerance of child abuse and neglect, and the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people who access our activities, programs, services and facilities.

Employment is subject to obtaining a satisfactory National police check and Working with Children (Ochre) Card.

If you have lived overseas for 12 consecutive months or more as an adult you will be required to obtain a satisfactory International Criminal History Check"

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