• 6 Month Full-Time Contract

About the Organisation

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of 7,000 employees working in more than 440 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

About the role

Join our Sydney Family Based Care team on a 6 month Full-Time Contract where you will develop and implement Case Plans or Individual Plans for children and young people in Out of Home Care. This position will cover from Hurstville through to Penrith with a caseload of up to 14.   

Key Responsibilities 

• Drive the implementation and achievement of the case plan goals and plans for permanency of children and young people
• Develop and maintain functional and supportive relationships with children and young people in out of home care as well as their families in order to promote positive outcomes
• Provide ongoing support and supervision to Foster Carers in relation to their caring for children and young people in their home
• Support and monitor placements and ensure carers participate in the case planning process and assist them to implement the strategies outlined in the case plan
• Meet with clients and family members to gather input for case plans and ensure their views are represented
• Participate in an on call roster as required

Skills & Experience

• Bachelor degree in Social Work, Social Science, Psychology or Human Services
• Experience as a Case Manager within the community services field
• Experience working in adoption, guardianship, restoration and/or kinship care and assessments
• Strong written and verbal communication and client/stakeholder engagement and mediation skills
• Sound time management skills with the ability to work under pressure and multitask
• Current NSW driver's licence

Benefits:

• Opportunity to work for one of Australia's largest Social Purpose organisations
• Great tax benefits available
• Ongoing training and support

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check.

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply Now’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact Erin Bye at [email protected] using the subject line: Case Manager, Family Based Care - Sydney enquiry via EthicalJobs.

We are dedicated to playing our part to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and bring continuity of care and support to our clients. With this in mind, if you are successful, we will discuss with you an alternative to a face to face interview. 

Life Without Barriers supports the Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability. We believe people with disability need to be heard and for these experiences to influence how support services like ours are delivered. View our statement here (https://bit.ly/2GzZGWA)