We’re Little Dreamers, Australia’s leading non-profit organisation working with Young Carers around the country.

A Young Carer is anyone under the age of 25 who currently provides, or intends to provide, care in their family for a parent or sibling who has a chronic illness, mental illness, disability or addiction.

Founded in 2009 by a Young Carer, we love building and delivering high quality programs that create deep and meaningful impact in the lives of young people providing care in their families. And we’re pretty good at it too. To date, we have supported over 5,000 Young Carers, we deliver eight core programs alongside ad hoc supports, advocacy and community awareness campaigns. We have strong corporate partnership and funding relationships and have raised over $5 million to improve the quality of life for Young Carers around Australia. We have even received recognition from Queen Elizabeth II and have been named as an internationally best practice organisation for Young Carer support.

Our team is made up of 50 incredible humans working across VIC, NSW, QLD and SA. We are humble, hungry and kind and work hard to reach our goals. We believe in a world where every single Young Carer is supported by someone or something by 2030. Sounds fun right?!

By joining the Dream Team, you will play an integral part in supporting young people who often miss out on having a childhood.

A BIT ABOUT THE ROLE:

As a Family Support Worker and wellbeing liaison, you will be responsible for the ongoing management and support of a caseload of Young Carers in Victoria. You will adopt a person-centred approach to case management and ensure that support is provided to Young Carers by being the wellbeing liaison on camps and programs, and supporting post-program engagement to enhance their overall health and wellbeing. This role is essential in empowering Young Carers and promoting their overall quality of life.

If you worked here this past month, here are some things you might have been involved in:

• Managing a caseload of Young Carers, maintaining communication with families.
• Updating the client database and planning support across programs.
• Developing and implementing a Wellbeing Framework for youth.
• Providing proactive support on respite camps and programs.
• Conducting outreach to schools, councils, hospitals, etc.
• Identifying collaboration opportunities and partnerships.
• Representing Little Dreamers in the community.
• Supporting parents and educators to understand Young Carers.

Let’s talk about you!

You bring a vibrant energy to the team, armed with a qualification in social work/counselling or a related field, and the valuable addition of mental health certification.

With a minimum of 2 years' experience working with young people, delivering programs, and offering case management, you're skilled at navigating complex challenges, even with limited resources. Your knack for organisation and attention to detail ensures tasks are tackled with finesse, even amidst bustling schedules and competing priorities. Whether flying solo or as part of a dynamic team, you thrive in coordinating administration, logistics, and projects within the whirlwind of a fast-paced environment. Your exceptional ability to build rapport makes collaboration with diverse stakeholders a breeze, aligning seamlessly with the vibrant vision of Little Dreamers.

In addition to these qualities, you bring a range of desirable attributes, including accreditation within relevant professional associations, a lived experience as a Young Carer, a deep understanding of Young Carer issues, and familiarity with the not-for-profit sector.

Why you should work with us:

Each day that you come to work you are changing a life. The more that Little Dreamers grows, the more impact we have and you’re a key part of that. We think that’s a pretty top perk, but we don’t stop there…

Little Dreamers is a growing not-for-profit organisation with start-up vibes. What does this mean in practice? If you have an idea you want to pitch that positively impacts Young Carers or our team that supports them, let’s make it happen. We’re all ears! You also get access to salary packaging (more tax-free income in your pocket? What’s better than that!). Finally, we care as much about you as we do about our Young Carers. The Little Dreamers team is a family and we offer flexible working and regular team bonding events.

what's the salary like?

All of our salaries align to the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Award. In practice, this means that all of our Job Ads will have a salary range and Award alignment and the rest depends on your experience. The Family Support Worker role aligns with SCHADS Award Level 3. This position is a fixed term 12 month contract, part time (22.8 hours per week).

On top of the normal perks like annual leave, you will also have access to an additional 10 days of paid Carers Leave, generous parental leave, salary packaging, individual training and development budgets and a whole bunch of other things. Oh, did we mention that there is always some kind of confetti in the office? It’s a pretty happy vibe.