ProCare Australia is the leading specialist recruitment agency for the community and social services sector in Australia.

The Organisation:

Our customer is a large non-profit community organisation which delivers a wide range of services and programs to the youth and homeless.

The Role:

• Attractive Salary
• Flexible Working Conditions
• Making a difference to the lives of Young people

On behalf of our customer, we are seeking a Case Manager to provide case planning support for young people who have experienced traumatic experiences in their life including alcohol abuse, drug abuse, homelessness and domestic violence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop case planning in collaboration with the young person and residential worker to determine risk and needs assessments
• Support and assist residents/young people to secure appropriate educational or training pathways and provide both on-site and outreach/mobile responses; including visits to the home, schools and other education facilities
• Build strong relationships with mainstream education and employment services for the benefit of young people
• Support the Team Leader in developing and progressing the education and training program which is part of the refuge
• Record and assess referrals received from various agencies on the behalf of young people requiring the services of the Refuge
• Participate in the on-call roster
• Provide continued services to those clients that have exited from the intensive support team accommodation program as required
• Be involved in the action which positively influences the policies and social factors that affect at-risk young people
• Ensures client records are maintained in a confidential manner

To Be Successful:

• Formal qualifications ( Min. Diploma in community service or related field)
• Demonstrated extensive case management experience in child protection, homelessness, youth support or similar essential
• A demonstrated understanding of the needs of young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness
• Demonstrated experience working with youth at risk
• Ability to conduct a thorough assessment and intake processes and make appropriate recommendations and referrals
• Capacity to work with minimal supervision but able to work as part of a team
• Current Working With Children's Check or the ability to obtain
• Current police check or ability to obtain
• Current NSW Driver License