Case Worker Children, Youth & Family. Permanent, Full Time - Leederville

About the Organisation

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose, not for profit organisation of over 8,000 employees working in more than 500 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

This is a challenging and rewarding opportunity for you to make a positive change in the lives of children and young people in Out of Home Care in Perth Metro. You will be responsible for the development and implementation of Case or Individual Plans for children and young people in our care whilst also providing support to our foster carers in the way of ongoing mentoring and supervision using the Life without Barriers CARE model.
  
Your role will be instrumental in supporting carers to provide a safe and nurturing environment that promotes the physical and emotional safety of children and young people.

This is a full-time permanent position, based form our Leederville office and working from home. This role come with a Tool-Of-Trade vehicle, laptop and mobile phone.
  
Key Responsibilities

• Undertake child focused casework practice in partnership with the relevant government agency, children and their families, carers and other stakeholders
• Develop and maintain functional and supportive relationships with children/young people and their families in order to promote positive outcomes
• Provide ongoing support and supervision to carers by applying the CARE model
• Support and monitor placements ensuring carers and child/young person participates in case planning process
• Create opportunities for children to engage in community activities

*Must participate in on-call roster as required*

Skills & Experience

• Degree in Social Work, Social Science, Psychology or Human Services
• Experience within casework practice for children and young people
• Experience working with children and young people in out of home care and Foster carers 
• Experience developing quality case plans or individual plans 
• Demonstrated experience working autonomously with multiple clients simultaneously
• Experience working with individuals, families or groups from a culturally appropriate perspective
• High level communication, influencing, liaison, negotiation and mediation skills
• Current unrestricted driver licence

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check, Department of Communities Check and Working with Children Check 
 
Benefits

• Monthly Rostered Day Off
• Tax benefits through salary packaging
• Tool of trade vehicle, laptop and mobile phone

How to Apply
Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact abigail.macleod@lwb.org.au

Applications close Wednesday 24th March