Case Manager - Family Preservation and Permanency

Anglicare Sydney; Liverpool; On-site; AUD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Meals tax-free up to $2,650 for meals/

PuP Therapist training

Professional development and clinical/

Exclusive retailer discounts

Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and

Fitness Passport

Job summary

Anglicare Sydney is seeking a Case Manager for Family Preservation & Restoration to support vulnerable children and families within the Families Together and Permanency Support Programs. Using PuP, you will deliver intensive case management, assessments and interventions that promote safe, stable family outcomes.

You will work with DCJ, carers and community agencies, building strong partnerships and ensuring high-quality documentation, reporting and continuous improvement in service delivery.

Qualifications

• Degree qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Welfare, Community Services, Social Science or related discipline.
• Experience working with vulnerable children, young people and families.
• Demonstrated assessment, counselling and case management skills.
• Knowledge of child protection legislation and family preservation practices.
• Current NSW Driver Licence.
• Current Working With Children Check.

Responsibilities

• Deliver intensive case management and therapeutic support to vulnerable children and families.
• Complete comprehensive assessments, case plans and interventions using the Parents Under Pressure (PuP) framework.
• Conduct regular home visits to assess safety, wellbeing and family progress.
• Build strong partnerships with DCJ, carers and community agencies.
• Maintain high-quality case documentation and contribute to continuous improvement.

Skills

Compassionate and resilient

Assessment & counselling skills

Case management skills

Stakeholder engagement

Report writing

Education

Degree qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Welfare, Community Services, Social Science or related discipline

Job description

Case Manager - Family Preservation and Permanency

At Anglicare Sydney, we bring the strength, the support and the strategy to make it happen.

We're a well-respected not-for-profit that's been serving society's most vulnerable for over 170 years. Each year, we achieve life-changing outcomes for more than 40,000 people who rely on our person-centred support. And now, we're extending our reach and impact even further.

As a Case Manager - Family Preservation & Restoration, you'll play a vital role in helping vulnerable children remain safely with their families or supporting their safe restoration home. Working within our Community & Mission team, you'll deliver intensive, evidence-based case management that empowers families to build safer, healthier and more stable environments for their children.

Be welcomed into a compassionate, respectful and purpose-driven community where we don't just talk about values-we live them.

Your opportunity

As our Case Manager - Family Preservation & Restoration, you'll provide case management to children and families g in Anglicare's Families Together and Permanency Support Programs. Using the evidence-based Parents Under Pressure (PuP) framework, you'll work collaboratively with families to strengthen parenting capacity, improve child safety and support long-term family wellbeing.

You'll build strong relationships with children, parents, carers, the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) and other service providers to deliver coordinated, strengths-based support that creates lasting outcomes for families.

With integrity and resilience, you will:

Deliver intensive case management and therapeutic support to vulnerable children and families.

Complete comprehensive assessments, case plans and interventions using the Parents Under Pressure (PuP) framework.

Conduct regular home visits to assess safety, wellbeing and family progress.

Build strong partnerships with DCJ, carers and community agencies.

Maintain high-quality case documentation and contribute to continuous improvement.

What you'll bring

You are a compassionate and resilient case management professional who thrives in complex environments and is passionate about improving outcomes for vulnerable children and families.

You will also need:

Degree qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Welfare, Community Services, Social Science or a related discipline.

Experience working with vulnerable children, young people and families.

Demonstrated assessment, counselling and case management skills.

Knowledge of child protection legislation and family preservation practices.

Current NSW Driver Licence.

Current Working With Children Check.

Ideally, you will also have:

Two or more years' experience within child protection, family preservation or out-of-home care.

Experience working with DCJ.

Willingness to undertake accreditation as a Parents Under Pressure (PuP) Therapist.

Strong stakeholder engagement and report writing skills.

We provide meaningful opportunities and choice, both for the individuals and communities we support and the dedicated people here who make it happen.

• Pay less tax with salary packaging.
• Up to $2,650 tax free for meals and entertainment.
• Accredited Parents Under Pressure (PuP) Therapist training.
• Ongoing professional development and clinical supervision.
• Exclusive discounts with hundreds of retailers.
• Employee Assistance Program and Fitness Passport.

We're many services, with one purpose, to meet people where they are and walk with them.

Are you ready for a career that means more?

All applicants will receive a response.

Anglicare is as wonderfully diverse as the customers and communities we support. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.