Case Manager - Family Preservation and Permanency

Anglicare; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

PuP Therapist training

Professional development

Retail discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Fitness Passport

Meal/entertainment tax allowance

Job summary

Anglicare Liverpool Office is seeking a Case Manager – Family Preservation & Restoration to deliver intensive, evidence-based case management for vulnerable children and families within the Families Together and Permanency Support Programs. You will use the PuP framework to strengthen parenting capacity and safety, building strong partnerships with DCJ and carers.

The role requires a degree in Social Work or related field, experience with child protection, and a NSW Driver Licence.

Qualifications

• 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.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Deliver intensive case management and therapeutic support to vulnerable children and families.
• Complete comprehensive assessments, case plans and interventions using the 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

Case management

PuP framework

Child protection knowledge

Report writing

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree in Social Work

Job description

Case Manager - Family Preservation and Permanency# Careers## Case Manager - Family Preservation and PermanencyApply: Anglicare Liverpool Office, Liverpool: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: December 10, 2026 (29 days left to apply): JR8514**Transform lives, every single day**Do you want a career that means more? 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. **Why Anglicare?**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?**To apply for this role, please click the Apply button and submit your résumé and cover letter. 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. Disclaimer: We do not accept unsolicited agency résumés.Application Close Date: December 10, 2026