Case Worker

Key Assets; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

5 weeks annual leave after 2 years

Annual Learning Fund

Salary Packaging

Hybrid work framework

Job summary

Key Assets Australia is seeking a Case Worker to support Melbourne’s inner west on a parental leave contract. You will collaborate with foster carers and children, ensuring culturally responsive care and trauma-informed, family-centred approaches. You will monitor carer suitability and coach through goals, while facilitating support groups and training as needed.

The role emphasizes empathy, collaboration, and a commitment to child safety, diversity, and inclusion in service delivery.

Qualifications

• Hold a recognised Social Work qualification or qualification in a related discipline.
• Possess a full, current Australian driver’s licence.
• Have a proven track record working with or on behalf of children, respecting and maintaining their individuality and promoting their positive development.
• Have a comprehensive working knowledge of all relevant legislation pertaining to children’s services and current best practice.
• Have the ability to communicate simply and effectively, both verbal and written, with a diverse staff group at all levels, recognising potential language barriers and cultural differences.

Responsibilities

• Provide regular support via telephone, and face to face visits to foster carers, including occasional unannounced visits, ensuring these visits are all recorded.
• Work with foster carers and the children/young people in their care in a culturally responsive, trauma informed, family centred way.
• Monitor and review the suitability and competence of foster carers ensuring they provide a safe, healthy, nurturing and learning environment for children/young people.
• Work with carers on collaborative projects to coach them through steps and strategies to achieve set goals.
• Facilitate support groups, carer social events and training when required.

Skills

Social Work qualification

Driver's licence

Child welfare experience

Legislation knowledge

Communication skills

Job description

Key Assets Australia (KAA) is a leading not-for-profit children, family and community services agency, founded in Australia in 2007. We provide foster care and family services. Operating across all states, ACT and Norfolk Island, our purpose is to achieve positive and lasting outcomes for children, families, carers, and communities. To achieve that, we need people like you!

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and embrace and celebrate the diversity of all people within our communities. Our diversity helps us provide the best support possible to carers, families, children and young people and all of our external stakeholders.

About the role:

We are currently seeking a Case Worker to service Melbourne's inner west on a parental leave contract. Reporting to the Team Manager, the successful candidate will help to make a positive and lasting difference to children and young people.

Main responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Provide regular support via telephone, and face to face visits to foster carers, including occasional unannounced visits, ensuring these visits are all recorded.
• Work with foster carers and the children/young people in their care in a culturally responsive, trauma informed, family centred way.
• Monitor and review the suitability and competence of foster carers ensuring they provide a safe, healthy, nurturing and learning environment for children/young people.
• Work with carers on collaborative projects to coach them through steps and strategies to achieve set goals.
• Facilitate support groups, carer social events and training when required.

About you:

You’re passionate about improving the lives of children and young people and thrive in a role where collaboration, responsiveness, and resilience are key. You bring professional expertise and a values-driven mindset that aligns with our commitment to diversity, inclusion, and child safety.

Additionally, you will:

• Hold a recognised Social Work qualification or qualification in a related discipline.
• Possess a full, current Australian driver’s licence.
• Have a proven track record working with or on behalf of children, respecting and maintaining their individuality and promoting their positive development.
• Have a comprehensive working knowledge of all relevant legislation pertaining to children’s services and current best practice.
• Have the ability to communicate simply and effectively, both verbal and written, with a diverse staff group at all levels, recognising potential language barriers and cultural differences.

About My Key Assets:

The health and wellbeing of our people is at the core of our employee and client experience. All employee offerings are intentionally curated with care, allowing you to bring your best self to work, every day. Knowledge sharing, ongoing learning and development, engagement and recognition are key pillars in our culture and values.

• Work-Life Balance: We are well equipped to support a hybrid approach to the future of work and have developed a flexible work framework to support these arrangements. We understand that work-life balance is important and accommodate flexibility for team members wherever possible. Flexible, family-friendly working arrangements and remote work – just ask us!
• Health and Wellbeing: We promote health and wellbeing for our people, just like we would for the children, families and communities we serve. We provide discounted health insurance memberships, confidential counselling services and offer 5 weeks’ of annual leave after 2 years’ continuous service with us.
• Professional Development: We provide both digital eLearning and ongoing face to face training as well as an online library. Your continual professional development is always top of our priority list - you’ll have access to apply to our Annual Learning Fund for subsidised professional development opportunities.
• Salary Packaging: Part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, saving thousands in tax each year.

The fine print:

• For any questions regarding this role, please contact Virginia Glew, Program Manager at virginia.glew@@keyassets.org.au
• Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Check, plus hold (or be willing to obtain) a valid WWCC
• Full (not provisional), clean and Australian driver’s licence is required for travel between sites

If you are seeking a role in an excellent, innovative, and supportive team, in a growing organisation, we would love to hear from you.

Key Assets Australia is committed to equal opportunity, ethical practice and the principles of cultural diversity and social inclusion.

Key Assets is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.

While we're reviewing your application, get to know us by visiting our website and on social media at #WeAreKeyAssets.