Case Worker

Key Assets; Leongatha; Hybrid; AUD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted health insurance

Gym memberships

Confidential 24/7 counselling

5 weeks of annual leave after 2 years'

Annual Learning Fund

Job summary

Key Assets is seeking a skilled Case Worker for the Leongatha team on a 12-month parental leave fixed-term contract. You will report to the local Team Manager and support carers through telephone consultations, scheduled meetings, and occasional unannounced visits.

You will apply the Key to Care Framework to monitor carer suitability, enable family connections, and prioritise child safety and wellbeing through careful planning and reporting.

Qualifications

• Culturally responsive and trauma-informed approach.
• Knowledge of child protection legislation and safeguarding frameworks.
• Interest in facilitating support groups and training.
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities with strong time management.

Responsibilities

• Provide telephone consultations, scheduled meetings and occasional unannounced visits to carers.
• Monitor and review carers’ suitability and capabilities to provide a safe, nurturing environment for children.
• Facilitate, support and encourage appropriate contact with biological families.
• Ensure child safety and wellbeing through detailed safety planning and reporting in line with standards.

Skills

Trauma-informed practice

Cultural responsiveness

Time management

Job description

Key Assets is a leading not-for-profit children, family and community services agency, founded in Australia in 2007. We provide foster care & family services across all states, the ACT, Norfolk Island and Cocos Keeling Islands. Our purpose is to achieve positive and lasting outcomes for children, families, and communities.

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 opportunity:

We are currently seeking a skilled Case Worker to join the Leongatha team in a 12-month parental leave fixed-term contract. Reporting to the local Team Manager, our Case Workers provide superior support to carers via telephone consultations, scheduled meetings and occasional unannounced visits.

The successful applicant will engage the Key Assets Key to Care Framework to:

• Monitor and review suitability of carers, ensuring they have the knowledge and skills to provide a safe, healthy, nurturing environment for children and young people
• Facilitate, support and encourage appropriate contact with biological families
• Ensure child safety and wellbeing remain the highest priority by managing detailed safety planning and reporting, with adherence to child safe standards and legislation

About you:

The ideal candidate for this role will understand how to collaborate with carers, children and young people in a culturally responsive, trauma informed and family centred manner.

Additionally, we would love to see:

• Strong understanding of child protection legislation, safeguarding frameworks and statewide government initiatives
• Genuine interest in facilitating support groups, social events and training
• Demonstrated ability to juggle multiple priorities while maintaining time management and attention to detail

About My Key Assets:

The health and wellbeing of our people is at the core of our employee and client experience. All employee benefits are intentionally curated with care, allowing you to bring your best self to work every day.

• Work-life balance: We support a hybrid approach to work and have developed a flexible work framework to support this. We understand that work-life balance is important and accommodate flexibility for team members wherever possible.
• Health and wellbeing: We provide discounted health insurance and gym memberships, confidential 24/7 counselling services and offer 5 weeks of annual leave after 2 years' continuous service.
• Professional development: Access face-to-face training, digital eLearning and an online library. Apply to our Annual Learning Fund for subsidised professional development opportunities from day 1.
• Salary packaging: Part of your salary is paid tax free each pay, saving thousands in tax each year.

The fine print:

• Applications close Friday 4 December 2026.
• Successful candidates will be required to return a National Police Check and hold a valid Working with Children Check

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

Key Assets Australia is a Child Safe Organisation and is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.