Caseworker: Families Together

Wesley-Mission; Penrith; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Fitness passport

Blue light card

Private health insurance discount

Home loan offers

Study assistance program

Employee Assistance Program

Employee referral scheme

Job summary

Wesley Mission’s Families Together program in Penrith, NSW, is seeking dedicated caseworkers to support vulnerable families. This permanent full-time role emphasizes child wellbeing, mandatory reporting, and collaborative, evidence-based practice within a Christian organisation.

You will work with CALD and Aboriginal families, maintain safety plans, and travel across Western Sydney to deliver services. A NSW Driver’s Licence and WWCC are required, with opportunities for supervision, training,

Qualifications

• University qualifications in social work or related fields with commitment to ongoing training and learning opportunities.
• Demonstrated ability to apply evidence-based practice in child protection contexts.
• Experience with mandatory reporter guidelines and safety planning with families.
• Ability to travel across Western Sydney, Nepean and Hawkesbury regions.
• WWCC clearance or eligibility and a valid Working with Children Check.

Responsibilities

• Work within the Families Together framework to support child wellbeing outcomes and safety planning.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to provide services to vulnerable families.

Skills

Child welfare focus

Cultural competence

Empathy and judgment

Team collaboration

Education

University qualifications in social work or related fields

Job description

Looking for outstanding caseworkers who are conscientious, reliable and motivated about making a difference.

Details

• Permanent full-time position
• Penrith NSW
• Salary SCHADS Level 5 + Super + Salary Packaging + Allocated motor vehicle

The Families Together program provides targeted support to vulnerable families to prevent children and young people (0 to 17 years old) from escalating into the child-protection or Out of Home Care system.

What you'll do

• We are looking for outstanding caseworkers who are conscientious, reliable and motivated about making a difference. As a caseworker you will be working with a team of exceptional professionals who practise within an evidenced based framework. We are seeking staff who wish to apply their skills in the complex child protection area. Although this will be your focus, you will have to work with all members of the family unit.
• Work within the service provision guidelines and Wesley Families Together framework by maintaining a focus on child wellbeing outcomes, which are managed through mandatory reporter guidelines and effective safety planning with the family.

Your experience and qualifications will align with our Families Together Principles

• Powerful child participation
  • Demonstrated commitment to child focused practice, that involves the identification and analysis of safety and wellbeing concerns for children
• Culture is identity and connection
  • Culturally competent with experience working alongside CALD and Aboriginal families
• Empowerment, voice and choice
  • Supportive, tactful and empathetic nature with the ability to make clear judgements that promotes the rights, interests and wellbeing of children
• Responsive and healing
  • Commitment to work in a collaborative and empathetic manner to build positive relationships
• Strength from families and community
  • Experience working within a community service and / or child and family social work environment
• Growth through evidence, outcomes and reflection.
  • University qualifications in social work or related fields with a commitment to continued training and learning opportunities to improve your practice
• You will have:
  • NSW Drivers Licence and willingness to travel across the Western Sydney, Nepean and Hawkesbury regions
  • A current Working with Children's Check (WWCC)

Your team

All staff at Families Together work hard to develop and maintain harmonious working relationships in an autonomous-supportive work environment where they are all trained to be the best in their field. Wesley Mission provides regular supervision, support and training for all staff.

You will have the opportunity to access a range of benefits, including:

• Salary packaging (reduce the tax you pay and increase your take home pay)
• Fitness passport - wellbeing discounts (e.g. Gyms, pools)
• Blue light card - staff discounts and benefits
• Discounted private health insurance
• Discounted home loan offers
• Study assistance program (including reimbursement of tuition fees and access to study leave)
• Employee Assistance Program (access to independent counselling and support services)
• Employee referral scheme (be gifted when you refer someone you know to work at Wesley Mission)

Wesley Mission is a Christian organisation requiring all staff to affirm its values and worker code of conduct. We are committed to providing an environment in which children can feel safe and valued. At Wesley Families Together, everyone is welcome and respected. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

The suitable applicant will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks for appointment to positions within Wesley Mission (including provision of a valid Working with Children Check clearance number) . Wesley Mission is committed to diversity, inclusion and reconciliation. Guided by our vision of doing all the good we can because every life matters, we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and social demographics, and strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply

We’ve been caring for the community for over 200 years.

Our services uplift children, families, older Australians, people with disability and those needing pathways out of homelessness, addiction, mental health challenges and financial hardship. We’re unwavering in our support for Australians and Australian communities - and together, we do more good.