Family Services Case Manager

cohealth; Melbourne; Presencial; AUD 70.000 - 100.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Parental leave

Salary packaging

Novated leasing

Fitness membership

Counselling & wellbeing

Inclusive culture

Descripción de la vacante

cohealth is seeking a Family Services Case Manager in Melbourne to support families, children and young people with care planning and safety goals. The role covers the West Family Services Alliance, with duties across Braybrook and Collingwood and outreach to homes, schools, and the community.

The position uses GDCP within a person-centred framework and requires collaboration with multiple partners to achieve positive outcomes for children and families.

Formación

• Holds the relevant tertiary qualifications related to Social Work, Psychology, or a similar field.
• Demonstrated experience with people who may have complex needs.
• Capacity for family assessment, intervention, and care plan development with families.
• Understanding of childhood development and impact of trauma/neglect on development.
• Alignment with cohealth values and mission.

Responsabilidades

• Address protective concerns and enhance family functioning while ensuring child safety.
• Manage risk according to the Best Interests framework.
• Liaise with CBCPP and The Orange Door as needed.
• Work with families towards desired change using a child-focused, family-centered approach.

Conocimientos

Family assessment

Intervention skills

Care planning

Child development understanding

Educación

Bachelor degree in Social Work or Psychology

Descripción del empleo

Family Services Case Manager

• Full-Time, Fixed-Term to June 2027
• 2x positions located across North and West Melbourne
• Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organization
• Generous salary packaging options to reduce your cohealth taxable income

So why cohealth? cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.

Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role.

About the role

As a member of the Integrated Family Services team, the Integrated Family Services Case Manager will work in partnership with families, children and young people toward developing a care plan to achieve mutual goals as well as reduce any risks posed to children and young people's safety and wellbeing.

The focus of this position is the West Family Services Alliance. The position are based in Braybrook and Collingwood however the work involves outreach in people’s homes. It may involve seeing children and families in other settings such as schools or in the community. Cohealth’s Goal Directed Care Planning (GDCP) is endorsed as a key component of a person-centred approach and is integrated into cohealth policy and practice guidelines.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information.

Your duties include

• Address protective concerns and enhance family functioning whilst ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the child/children, young people, and family members effective care planning, case practice and ongoing assessment and liaison
• Manage risk according to the “Best Interests” framework
• Liaise and, where necessary, consult with Community Based Child Protection Practitioner (CBCPP) and The Orange Door
• Work with families towards desired change, through direct, goal focussed case practice using a child focussed, family centred approach.

What cohealth offers:

• Exciting Parental leave benefits
  • cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous services
  • Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well
• Salary packaging to suit you - tax free amount of up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation) alongside generous reward programs from our salary packaging providers. Find out more on salary packaging here: https://www.ato.gov.au/Individuals/Jobs-and-employment-types/Working-as-an-employee/Salary-sacrificing-for-employees/
• Novated Leasing available
• A significantly discounted fitness membership with unlimited access to over 290 facilities for you and your family. To find out more click here
• Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
• We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)

Our ideal candidate:

• Holds the relevant tertiary qualifications related to Social Work, Psychology, or a similar field
• Demonstrated experience in working effectively with people who may have a range of complex needs.
• A well-developed capacity for family assessment, intervention skills as well as the development of care plans in conjunction with the family.
• Demonstrated understanding of childhood development and how trauma, abuse or neglect can impact child development
• Strong belief and personal alignment in cohealth Values and Mission

Application Process:

We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received.

Applications close on the mentioned date at 10.00 PM.

If you have any questions regarding this role, plea se contact Monica Carbone on monica.carbone @cohealth.org.au

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), a Working With Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-Employment Declaration Form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.