Family Visit Support Worker

Anglican Care; Newcastle; Hybrid; AUD 55,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

14 weeks maternity leave

Salary packaging up to $611/fortnight

Discounts on school enrolment fees

Meals & Entertainment packaging up to

Job summary

Anglican Care in Newcastle is hiring a Family Visit Support Worker to partner with the Case Manager and support parents and children in a safe supervised setting. This role focuses on achieving family visit goals, planning and supervising visits, and facilitating transportation to visits.

The successful candidate will support children, families and carers, maintain confidentiality and engage with trauma-informed approaches, while meeting essential checks and licensing requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience in supervised contact, out of home care, children’s services or related field.
• Ability to manage challenging behaviour and de-escalate crises.
• Build relationships with vulnerable children, young people and families.
• Willingness to learn relevant Government legislation for Permanency Program.

Responsibilities

• Support parents and children to maintain meaningful relationships in a safe supervised care environment.
• Plan, supervise and provide feedback to ensure successful family time for children and carers.
• Transport families to family visits and coordinate logistics.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Relationship building

Crisis management

Job description

This role is paid under the Social, Community, Home Care & Disability Services Award 2010- Level 3:1 $40.49/hour + Casual Loading

About the Opportunity

The Family Visit Support Worker works in partnership with the Case Manager to support parents and children to maintain and grow meaningful relationships in a safe supervised care environment and to facilitate the family visit goals of children and young people.

The role is involved in the planning, supervision and providing feedback, to ensure successful family time for children and young people, family members and carers.

The Family Visit Support Worker is responsible for all aspects of supporting children and young people, family members and carers during family visits and providing transportation to family visits.

Why work for us?

Our team are the heart of what we do here at Samaritans. As a part of the Samaritans team, you have access to the following great benefits:

• 14 weeks paid maternity leave or 3 weeks paid parental pay + Super Contributions after 12 months
• Salary Packaging on a range of everyday living expenses (Mortgage, Rent and Bills), up to $611/fortnight
• Up to 40% off on school enrolment fees at any of our Newcastle Anglican schools
• Meals & Entertainment Salary packaging up to $2,650
• Access to Fitness Passport (over 300+gyms)
• Free access to our corporate Employee Assistance Program
• Career and development opportunities
• The opportunity to work within an innovative, collaborative team environment
  
• Certificate IV or Diploma in Community Services, Youth Work or other relevant qualification
• Demonstrated experience in supervised contact, out of home care, children’s services, youth work or a related field
• Demonstrated understanding of child and adolescent development and the impact of trauma
• Ability to manage challenging behaviour and prevent and/or de-escalate crises
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships with and engage vulnerable children, young people and their families
• Demonstrated experience mentoring children and young people
• Demonstrated commitment and ability to maintain confidentiality and accountability; including records of children and young people and their families, team and organisational discussions
• Knowledge and/or willingness to learn the relevant Government legislation applicable to the Permanency Program
• Ability to work flexible hours including evening, weekends and public holidays

The successful applicant will possess or willingness to obtain the following: Current Drivers License, NSW Working with Children Check, Current NDIS Check, Criminal History Check, and undertake a pre-employment functional medical

Who we are?

Formerly known as the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle, Newcastle Anglican is a faith-based organisation serving the people of the Hunter and the Central Coast.

We offer a leading Christian presence to our community through our parishes, four schools, Anglican Care and Samaritans.

Our vision is for people to flourish because of what we do, inspired by the way of Jesus.

We provide a culturally safe environment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and welcome all applications.

Samaritans promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children and young people.

You must have the right to live and work in Australia.

We will consider candidates as they apply and encourage early application. Interviews may commence prior to the closure date.

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