Out Of Home Care Worker

Mallee Family Care Inc; Dareton; Presencial; AUD 65.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Professional development

Salary packaging

Paid placements

Descripción de la vacante

Mallee Family Care Inc is seeking an Out of Home Care Worker to provide comprehensive case management and advocacy for children and foster carers. You will support long-term and short-term placements, focusing on safety, permanency and well-being for children aged 0–18 across various care pathways.

The role requires an accredited degree or higher, a willingness to pursue further tertiary studies with organisational support, and experience with trauma-affected children.

Formación

• Accredited qualification relevant to the position at Degree level or above.
• Willingness to undertake further tertiary studies with organisational support.
• Experience with children who have experienced trauma and interrupted attachment is advantageous.

Responsabilidades

• Provide quality case management and support for children and Foster carers on a long-term pathway.
• Offer advocacy services to children and young people (0–18 years) in foster care placements.
• Promote safety, permanency and well-being, supporting emergency care entrants and pathways to guardianship or adoption.

Conocimientos

Trauma-informed care

Child protection awareness

Overnight travel readiness

Educación

Bachelor-level degree or higher

Diploma level qualification considered

Herramientas

Driver's licence

Descripción del empleo

Established in 1979, Mallee Family Care is a place-based agency delivering 70+ programs and services to meet the diverse needs of our community, across a catchment area of more than 160,000 km².

If you’re passionate about improving outcomes in the lives of children, families and individuals, and in building stronger communities, we would like to hear from you.

Mallee Family Care supports professional development and offers generous salary packaging and paid placements where appropriate.

We are committed to building an organisation that reflects the diversity of the communities we support.

As an Equal Opportunity employer, we invite applications from people of all walks of life. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD), LGBTQIA+, and people living with a disability are encouraged to apply for our roles.

Job Description

With the support and guidance from the Team Leader Out of Home Care the Out of Home Care Worker will be responsible for the provision of quality case management, supporting children and Foster carers on a long term pathway, support and advocacy services to children and young people (aged 0-18years) who live with foster carers in short-term, long-term or respite foster care placements.

The Out of Home Care role promotes the safety, permanency and well-being of children and young people and has accountability for implementing and supporting children entering emergency care, children and young people who are being restored to birth family, move to a Guardianship or Adoption pathways.

Mallee Family Care is committed to evidence informed practices and strives to be a leader in the provision of quality Out of Home Care services accredited by the NSW Office of the Children’s Guardian.

• A person employed as an Out of Home Care Worker will be required to hold an accredited qualification relevant to the position at Degree Level or above, have a passion and commitment for supporting children and families across the child and family support/child protection continuum and ideally have transferrable practice experience in the sector or similar fields.
• Diploma level qualification in relevant field may be considered, on the proviso that the applicant will commit to undertake further Tertiary studies with the support of the Organisation.
• Experience in dealing with children who have experienced trauma and interrupted attachment would be an advantage.
• A current drivers licence, a willingness to travel and preparedness to be accommodated overnight when required.

For you to be considered for this role, all applications must be submitted with a Cover Letter, Resume and the Key Selection Criteria addressed, which can be found in the position description.