Social Worker

Key Assets; North Canberra; Hybride; AUD 70 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health insurance

Gym memberships

5 weeks annual leave after 2 years’

Salary packaging

Confidential 24/7 counselling services

Annual Learning Fund for subsidised PD

Hybrid work framework

Résumé du poste

Key Assets Australia is seeking a skilled Social Worker to join the Lyneham team, supporting carers through telephone consultations, meetings and occasional home visits. You will apply the Key to Care Framework to monitor carer suitability and child safety planning, while facilitating contact with families.

The role requires culturally responsive, trauma-informed collaboration with carers, children and families, strong prioritisation, and knowledge of safeguarding frameworks and legislation.

Qualifications

• Experience collaborating with carers, children and families in a traumainformed, culturally responsive manner.
• Ability to facilitate support groups, social events and training.
• Strong time management and attention to detail.

Responsabilités

• Provide support to carers via telephone consultations, scheduled meetings and occasional unannounced visits.
• Apply the Key Assets Key to Care Framework to monitor carer suitability, safety, and wellbeing.
• Facilitate appropriate contact with biological families.
• Ensure child safety planning and reporting comply with standards and legislation.

Connaissances

Culturally responsive

Trauma-informed

Collaborative approach

Time management

Description du poste

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 Social Worker to join the team in Lyneham. Reporting to the local Team Manager, our Social 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.

• 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 Tuesday 8 December 2026.
• If you have any questions about KAA or this role, please contact Sarah Smith, Team Manager at ***********@keyassets.org.au.
• 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.