Senior Case Manager - Intensive Case Management Services

Job No: Berry3335
Location: Mt Helen

  • Mt Helen location
  • Full time, 12 month fixed term position
  • Salary package equivalent to $101,000pa (inclusive of super and salary packaging)
  • Full private use vehicle provided

For over 140 years, Berry Street has adapted to a changing world, and we will continue to adapt to achieve our purpose. We believe children, young people and families should be safe, thriving and hopeful. Our Vision for 2022: Together we will courageously change lives and reimagine service systems. We look forward to working with children, young people, families, carers, staff and partners to achieve this vision. Together.

The Opportunity

Berry Street’s Western Child, Youth and Family Services team are looking for a Senior Case Manager to maintain a caseload of complex clients, while providing case practice advice and support to Case Managers. These clients are typically, but not exclusively within the Intensive Case Management Services and Residential Care Case Management programs.

Key Responsibilities

The primary objectives of the role are:

  • To reduce high-risk behaviour and increase stability in the life of young people, with whom less assertive case management practice is assessed as being unlikely to be effective.
  • To support young people, their families and Care Teams in meeting statutory case planning goals, within the Best Interests Case Practice and Looking After Children Frameworks.
  • To engage young people in proactive leaving care planning, and support and prepare them to transition from Out of Home Care and Child Protection involvement.

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About You

You will be an experienced tertiary qualified professional in Social Work, Psychology or a related discipline with strong interpersonal, conflict resolution and client engagement skills. You will have demonstrated experience in case management or therapeutic practice, and an understanding of trauma informed case practice and attachment theory.

You will have demonstrated experience with government and non-government agencies, and a capacity effectively liaise with state services such as Child Protection, Youth Justice, Victoria Police, Court Services Victoria and Area Mental Health Services. 

The Benefits 

  • Additional salary packaging available for meals/accommodation.
  • Flexible work arrangements and generous leave conditions.
  • Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), including access for staff members’ immediate family.

How to Apply

Applications including resume and statement addressing the key selection criteria addressing your suitability for the position to be submitted by 11pm on Tuesday 26 November 2019. Queries to William Laird, Team Leader – Case Management Services on 03 5330 5000.

Please address the Selection Criteria in your application utilising the attached Position Description.

Please Note; the successful applicant will be subject to comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check and National Police Check. 

 

Berry Street is committed to being a child safe, child friendly and child empowering organisation. In everything we do we seek to protect children. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children; children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds; children with a disability; children who identify with a sexual and or gender minority identity. We aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality or religion.

 Aboriginal people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.

 

 

 

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