• Full Time | Maximum term until 31 December 2024

About the opportunity

We have an opportunity for a Key Worker to join our High Risk and Targeted Care Packages (TCP) team based at Dandenong on a permanent full time basis.

TCPs are an allocation of funding attached to a specific child or young person which are used to prevent the child or young people from entering residential care, or transition from residential care into an alternate living arrangement that better meets their needs.

As a Key Worker you will provide individualised and flexible case management support to children and young people who present with challenging behaviours and are supported by a TCP. The role will support children, young people and their carers across a range of individualised placement options including foster care, kinship care, lead tenant, independent living or within the family home.

About you

To be successful in your application you will meet the person specification in the position description, including having a Certificate IV or equivalent qualification in Community Services. Tertiary qualifications in Social Work, Psychology or a related discipline would be highly regarded.

You will also have:

• Demonstrated case management experience within the child, youth and family welfare sector
• An understanding of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 and Best Interests Framework
• Ability to work flexibly and innovatively to meet the needs of children, young people and their carers
• Demonstrated ability to produce and maintain comprehensive case notes, client files and reports in a timely manner
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Click here to view the position description.

How to apply

Click APPLY to submit your interest. We’ll be reviewing applications as they come through and conducting interviews prior to applications closing. Please send your application through as a priority as we’re keen to engage with someone.

If you have any questions about the opportunity, please contact Marie Dalais – Team Leader, High Risk & Targeted Care Packages on 0481 460 156.

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Uniting is also committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.