Social Worker (Canberra)

Social Worker
- Salary:

- Salary + Mobile + Vehicle
- Location:

- Canberra
- Documentation:

- Job Description
- Employment Type:

- FP
- Full-Time Permanent
- Department:

- Territory Director ACT
- Be part of the exciting current chapter of KAA services in the ACT!
- Generous NFP salary packaging available (up to $15,900/annum)
- Flexible, family-friendly working arrangements, hybrid approach to the future of work.
- Generous leave provisions including birthday leave and 5 weeks annual leave after 2 years of service!

**We Are Key Assets Australia**

Key Assets is a leading not-for-profit, children, family and community services agency, founded in Australia in 2007. We provide foster carer, family services and disability services. Operating across all states and Norfolk Island, our purpose is to achieve positive and lasting outcomes for children, families, and communities. To achieve that, we need people like you!

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.

**A little about the role**

KAA is now in the ACT, bringing essential services such as foster care, kinship care, family preservation, and aftercare to the community. Are you a qualified Social Worker based in Canberra, with a passion for working with children, young people, their families and supporting our foster carers? If so, keep reading!

**As a Social worker you will**:

- Provide ongoing support via phone and supervisory visits, including occasional unannounced visits, ensuring thorough documentation.
- Support children and families in maintaining contact and assist with smooth introductions to foster carers.
- Perform direct work and assessments of children, young people, and foster carers based on identified needs.
- Ensure Risk Assessments are completed, meeting all requirements and complying with child protection procedures.

Please refer to the Position Description for further details.

**About you**

To be successful in this role, you’ll come with:

- Degree in social work (or similar).
- Eligibility for registration with AASW (desirable).
- Prior experience working with and/or on behalf of children, young people and families.
- Experience in undertaking comprehensive assessments to develop, implement, monitor and review client plans.
- Knowledge of various Child Protection Legislation, Government initiatives and agendas across ACT.
- Tenacity, diligence and resilience
- with the ability to adopt a creative approach to problem solving in a fast-paced environment.

The base salary for this position is $85,120.36- $91,586.56/annum (based on 1.0 EFT), + super + vehicle & fuel card + generous NFP packaging available (up to $15,900/annum). This is a full-time, ongoing positions.

**My Key Assets**

The health and wellbeing of our people is at the core of our employee and client experience. All employee offerings are intentionally curated with care, allowing you to bring your best self to work, every day. Knowledge sharing, ongoing learning and development, engagement and recognition are key pillars in our culture and values.
- **Work-Life Balance**: We are well equipped to support a hybrid approach to the future of work and have developed a flexible work framework to support these arrangements. We understand that work-life balance is important and accommodate flexibility for team members wherever possible. Flexible, family-friendly working arrangements and remote work
- just ask us!
- **Health and Wellbeing**: We promote health and wellbeing for our people, just like we would for the children, families and communities we serve. We provide discounted health insurance memberships, confidential counselling services and offer 5 weeks’ of annual leave after 2 years’ continuous service with us!
- **Salary Packaging: part** of your wage is paid tax free each pay, saving thousands in tax each year!

The fine print
- Applications close: Wednesday 19 March 2025.
- Full driver’s license and travel within the region/territory will be required.
- Due to the nature of our work, we operate an on-call roster. As such, willingness to participate in our on-call services is essential.

Key Assets Australia is committed to Equal Opportunity, ethical practice and the principles of cultural diversity and social inclusion. Key Assets is a Child Safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3qv8ig