Social Worker (Scoresby)

About Home Based Care Anchor Community Care works with children, young people, families and individuals in Melbourne’s outer east. For more than 40 years, we have supported thousands of people within our community to get back on track and help them to thrive. Position summary Home Based Care (Kinship Care) provides a safe, supportive home to children and young people residing in the care of their broader family unit or personal network because they are unable live with their biological parent(s) due to concerns for their safety and wellbeing. We seek to ensure the provision of high-quality services that will bring about significant improvements in the life experience of children, young people and families/ caregivers. Anchor prides itself on working from a strengths-based trauma-informed position where the voice of clients and carers are considered a priority to informing our practice and service development. This is a key role contributing to Anchor’s purpose of ensuring every child, young person and family experiencing disadvantage can obtain the support they need to have a safe and stable home, thrive and achieve their goals in life. Key Responsibilities The Key Responsibilities of the role are, but not limited to, the following:
- Be instrumental in the provision of high-quality placement assessment, case management and support services to children and young people living in Anchor HBC services.
- Deliver on the key components of case management which may involve but is not limited to:
- 1. Coordinate and facilitate thorough client assessment through ongoing engagement and consultation. 2. Monitor and evaluate client presentation and outcomes; plan and implement appropriate interventions based on evidence and literature. 3. Communicate client needs to a variety of care team members and follow up accordingly with a view to coordinate service delivery across workplaces. 4. Engage in assertive outreach when required and when deemed appropriate and protected to do so, to uphold the safety of clients.
- Coordinate and manage handover consultations, or seek the same, across and within workplaces when and where required.
- Work collaboratively with clients, families, stakeholders and professionals to ensure provision of high quality Out Of Home Care services.
- Ensure a commitment and capacity to negotiate and liaise with carers, staff, DHHS, and other agencies and services.
- Contribute to an evidence base that will inform further development of services for children and young people with complex and very challenging needs.
- Effectively contribute to program planning whilst working collaboratively with our carers, social workers, as well as other staff and volunteers.
- Contribute to the delivery of a high-quality home-based care program, including participation in carer support and reviews in line with program / statutory requirements.
- Undertake relatable duties as directed by Team Leader/Manager. Technical competencies Skills, experience and knowledge:
- Experience in working with children and young people, birth families, kinship and foster families in an OoHC funded service.
- A sound knowledge and understanding of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 including its application in practice.
- An understanding of the theoretical frameworks that underpin Anchor’s approach to out-of-home care, child development, attachment, grief and loss and trauma.
- Preparedness to engage in a range of practice frameworks including Advantaged Thinking.
- An understanding of the complexity of the service system and the issues involved in providing services to statutory clients.
- An understanding of the impact of trauma upon the lives and trajectories of service users and appreciation of risk factors for the OOHC cohort.
- Demonstrated ability to identify and flexibly manage competing priorities and highly challenging and dynamic situations, whilst managing oneself and practicing and promoting self-care strategies.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with and without supervision and within a collaborative team to meet accountability of program.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to be succinct and direct with communication in order to achieve timely and appropriate outcomes.
- High level of IT skills including the capacity to work with databases, MS Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, CRIS, CRISSP, etc. Mandatory Qualification/Competencies/Licences:
- An appropriate degree qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Community Services or a related discipline that is recognised in Australia is required, however applicants who are nearing completion of their final years of study may be considered for this role.
- Completion of a Criminal History Check and Working with Children Check on commencement of employment and as required by legislation and policy during employment, as well as a duty to disclose relevant information that may arise after employment has commenced. Salary
- $100,000
- $110,000 Plus super Only eligible and shortlisted candidates will be considered. Pay: $100,000.00 – $110,000.00 per year Work Location: In person Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3rm7f3