PSP Caseworker Home Based Care

Position purpose

The Caseworker is responsible for providing high quality and effective case work services for children and young people in Out-of-Home-Care and Permanency Support Programs, supporting and developing carers, and supporting the recruitment of foster and kinship carers. 

Primary objectives

• Ensure that children and young people in Out-of-Home-Care and Permancy Support Programs receive services that meet their needs

• Ensure foster and kinship carers are supported to provide high quality care and positive outcomes for the children and young people in their care

• Establish collaborative relationships with a wide range of specialist and mainstream services to improve outcomes for children, young people and their families; and

• Develop and maintain strong collaborative partnerships with Aboriginal and CALD agencies 

Key result areas and responsibilities

• Manage a case load and ensure that individual targets are met

• Ensure that the emotional, social, behavioural, developmental and educational needs of children and young people are met through the development, implementation and review of individual case plans

• Ensure that children and young people’s wellbeing is actively safeguarded and that any concerns are reported immediately

• Ensure that case work practice is responsive to individual needs and reflects the organisation’s values, policies and practice frameworks

• Provide support and supervision to carers

• Participate in the recruitment, assessment, training and review of carers

• Participate in team meetings, service networks, inter-agencies and forums as required

• Contribute to the administration of relevant data bases

• Participate in a rotating on-call roster

• Work in partnership with government and non-government agencies

• Promote the work of the organisation in the sector and wider community

• Participate in professional development opportunities as required

• Participate constructively in supervision and performance appraisals

• Participate in the development and review of policies and procedures

• Remain informed of policy and practice developments in Out-of-Home-Care

Key selection criteria

• Knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal culture and values and an awareness of the current issues faced by Aboriginal children, young people and their families

• A tertiary qualification in social work or relevant field

• Demonstrated experience in casework practice preferably in Out-of-Home-Care

• Proven ability to relate to and work with children and young people with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties; HR-F-035 Position Description Version 23 Issued: September 2024 Authorisation: Director Human Resources Page 4 of 5 Review date: July 2025

• Understanding of Out-of-Home-Care and Permanency Support policy, standards and quality frameworks

• Experience in carer recruitment and support; or the capacity to develop these skills

Our offer:

• A great opportunity to join a leading provider of community and family services. Succession Plan for career growth. 
• Hourly Rate based on SCHADS Award 3.1-3.4 dependent on qualification and experience. 
• Salary packaging – we can help you to maximize your salary packaging up to $18,550 per year, which allows you to reduce the amount of tax you pay.
• Professional Development- we promote ongoing learning and development and provide study leave, and an enormous amount of training and development within our inhouse learning team.  
• Training- Industry-specific training paid by MacKillop including Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI), Sanctuary and Cultural Awareness training.
• Employee Assistance Program- Free access to a wide range of options with all aspects of life such as social, financial, physical, mental health by providing counselling and coaching supporting relating both to your circumstance, even including health advise from qualified nutritionists 
• Sanctuary- MacKillop’s work is underpinned by the Sanctuary Model, an evidence-supported, whole-of-organisation framework that brings our values to life. The model reinforces our ability to create a safe environment that teaches people to cope effectively with stress and trauma, and to heal.
• Click HERE to find out more about becoming a member of the MacKillop Family Services team and what further support we have to offer our employees.