Case Manager - Out of Home Care (OOHC)

About the role

Wesley Mission is recruiting a Case Manager for its Out of Home Care (OOHC) team based in Grafton. The position works with children, birth parents, foster carers and support services, and is part of the Grafton Program of Wesley Dalmar, a funded service provider in NSW that supports foster carers and delivers restoration, guardianship, adoption and permanent foster care services.

Two positions are advertised: a permanent part-time role (30 hours per week) and a fixed-term full-time role (38 hours per week, 6 months). Candidates not appointed may be placed on an eligibility list for future vacancies.

Key responsibilities

• Provide case management for children in out-of-home care, including therapeutic casework and relationship building with children and young people.
• Work with birth parents, foster carers and support services.
• Learn skills such as legal writing, family mediation, communication, child protection, risk assessment and therapeutic casework.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Social Welfare, Psychology or a related field.
• Knowledge, skills and experience working with children and families.
• Ability to write reports to a professional standard, work independently and as part of a team, and mediate under pressure using a strengths-based approach.
• Commitment to a positive, inclusive team culture; flexible to work some evenings and weekends if required.
• Current unrestricted driver's licence.

Required skills

• Demonstrated ability to write reports to a professional standard.
• Desirable: experience in Out of Home Care, knowledge of the Permanency Support Program (PSP), and working knowledge of NSW Out of Home Care legislation.

What we offer

• Pay and conditions under the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010, grade 5, with salary packaging, superannuation and a fully maintained vehicle for business and personal use.
• Regular supervision, support and professional development opportunities.

Applications are made by submitting a CV and a cover letter addressing each selection criterion; interviews may occur before the closing date. Applicants must confirm agreement with the organisation's Christian values and worker code of conduct, and are subject to pre-employment checks.