Salary: $89,934 – $116,969 pa plus superannuation and annual leave loading
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Your Role
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DCJ is all about keeping families together so that children thrive at home. Our first priority is always the safety, welfare and wellbeing of the children or young person.
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In this role, you will respond to reports about safety concerns surrounding children or young people who may have been harmed.
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What You'll Do
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- Work sensitively and respectfully with parents, family members, children or young people
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- Work collaboratively with other agencies and engage in complex problem solving
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- Assist families in formulating goals that align with their needs, addressing safety and wellbeing concerns, and provide appropriate assistance through home visits
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- Develop safety plans and complete risk assessments
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- Manage cases and situations including working with high needs and high-risk clients and their families Be involved in court processes, including the preparation of court documents and attending court
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- Participate in individual and group supervision
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What We're Looking For
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To be a Child Protection Caseworker you need to be confident, curious and resilient.
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Essential Requirements Include
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- Preferred completed or final semester of a Bachelor's or master's degree in social work,
social science or welfare along with practical experience.
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- Other related degrees are considered if you can demonstrate your knowledge, skills and experience working with vulnerable children, young people and families.
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- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to build positive working relationships.
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- A valid driver's licence (P1 or above).
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- A paid working with children clearance number.
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Note: If you are in your final semester of university you will not be able to commence on duty if successful until you have completed your degree.
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What We Offer
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- A challenging and rewarding career
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- Versatile, autonomous work environment
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- Competitive pay and conditions
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- Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
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- Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.
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Inclusion and Diversity
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We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.
Inclusion and diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit.
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Other Information
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A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.
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📌 Child Protection Caseworker - Hunter (Newcastle)
🏢 Nsw Department Of Communities And Justice
📍 Newcastle
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