Caseworker (Intensive Support Services) - Hunter Metro & Central Coast
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.
We are currently recruiting for upcoming opportunities: Charlestown, Cessnock, Maitland, Mayfield, Raymond Terrace & Tuggerah.
About Your New Role
As an ISS (Intensive Support Services) Caseworker, you will provide effective intensive and specialist casework services to children and young people in statutory out of home care who live with high and complex needs.
Interventions are aimed at enhancing safety and wellbeing, placement stability and the development and implementation of plans designed to transition children to less intensive and/or more sustainable long term living arrangements.
The target group for intervention includes children and young people who have experienced significant histories of trauma and abuse, multiple placement disruptions and who are isolated and marginalised.
These children and young people typically present with a range of behaviours of concern and social/emotional/developmental difficulties.
The aim of ISS casework support is to assist the child/young person to develop safer, more stable and sustainable relationships and living environments.
To achieve this ISS staff are expected to work closely with all key people in the young person's network including families, non-government providers of out of home care, schools, housing services, youth justice workers, private and public health providers and NDIS coordinators of support.
What You'll Do
work sensitively and respectfully with parents, family members, children or young peoplework collaboratively with other agencies and engage in complex problem solvingassist families in formulating goals that align with their needs, addressing safety and well-being concerns,



and provide appropriate assistancedevelop safety plans and complete risk assessmentsmanage cases and situations including working with high needs and high-risk clients and their familiesbe involved in court processes, including the preparation of court documents and attending courtparticipate in individual and group supervision
Being an Intensive Support Services Caseworker can be difficult.
Sometimes, you may have to make tough decisions with families to help them overcome hardships in order to be able to care for their children and develop safe and loving homes.
What We're Looking For
Completed a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Social Work, Social Science and Welfare along with practical experience.Other related degrees are considered, if you can demonstrate your knowledge skills and experience working with vulnerable children, young people and familiesMinimum of 2 years experience in child protection, out of home care or provision of casework in another settingExcellent verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to build positive working relationshipsA valid driver's licence (P1 or above)A paid working with children clearance number
What's in it for you?
We Offer Competitive Benefits And Opportunities Including
Rewarding salary from $92,632 to $120,478 pa plus superannuation and annual leave loadingOpportunities to work flexibly17 weeks of industry leading training in the Caseworker Development ProgramCustomised career development and support for your personal and professional growthGenerous leave entitlements including flex leavePositive culture for wellness including Fitness Passport, tailored health app and mental health support
Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit
We continue to hire outstanding 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.
To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.
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📌 Caseworker (Intensive Support Services) - Hunter Metro - Central Coast (New South Wales)
🏢 Nsw Department Of Communities And Justice
📍 New South Wales