Uniting Victoria and Tasmania – Dandenong VIC

- Part Time | Maximum term positions until 14 February 2027
- Increase fortnight take-home pay with access to $15,900 salary packaging benefits!
- 10% gap discount for childcare services with Uniting Early Learning

- Part Time | Maximum term positions until 14 February 2027
- Increase fortnight take-home pay with access to $15,900 salary packaging benefits!
- 10% gap discount for childcare services with Uniting Early Learning

Your new role

Targeted Care Packages (TCPs) are an allocation of funding attached to a specific child or young person which are used to prevent the child or the young people from entering residential care, or transition from residential care into an alternate living arrangement that better meets their needs.

As a Key Worker you will provide individualised and flexible case management support to children and young people who present with challenging behaviours and are supported by a TCP. You will be supporting children, young people and their carers across a range of individualised placement options including foster care, kinship care, lead tenant, independent living or within the family home.

Advantages of working at Uniting

Our work isn’t easy, but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you. In addition to your salary of SCHADS Level 5 + super , you can access the following.

- Access salary packaging to increase take-home pay.
- Enjoy a 10% discount at Uniting Early Learning, or 60% for centre staff!
- Free counselling with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Access training and development opportunities to help you grow.
- Enjoy 25% off at Uniting Op Shops.

Your skills and experience

You will bring with you:





- Essential: Relevant tertiary qualification/currently enrolled in Social Work, Psychology or related discipline
- Experience in a similar role
- An understanding of the inter-generational factors and complex inter-relationships between extended family members that can promote and impede their capacity to collaboratively provide good care of a child/young person
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office
- Demonstrated ability to provide secure environments for children and young people and protect them from abuse and neglect

View position description here.

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

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Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBT+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.

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📌 Key Worker Targeted Care Packages (City of Greater Dandenong)
🏢 Uniting (Victoria and Tasmania
📍 City of Greater Dandenong