Anchor Inc,Kinship Care Case Manager Jobs in Australia

Program commenced operation in
March 2010 and operates within Anchor’s Child and Family Services located at
Knox Westfield Shopping Centre.

• To
  deliver a family services casework service, working in partnership with
  families to achieve their goals in order to enhance the child/ren’s
  development and family functioning, ensuring stability and safety of all
  family members and reducing risks to the children’s safety and wellbeing.
• To
  provide time limited assistance to enable kinship carers to provide the
  best possible kinship care arrangement with minimal professional
  intervention from the formal service system.
• To
  minimise/ prevent the need for any further involvement from Child
  Protection.
• To
  complete assessments of risk utilising the Best Interests Assessment
  Framework within the family context.
• To
  provide relevant information and advice regarding community resources to
  assist kinship carers and those involved in supporting them, including the
  facilitation of group activities.
• To
  enhance informal/formal community supports by disseminating relevant
  information.

• A
  relevant tertiary qualification and experience in Social Work, Psychology,
  Welfare or related discipline.
• Demonstrated
  experience and skills in child centred, family focused case work practice
• Experience
  in the case management of families and individuals
• Demonstrated
  awareness and commitment to working within the Best Interest Principles
  outlined in the Child Youth and Families Act 2005
• An
  understanding of the social context of child abuse and neglect
• Ability
  to develop, implement and think broadly in relation to client action
  planning at the same time as focusing on specific issues for resolution
• Ability
  to work both individually and as a member of a team, and to contribute to
  program development, implementation and evaluation
• Experienced
  in the establishment and facilitation of group work activities
• Excellent
  written and oral communication skills, negotiation and liaison skills and
  the ability to work with government and non government organisations,
  community groups and families