Join our Family Services Team.

• Provide support to children in foster & kinship care to feel safe & connected.
• Starting from $51/ph. + super + salary packaging to boost your take-home pay.
• Permanent full-time role + supportive team + development opportunities.

Your new role

Step into a rewarding role supporting children and young people in foster and kinship care across the Wimmera. You’ll provide high-quality, trauma-informed case management focused on safety, stability and well-being.

You will work closely with carers, families, Child Protection and allied professionals to develop individualised plans, monitor progress and advocate for children’s needs. Across your caseload, you will contribute to permanency planning, coordinate care team meetings and ensure the voices of children and young people inform decisions that affect them.

You’ll also provide guidance and mentoring to colleagues and carers, support the referral and recruitment of new foster/kinship carers, and be part of the after-hours on-call roster.

A relocation package of up to $5,000 can be negotiated to cover your move and assist with housing if you are considering relocating to Horsham.

Benefits of working at Uniting

Enjoy a range of benefits that support you:

• An extra 17.5% on top of your fortnightly pay when you take paid annual leave
• Up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits that can be used for living expenses such as groceries, bills, clothing and streaming services.
• Save on dining out and drinks with a meal entertainment benefit of $2,650 annually.
• Increase your annual leave entitlements through our purchase leave program.
• Up to 10 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
• Access training and development opportunities to help you grow.
• Opt in or out of public holidays and be respected for your unique background.

Your skills and experience

You are experienced in case management and passionate about supporting children, young people and carers. You bring a child-centred, trauma-informed and culturally respectful approach to your practice.

You’ll also bring:

• Experience working with children, young people and families who have experienced trauma or abuse
• Strong ability to build positive, collaborative relationships with carers, families and professionals
• Excellent communication, report writing skills and confidence in coordinating care team meetings and contributing to permanency planning
• Ability to manage time, priorities and competing demands and competence using client systems
• A qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Social Sciences or related discipline and a current Victorian Driver's Licence.

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How to apply

Click APPLY today. We’ll be reviewing applications as they come in, and we may close the role early.

For any questions, reach out to Mikahl Miles, Manager Children & Families on mikahl.miles@vt.uniting.org or call 0467 042 937 for a chat during business hours.

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.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

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 LGBTIQA+. 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.