Increase fortnight take-home pay with access to $15,900 salary packaging benefits! Make a difference in the lives of children in Foster care.
Job ID: 531764
Location: Croydon, VIC, 3136
Department: Child, Youth & Families
Type: Permanent Full Time
Closing Date: Jun 8 2026
Your new role
As a Senior Case Manager, Out of Home Care you are responsible for providing support to children and young people aged 0-18 years and their families in a foster care setting. The client group consists of both statutory Child Protection client and voluntary clients.
* Provide mentoring, supervision and support to the team.
* Hold complex cases and provide direct case management to children and young people from Out of Home Care programs including Foster Care.
* Provide further resourcing to our Foster Care team through carer recruitment and retention activities and may assist in supporting accreditation and assessment of foster carers.
Benefits of working at Uniting
* Enjoy a 10% discount at Uniting Early Learning, or 60% for centre staff.
* Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
* Free counselling with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
* Access training and development opportunities to help you grow.
* We recognise contributions with our annual awards programme.
* Enjoy 25% off at Uniting Op Shops.
Your skills and experience
* Tertiary qualification in Social Work, Counselling, Psychology or other related field.
* Current driver's licence valid in Victoria.
* Minimum of two years of demonstrated ability as a practitioner in the child, youth and family welfare field. A role in Home Based Care is desirable.
* Demonstrated experience in engaging with families successfully and completing assertive outreach.
* Demonstrated ability to assess and appropriately respond to risk for children aged 0-18 years.
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