* This role can be based out of either Shepparton (Yorta Yorta Country) or Seymour (Taungurung Country) locations. * Full time, permanent position (with flexibility for Part Time 0.8). * Base salary $88k pa + Super and Salary Packaging. For over 140 years, Berry Street has adapted to a changing world, and we will continue to adapt to achieve our purpose. We believe children, young people, and families should be safe, thriving, and hopeful. Our Vision for 2026: Together we will courageously change lives and reimagine service systems. We look forward to working with our staff, carers, partners, supporters, and government to ensure children, young people, and their families can create the future they imagine for themselves. The Opportunity This position is responsible for providing statutory case management services for children and young people residing in kinship care. The role aims to assist kinship carers in providing the best possible care arrangements for children and young people, ensuring their ongoing safety and developmental well-being. The Case Manager - Kinship Care will have a demonstrated ability to effectively engage with children, young people, and their kinship families, and demonstrate understanding of issues impacting kinship care placements. Key Responsibilities To provide case management services to children and young people in statutory Kinship Care placements. Manage multiple caseloads of children and young people living in Kinship Care arrangements. To enhance and build on available formal and informal family and community supports for children and young people in kinship arrangements. To assist families in providing the best possible care arrangements for children and young people unable to live with their birth parents. About You You will have demonstrated ability to effectively engage with children, young people, and their kinship families, understanding inter-generational factors and complex relationships affecting placements. Experience working with children, young people, and families through an attachment and trauma-based lens is essential. This role requires an appropriate tertiary qualification in Psychology, Social Work, or related discipline. The Benefits Professional development training and on-the-job support to further develop your case management skills. Salary packaging (up to $15,900 per annum, plus additional packaging for meals/accommodation). Flexible work arrangements and generous leave conditions. Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), including support for staff and their immediate families. How to Apply Applications including resume and cover letter addressing your suitability for the position should be submitted ASAP. Applications will be reviewed upon receipt. Queries to Sharelle Davidson, Senior Manager Child & Family Services, at 0428 135 062. Please note: The successful applicant will undergo comprehensive reference and background checks, including a Working with Children Check and National Police Check. Berry Street is committed to being a child-safe, child-friendly, and child-empowering organization, respecting cultural safety and diversity. About the company We believe children, young people, and families should be safe, thriving, and hopeful. Berry Street provides programs to more than 35,000 children…
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