Case Manager - Hervey Bay Intensive Family Support

Hervey Bay, Hervey Bay & Fraser Coast QLD

Full time

IMPACT Community Services Limited  (IMPACT) is a high profile, community owned organisation supporting the most vulnerable and marginalised members of our community. Since 1978, we have been supporting local people experiencing disadvantage, poverty and exclusion. Our vision is to improve lives. IMPACT is also a Child Safe Organisation committed to the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.

Intensive Family Support

The Intensive Family Support Service assists vulnerable families with children and young people (up to 18), who are at risk of involvement in the statutory child protection system. This is a consent-based program providing case management for clients who agree to engage with our service. Our Case Managers work with families and other agencies to provide a coordinated and comprehensive response to address families' needs. This position is based at our Fraser Coast office and part of a friendly and supportive team.

About the Case Manager

Case Managers work collaboratively with families to identify and prioritise their presenting needs and provide intensive support interventions and engagement with specialist services. As part of a team, on a day-to-day basis you will :

• Work with parents and caregivers, through tailored interventions to build their skills and capacity to safely nurture and protect their children
• Develop engagement strategies for families experiencing domestic and family violence
• Conduct home visits and continually assess safety and child protections concerns
• Identify, develop and maintain case plans and goals with families so child protection concerns are addressed
• Undertake risk assessments where domestic and family violence is identified and engage all family members
• Liaise and negotiate with service providers including Child Safety
• Independently manage a case load of families

To make a difference in this role, you will have :

Why IMPACT?

To find out more, view our Position Description and full list of staff benefits at our Get Involved - Join our Team page at www.impact.org.au

How to apply

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Position Description

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IMPACT welcomes all applications, including from Indigenous Australians, people with a lived experience of mental health concerns and recovery, a disability, those who identify as LGBTIQ+ and from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

We believe that diversity in our workplace makes us stronger and we provide equal opportunity to all.  IMPACT is proud to be an INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER 2024-2025 with the Diversity Council Australia . Selection for all vacancies is made on the basis of merit.

The successful applicant will be required to obtain background checks prior to employment, including a QLD Working with Children Check.