Practitioner - Targeted Care Packages (TCP)
Job No:
159292
Location:
Wodonga
- Join an Employer of Choice and work within a passionate, enthusiastic and supportive team!
- Purpose-driven role, facilitating high-quality case management to achieve better outcomes for children/young people who are supported by a Targeted Care Package (TCP)!
- This role is remunerated as a Level 4 or 5 salary from $77,577 to $92,773 (dependent on skills and experience)
- Professional development opportunities and salary packaging are available!
About the Organisation
We are an independent, non-government, community-managed agency offering a range of quality services that are responsive to the varying needs of communities extending from the cities of Albury/Wodonga, Wangaratta and Benalla to townships throughout the Towong, Mansfield, Alpine and Indigo shires. By providing information, support and advocacy, we seek to empower individuals, families and community groups and contribute to a balanced, just and ethical society.
We are proud to be an Employer of Choice. Our Employer of Choice status has been achieved by maintaining a friendly, supportive and inclusive culture based on the values:
- Participation: We work with our clients, co-workers and other colleagues in a spirit of cooperation and common purpose.
- Respect: We value the unique history and character of everybody with whom we have contact and treat them with consideration and care.
- Excellence: We strive to attain the highest possible standards in our practice and relationships.
- Justice: We treat people impartially and fairly in all our decision-making and conduct.
- Honesty: We expect a high level of personal and organisational integrity with words and deeds that are transparent and trustworthy.
About the Benefits
At UMFC, we genuinely value our people. This role is remunerated as a Level 4 or 5 salary from $77,577 to $92,773 (dependent on skills and experience).
Additional benefits which cement our position as an Employer of Choice include:
- Being a family-friendly workplace and supporting the maintenance of a healthy work/home balance
- Providing an opportunity for professional and personal growth and development
- Recognising contributions, valuing participation and rewarding achievement
- Providing flexibility in work arrangements where possible; and
- Maintaining excellent employment conditions with options for increasing remuneration through salary packaging
About the Opportunity
An opportunity has become available for a Practitioner - Targeted Care Packages (TCP) to join our supportive team in Wodonga, Victoria.
Reporting to the Team Leader TCP, the successful candidate will be responsible for facilitating high-quality case management to achieve better outcomes for children/young people who are supported by a Targeted Care Package.
Key Responsibility Areas of this role will include (but are not limited to):
- Working therapeutically with young people and their family or carers to develop and coordinate the Care Team activities and the implementation of the Case Plan
- Taking responsibility for the implementation of the DFFH Case Contracting Agreements and managing the recording and documentation of TCP service delivery
- Liaising with relevant services and advocating on behalf of children and young people to ensure access to resources where necessary
- Proactively promoting and supporting a culture of child safety and relevant cultural connection for all children, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island children, those with a disability, and CALD
The Position Description for this position can be found here.
About You
To be eligible to apply for this position, you'll require a qualification in social work, welfare, community services or a related field. We're looking for someone with knowledge and demonstrated experience in delivering innovative and effective approaches for young people with complex needs up to 18 years of age. Ultimately the successful candidate will have a demonstrated ability to achieve positive outcomes for young people through a strength-based, outcomes-focussed case management approach.
All candidates will need to possess or be able to obtain prior to commencement:
- Working with Children Check - Victoria and NSW
- Satisfactory National Police Check
- Current driver's licence (you will be Wodonga-based however, the role will see you travelling throughout the region from time to time
Importantly, you will be a team player with strong communication skills, highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills, and good levels of resilience. This role requires you to manage competing priorities and interact with people with various abilities and needs.