Flourish Community Solutions has various Case Manager and Family Support Worker opportunities across Toowoomba and surrounding areas. Daytime, evening, and weekend work, and part-time hours are available, Some contract hours are suitable to juggle around other employment. Contracts are short and picked up by the contractor's discretion and their suitability. This is a contractor role.

We are keen to hear from skilled and experienced case managers, social workers, direct care support workers, residential case managers, behaviour support workers and therapists looking for opportunities to utilise their trauma-informed experience and skills. This opportunity is working with a new initiative supporting families and enhancing their skills in parenting, safety and attachment, whilst addressing significant challenges such as trauma, DFV, AOD, and mental health. The opportunity provides flexible working hours, directly working with families in their own homes and communities, and benefits from and highly supportive team, specialist guidance, and high earnings. The rate is based on the qualifications and experience of highly driven professionals.

Flourish Community Solutions provides intensive family support, parent mentoring, and early intervention solutions to young people and families in need. Working alongside families and young people wherever they are in their journey with a focus on keeping families together safely.

Servicing families and communities across Australia, Flourish Community Solutions, delivers a high standard of specialist intervention, psychosocial education, therapeutic trauma-informed intervention, parenting guidance, and consultation to facilitate growth and achieve better outcomes for families and communities.

Our Values:

People First, Compassion, Empowerment

Purpose: Lifting others up to achieve their true potential

Your Opportunity:

In this role, you will drive case management processes and individualized support to achieve sustainable change in families with complex needs, whilst working alongside the family to prevent a family from entering or re-entering the statutory child protection system.

You must be personable, caring, and have a genuine passion for helping others. Direct work with families and young people is a must and you will be required to guide, mentor, and facilitate their development, implement support strategies, connect them to services and community, support and guide them in safe behaviour or safe parenting, mental health support and drive their intervention journey forward with them at the forefront.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Providing specialist therapeutic intervention to children and families experiencing child protection issues and direct youth support, working with mental health, DFV, AOD, Neurodiverse, and complex behaviours may be required.
• Assistance to access community connections and education in parenting upskilling and psychosocial support is required.
• Transportation to appointments or contact arrangements.
• Engage with the community, parents, and children to enhance their opportunities, reduce their vulnerabilities, and connect to their community
• Provide early intervention-focused services, support families to strengthen the care and protection of children living at home, strengthen parenting practice, and increase the safety and well-being of the family.
• Develop and drive the case plan working alongside families and stakeholders, providing appropriate links and connections where possible. Complete case administration notes and plans.
• Respect and seek cultural advice to ensure client families have access to a range of culturally safe support options, where appropriate.

Requirements for Success:

Desirable - Diploma or Tertiary Qualifications in Youth Work, Youth Justice, Community Support, Social Work, Social Welfare, teaching, etc.

• Experience in implementing therapeutic interventions or social work with young people and/or families.
• Understanding of Child Protection legislation and child protection concerns and risk factors, problem solvers
• Demonstrated understanding of Early Intervention principles in working with families with multiple and complex needs
• Knowledge and awareness of community and regional connections to assist clients with their access to community
• Case management experience and exceptional communication
• Work alongside the leadership team to create successful outcomes for families.
• Proficiency in completing documentation via Microsoft systems.

We would like to encourage people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander to apply. We are an equal opportunities employer.

As a contractor, you will work under your own ABN and be offered pieces of work. You need your vehicle and laptop/tablet to complete documentation. Many work opportunities are available, often leading to permanent work.

Why work with us?

Attractive remuneration based on individual qualifications and experience

A variety of working hours/flexibility - can align with another job if needed

Full and part-time opportunities are available - which may lead to permanent

Guidance from a highly skilled management team

Work alongside a multidisciplinary team

An inclusive, collaborative, and empowering culture

Quick start time - Pending checks & documentation

How to apply

Current resume and cover letter addressing your experience in the requirements for success via the seek platform. Please note no phone applications will be accepted.

Applications are shortlisted as they are received. Apologies, due to the number of applications we receive, unsuitable candidates will not be contacted.