Berry Street is one of the largest independent agencies within Australia, providing diverse programs to over 35,000 young people, children and families across Victoria each year. We pride ourselves on our ingenuity, evidence based and multi-dimensional thinking to provide the best outcomes for our young people.

We believe children, young people and families should be safe, thriving and hopeful and strive to make this happen each day!

• This role can be based out of either Shepparton (Yorta Yorta Country) or Seymour (Taungurung Country) locations.
• Full time, Ongoing Position
• Base salary $97k pa + Super and Salary Packaging

The Opportunity

Berry Street provides Kinship Care services to children and their families in the Hume region. Kinship Care is the care provided to a child/young person or sibling group by their extended family or network when they are unable to be cared for by their biological parents.

This position has an outreach focus in the community with service delivery across the Shires of Moira, Murrindindi, Strathbogie, Mitchell & City of Greater Shepparton.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide case management services to statutory kinship care arrangements to ensure the long-term stability, security, safety and development needs are addressed.
• Enhance and build on the available formal and informal family and community supports for children and young people living in kinship placements.
• Assist families to provide the best possible care arrangement for children/young people who are unable to safely live with their birth parents
• Work in accordance with the Home based care program requirements, CYFA 2005 & statutory case management requirements in partnership with child protection.

About You

You will have demonstrated ability to effectively engage with children, young people and their kinship families and demonstrate understanding of the inter-generational factors and complex relationships between extended family members that can impact kinship placements.

Experience working with children, young people and families through an attachment and trauma-based lens is essential.

Minimum qualification requirements for this role are a Diploma in Psychology, Social Work, Youth Work or relevant field with intermediate experience in the sector, Bachelor qualification is highly desirable.

The Benefits

• Professional Development training and on the job support to further develop your case management skills with regular supervision.
• Salary packaging (up to $15,900 per annum, plus additional packaging available for meals/accommodation).
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), including access for staff members’ immediate family.
• 17.5% leave loading

How to Apply

Applications including resume and cover letter addressing your suitability for the position to be submitted ASAP, applications will be reviewed upon receipt.

Queries to Sharelle Davidson, Senior Manager Child & Family Services on 03 5822 8143

Please Note; the successful applicant will be subject to comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check and National and International Police check if required and Workers Carer Exclusion Scheme clearance if applicable.

Berry Street is committed to being a child safe, child friendly and child empowering organisation. In everything we do we seek to protect children. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children; children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds; children with a disability; children who identify as LGBTQIA+. We aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality or religion.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.