Our client is looking for a strong Team Leader to guide a team of case managers delivering evidence-based care to children, young people, carers and families within the Permanency Support Program.

Our client is a well-respected, successful service provider who is looking for professionals who demonstrate an unwavering commitment to providing high-quality care that is focused on reaching safe and permanent care outcomes for children, young people and families.

What's on offer;

• Competitive remuneration with salary packaging benefits
• Internal and external professional development opportunities including opportunities for specialization
• RDO’s (12 per annum for FT employees)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Regular clinical supervision
• Further study support

This role will involve;

• Provide supportive leadership to a small team of caseworkers through reflective supervision, professional development, and daily guidance, ensuring best practice for children and young people in care.
• Deliver high-quality, child-focused assessments and case management within the Permanency Support Program (PSP), prioritising stability, wellbeing, and long-term outcomes.
• Promote culturally responsive, contemporary casework practice through cultural planning, therapeutic care models, and tailored positive behaviour support strategies that foster healing and permanency.
• Apply trauma-informed principles within evidence-based frameworks, recognising the complex needs of children who have experienced significant adversity.
• Facilitate respectful engagement with families, carers, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, and key stakeholders, including active participation in Family Group Conferencing and multidisciplinary planning.
• Ensure casework and decision-making comply with NSW child protection, permanency, and adoption legislation, safeguarding the rights and safety of children in care.
• Cultivate a collaborative, reflective team culture focused on continuous improvement and shared responsibility in supporting vulnerable children and families.

They are looking for candidates who demonstrate experience in delivering evidence-informed care and providing supervision to case managers.

The requirements for this role include;

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Community Services, Psychology, Family Therapy, or a related field
• Extensive experience in case management and assessment for vulnerable families, children, and young people in Out of Home Care.
• Demonstrated leadership, conflict resolution, and mediation skills, with the ability to support and guide a team while maintaining strong relationships with clients, stakeholders, and colleagues.
• Strong understanding of contemporary case management principles, experience working with trauma-informed practices, and a commitment to inclusive service delivery for culturally and linguistically diverse and Aboriginal communities.
• Current Working with Children Check, and valid driver’s license

Why partner with abrs to secure your next role?

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They’re the very reason we exist, and the reason we’ve returned every single cent of profit we’ve earned to charity.

Abrs is Australia’s only charity owned not for profit recruitment agency with 100% of our net revenue returned to fund programs that assist children, youth and families.
When you engage with abrs to secure your next career move you are participating in an ethical recruitment process that funds programs in the charity space.
Choosing abrs means you are helping us to help some of the most disadvantaged in our communities.

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For a confidential discussion OR to find out more about the role please contact Ally at [email protected]

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