Want to make a real difference by supporting young people impacted by the criminal justice system?

Our client is recruiting a new team member to join a dedicated group of professionals working to change the lives of young people caught up in the criminal justice system. As a caseworker, you'll provide culturally responsive, holistic support to young people (10–24 years) on an outreach basis.

Our client fosters a supportive and healthy work environment, values professionals from diverse backgrounds, and is committed to creating a safe and inclusive workplace for all. They provide wellbeing leave, cultural supervision and clinical supervision to all staff!

This role will involve:

• Provide holistic, trauma-informed case management with an AOD focus
• Build strong relationships with government, community and other services
• Assess new referrals and complete intake processes
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date client files
• Deliver outreach support both pre- and post-release
• Provide practical and psychosocial support to meet identified client needs
• Facilitate access to long-term supports to reduce incarceration and recidivism
• Complete data collection, reporting and administrative tasks
• Monitor and uphold workplace health and safety requirements
• Work in culturally safe and appropriate ways, supporting First Nations young people and their families.

Requirements for this role include:

• Identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
• Minimum Cert IV in Community Services, Social Work or related field
• Experience in case management with young people facing complex needs (justice involvement, homelessness, AOD use, mental health, trauma)
• Skills and experience in trauma-informed care
• Cultural competency and understanding of issues impacting Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and CALD communities
• Current NSW Driver Licence, Working with Children Check and willingness to undergo a Police Check

This position is Aboriginal identified. To perform this role, it is essential that the person who holds the role be an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person. It is a genuine occupational requirement under section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 that applicants are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders.

abrs is Australia’s only charity-owned, not-for-profit recruitment agency, with 100% of our net revenue returned to fund programs that support children, youth, and families.
When you work with abrs, you’re engaging in an ethical recruitment process that directly funds vital programs in the community.

Our Commitment to Reconciliation abrs acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the land. We are committed to working respectfully and in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, guided by the principles of self-determination. We support the rights of children to remain connected to family, culture, and Country.

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