Case Manager – Gateways Support Services – Melbourne

Accommodation & Specialist Support Services – Placement & Support

Case Manager 22.8 hours per week – Job No PSS142015

Gateways makes a positive difference in the lives of children and adults with a disability and seeks to employ people who have:

Valuing attitudes to people with disabilities

A belief in team work and cooperation

A commitment to self-improvement

Effective communication skills

Gateways Placement and Support Services provides high quality, community based supported accommodation for children and young people with a disability living in out of home care. This support encourages developmental opportunities and individual choice, enabling maximum integration with the community and a lifestyle that emulates the general community.

Gateways Placement & Support Services are providing industry leading support to children with a disability in, Out of Home Care. Gateways staff work within the Therapeutic Practice Framework, using its Reach For The Stars Model to help children achieve great outcomes.

The Case Manager works within the Looking After Children guidelines to co-ordinate the care team and drive positive outcomes for young people.

Conditions of employment are in line with the Social, Community, Disability and Home Care Award 2010.

It is highly desirable that you have experience as a Case Manager working in the Victorian Child Protection System.

Prior to commencement you will be required to:

Undertake a police check (for external applicants)

Supply a Working with Children card for an Employee

Supply an Apply First Aid Certificate with a CPR update

Be assessed by the Department of Human Services Carer’s Register

If you have lived outside of Australia for more than 12 months in the last 10 years, you will be required to supply an international police check from the country where you lived. Employment cannot commence until this check is received and assessed. Information on how to obtain this is found at http://www.immi.gov.au/Help/Pages/character-police/requirements.aspx.

It is also desirable but not essential that you have an appropriate qualification in the disability field.

For more information, contact Placement & Support Manager Kirsten Stuart on 5221 2984 during business hours.

Applications will only be considered if accompanied by:

A completed Job Application Form (for external applicants)
A letter addressing the key selection criteria in the position description
Your resume
Two contactable professional referees

Upload applications on the Jobs section at http://gateways.com.au/apply-for-a-job/ or email applications to recruitment@gateways.com.au and quote job number in the subject line.