Manager Permanency Program
Core
Manage out-of-home care services including foster care, adoption, guardianship, and family preservation to ensure permanency for children and young people.
Role type
Senior IC social work manager (permanency program)
Builds
Out-of-home care services for children and young people
Domain
Social services / Child welfare
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
team supervision, casework management, court liaison, reportable conduct investigation, rostering, data collection, stakeholder liaison
Preferred skills
complex casework handling, tertiary qualifications in Community Services/Social work/Psychology
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Supervise and lead case managers, therapeutic staff, and support workers; Monitor and provide input into court proceedings; Liaise with Department of Communities and Justice and other government agencies; Complete necessary data collection, case notes, and develop progress and final reports; Develop and monitor rosters for Permanency support workers.
Seniority
Manager, direct supervision & oversight