Foster Care Case Manager - Central Coast
Core
Provide high-quality, child-centred case management to children and young people in out-of-home care, ensuring safety, stability, and permanency.
Role type
Senior IC foster care case manager
Builds
Safe, sustainable outcomes for children in care through family restoration and permanency planning
Domain
Child protection and out-of-home care services
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Case management, assessment, case planning, professional report writing, risk assessment, relationship building, knowledge of NSW child protection legislation
Preferred skills
Experience managing complex foster care placements, family restoration work, remote work autonomy, First Aid certification
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Manage foster care placements and coordinate assessments, case plans, and reviews; Build positive relationships with children, foster carers, and birth families; Facilitate family time and monitor safety and wellbeing; Prepare accurate case notes, assessments, and reports; Travel across the Central Coast and Newcastle for community visits
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC