Caseworker – Intensive Family Support (IFS)
Core
Provide intensive, time-sensitive in-home support to Indigenous and non-identified families with children under 18 to prevent statutory child protection interventions and empower families to take primary responsibility for child safety.
Role type
Senior IC family support caseworker
Builds
Family functioning and safety for children
Domain
Social services / Child protection / Indigenous community support
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
risk assessment, structured decision-making, collaborative assessment and planning, in-home support coordination, stakeholder consultation, community partnership building
Preferred skills
therapeutic strategies, brokerage assistance, case plan development
Technologies
Structured Decision-Making (SDM) tools, Collaborative Assessment and Planning (CAP) framework
Responsibilities
Conduct frequent home visits to monitor family progress and safety; assess immediate safety and risk factors using SDM tools; implement practical in-home support and parental skills development; lead collaborative consultations with Child Safety and other agencies; maintain partnerships with community networks; ensure alignment with IFS service delivery models and KPIs.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC