Case Specialist

Tags: social work Environment
  • Added Date: Friday, 21 June 2024
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Tracking Code
4565-689
Job Description

Our specialist service works with male survivors of sexual violence and victims of crime across Queensland. In this role, youโ€™ll provide a range of in person and online specialist supports to help them overcome the impact of experiencing the crime.

54 reasons is Australiaโ€™s leading child rights organisation โ€“ no ordinary not-for-profit.

A place where your purpose matters. Proudly part of the Save the Children Australia Group and global movement, weโ€™re here to make sure that children and young people have their rights met and thrive, in all their diversity.

With the childโ€™s voice at the centre, we provide quality services to children and their caregivers, advocating with them so that children develop, learn, and are connected, safe and confident. Our people are proudly local, reflective of the communities we serve - in every state and territory, and across regions, remote areas and capital cities.

It takes all types of personalities and talents to drive our organisationโ€“ yours included. We value a healthy work-life balance and ensure our people feel connected to each other and our impact. Learn from inspiring people and grow from a connection to our strong local and global networks. From our programs to our support services - this is the place to realise your purpose.

A place to make a difference:

Here youโ€™re empowered to make a difference in childrenโ€™s lives by learning, sharing and collaborating to find new ways to solve problems.

This is a Part-Time maximum term role through to December 2024 (with strong potential for extension). The role will be 9 days per fortnight - 68.4 hours. Youโ€™ll provide counselling and case management support to male survivors of sexual violence and victims of violent crime. Based in Brisbane, youโ€™ll be a member of our QLD Programs team and report to our Team Leader, Yasmin Paterson.

You will make a difference by:

Providing specialist support, psychoeducation, counselling, information, referrals and case management to individuals with complex needs and males who have experienced sexual assault and victims of crime Conducting thorough risk and needs assessments, within a trauma informed case management framework Offering specialist services including providing brief counselling interventions, completing financial assistance applications, and providing education on court processes Assisting victims to develop emotional regulation strategies and providing additional holistic support

A place to feel valued:

๐Ÿ“š ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ! ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿค ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—จ๐—ก๐—›๐—–๐—ฅ, ๐—ช๐—™๐—ฃ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—™, ๐—จ๐—ก๐——๐—ฆ๐—ฆ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—™๐—ฃ๐—”, ๐—œ๐—ข๐—  ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€! ๐ŸŒ

โš ๏ธ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฐ: ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐š ๐ฃ๐จ๐› ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐Ž๐–!

Youโ€™re an experienced counsellor or case manager with high levels of initiative and flexibility alongside cultural sensitivity and knowledge. Youโ€™re able to respond calmly and effectively in complex situations. You possess a thorough understanding of the impact of violent crime and sexual assault and are able to apply that within a trauma-informed practice framework.

We recognise your contribution and provide you the support to ensure you can bring your best, knowing here you have the space and opportunity to grow.

Bringing your best every day, means:

A Bachelor of Counselling, Social Work, Psychology or relevant Human Service Qualification and/or significant experience in a similar service Knowledge and understanding of impact of violent crime and sexual assault on individuals, and trauma-informed case management skills Experience working with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds Strong teamwork and communication skills Current driversโ€™ licence Current QLD Blue Card Suitable space to work from home in a hybrid model of both office and home-based service delivery

A place to belong:

54 Reasons is proudly part of Save the Children Australia. We are a learning organisation that invests in the development and wellbeing of our people. Our workforce is approximately 1100 people strong, and proudly diverse, whether in race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, cultures and beliefs.

It takes all types of people to do the challenging work we do. We are diverse personalities, backgrounds and talents, embracing our differences as one strong and united team. We see and celebrate the unique value you bring to our organisation, and offer a range of rewards for your effort, including:

Award rate salary (Level 4.1 - $41.52 per hour) plus full salary packaging benefits (use this link to see how much this benefit could mean to you) Opportunity to work on additional projects alongside business as usual Individual learning plans to assist in your career development Internal employment and development opportunities

Follow this link for the full list of our employee benefits.

Does this sound like the place for you?

Weโ€™d love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume by clicking on one of the buttons in the โ€˜Applyโ€™ section.

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