Summary

Join our passionate Reconnect team to make a difference in young people's lives

Be part of an engaging team that thrives on challenges

Part time 0.6 FTE Maximum term contract until June 2027

Salary packaging benefits available

About the Opportunity

We are a leading community support organisation working alongside people to live the life they aspire to, their way, providing a broad range of support in Homelessness, Disability, Palliative Care, Early Childhood Intervention Services (ECIS), and Education service areas. A career with us means you are part of an organisation making a real difference.

The Case Manager role is based in the Western and Inner Metro Melbourne area and provides case management support to young people who are at risk of becoming homeless. Reconnect works with young people aged 12-18 years old or 12-21 young people of CALD backgrounds who have arrived in the past 5 years.

The role involves community development and working alongside the young person to support them identify their own goals and to stabilise their housing situation.

About you

We are looking for someone who can:

• Support, develop and facilitate community development initiatives.
• Provide comprehensive case management and outreach support for young people and their families, within the Reconnect framework.
• Provide effective early intervention strategies for “at risk” young people and their families, in conjunction with the Reconnect team, partners and service providers.
• Plan, deliver and co-facilitate group work initiatives.
• Complete regular reporting, data collection, and record keeping.
• Community and school engagement including out posting.

Benefits of working with MCM include:

• Diverse and inclusive organisation
• Attractive Salary Packaging benefits
• Supportive learning and development environment
• Culture of continuous improvement

Essential:

• Bachelor of Youth Work, Social Work, or equivalent in a related discipline.
• Significant experience in working with and providing casework to young people and their families, particularly within the context of early intervention and youth homelessness.
• An understanding and experience with the youth homelessness sector and/or mainstream services, including knowledge of patterns, trends and systemic issues.
• An understanding of key issues as it relates to youth homelessness and family breakdown.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with other organisations in the education and welfare sectors, in formal and informal partnerships, to achieve client outcomes.
• Extensive knowledge of casework principles.
• Demonstrated capacity to deliver group work initiatives.
• An understanding of the requirements for ensuring child safety.

Screening Criteria:

• National Police check
• Working with Children check and NDIS Worker Screening check or ability to obtain
• Valid Victorian Driver's license
• Right to Work in Australia

About MCM

MCM is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to safety. MCM embraces differences because we know that diversity and inclusion help us to attract, recruit, engage and retain talented people.

We are a leading not-for profit-for-purpose organisation that offer a broad range of services in Disability, Homelessness, Palliative Care and Education.

Our commitment to Safety

MCM is committed to the safety of its clients and employees, taking a zero-tolerance approach to violence within the workplace and abuse, including child abuse and abuse of people with disability. All employees are required to comply with the Child Safe Standards.

Our commitment to Diversity, Inclusion & Equity of Access

At MCM we embrace our differences because we know that diversity helps us to innovate and make the biggest impact possible. Our DEI Strategy supports and drives an inclusive workplace culture. We embrace the learning opportunities that come with authentic commitment to equity of access for all. We particularly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply.

• Support, develop and facilitate community development initiatives.
• Provide comprehensive case management and outreach support for young people and their families, within the Reconnect framework.
• Provide effective early intervention strategies for “at risk” young people and their families, in conjunction with the Reconnect team, partners and service providers.
• Plan, deliver and co-facilitate group work initiatives.
• Complete regular reporting, data collection, and record keeping.
• Community and school engagement including out posting.

• Case Management
• Housing
• Outreach
• Community development
• Early intervention strategies
• Group work facilitation
• Reporting
• Data collection
• Record keeping
• Community engagement
• School engagement
• Casework principles
• Child safety understanding

• Bachelor of Youth Work, Social Work, or equivalent in a related discipline.
• Significant experience in working with and providing casework to young people and their families, particularly within the context of early intervention and youth homelessness.
• An understanding and experience with the youth homelessness sector and/or mainstream services, including knowledge of patterns, trends and systemic issues.
• An understanding of key issues as it relates to youth homelessness and family breakdown.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with other organisations in the education and welfare sectors, in formal and informal partnerships, to achieve client outcomes.
• Extensive knowledge of casework principles.
• Demonstrated capacity to deliver group work initiatives.
• An understanding of the requirements for ensuring child safety.
• National Police check
• Working with Children check and NDIS Worker Screening check or ability to obtain
• Valid Victorian Driver's license
• Right to Work in Australia