About this job
About the Department of Education
The Department of Education is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the community and schools we support by treating everyone with respect and dignity. This starts with recruitment and selection. The methods of assessing suitability in the recruitment process may vary. This includes making reasonable adjustments to support applicants at all stages of the process and employee lifecycle.
About the Role
The ideal candidate will demonstrate a proven ability to establish and sustain effective partnerships with young people, parents/carers, school principals and other stakeholders in order to deliver tailored, intensive case management in alignment with legislative, policy, and procedural requirements to support students at risk of disengaging, or who have disengaged, from education.
As an Intensive Education Case Manager, you will play a pivotal role in the development and coordination of individualised case management plans in collaboration with key stakeholders. These plans may include behaviour support plans, risk assessments, education and transition plans and referrals to appropriate services.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Provide intensive case management that may require educational and behaviour intervention for students at risk of disengagement from education, in accordance with legislative, policy and procedural requirements.
- Establish and sustain effective partnerships with young people, parents/carers and the school principal during and beyond the case management process and initiate referrals and access to support.
- Analyse information and data to gain an understanding of the young person's strengths and provide strategic advice on identified concerns to inform effective case-management, integrated support planning and inform service enhancements.
Please refer to the attached role description for any mandatory requirements for this position.
How to Apply
- Please attach a brief resume including contact details for 2 referees (referees should have an understanding of your relevant previous work history); and
- A 2-pg written statement in response to the attached role description.
We welcome all applicants to share any support needed to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive.
Applications remain current for 12 months from the closing date and may be considered for appointment to identical or similar vacancies within the Department.
Applications from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
When working in regulated employment an employee must have a current Working with Children Clearance (blue card) issued by Blue Card Services.
Salary rate shown is reflective of full-time (1.0 FTE).
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