Support Worker (FSWS)

Key Assets Australia

Kununurra, Broome & Kimberley, WA

Child Welfare, Youth & Family Services (Community Services & Development)

Full time

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Support Worker – FSWS (Family Support and Wellbeing Service)

We’re on the lookout for a passionate support worker to join our Family Support and Wellbeing Service (FSWS) and play a key role in making a positive and lasting difference in our community.

Support Worker—Kununurra

Be part of an inclusive and diverse organization.

Benefits include generous leave provisions, such as birthday leave and 5 weeks of annual leave after 2 years of service!

We Are Key Assets Australia

Key Assets is a leading not-for-profit children, family, and community services agency founded in Australia in 2007. We provide foster care, family services, and disability services. Operating across all states, ACT, and Norfolk Island, our purpose is to achieve positive and lasting outcomes for children, families, and communities. To achieve that, we need people like you!

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and embrace and celebrate the diversity of all people within our communities. Our diversity helps us provide the best support possible to carers, families, children, and young people and all of our external stakeholders.

Why join us?

Salary package options Up to $15,900 per annum for living expenses + up to 2,650 for meal and entertainment benefits—maximize your take-home pay!

Access to professional development opportunities.

A little about the role

Working closely with the case worker, the support worker will deliver early intervention and preventative support that empowers communities, families, and individuals to address their needs through tailored case management services.

Other key responsibilities:

Build trusting relationships with families to enhance their safety, stability, well-being, and overall capacity.

Work with the case worker to develop, implement, and review tailored case management plans to address areas of concern.

Maintain accurate client case management files and promote cultural safety and competence.

The base salary for this position is $73,795.28-$79,135.16 (based on 1.0 EFT) + super + salary packaging options up to $15,900 per annum. This position is full-time and ongoing.

About you

To be successful in this role, you’ll come with

Sound understanding of child protection procedures.

Knowledge of local services and community.

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage sensitively with children, young people, and adults in different situations.

Strong ability to compose clear, accurate, and concise reports, letters, and memos.

Must have a current ‘paid employment’ Working with Children card for WA.

My Key Assets

The health and well-being of our people is at the core of our employee and client experience. All employee offerings are intentionally curated with care, allowing you to bring your best self to work every day. Knowledge sharing, ongoing learning and development, engagement, and recognition are key pillars in our culture and values.

Work-Life Balance: We are well equipped to support a hybrid approach to the future of work and have developed a flexible work framework to support these arrangements. We understand that work-life balance is important and accommodate flexibility for team members wherever possible. Flexible, family-friendly working arrangements and remote work—just ask us!

Health and Wellbeing: We promote health and wellbeing for our people, just like we would for the children, families, and communities we serve. We provide discounted health insurance memberships and confidential counseling services and offer 5 weeks of annual leave after 2 years of continuous service with us!

Professional Development: We provide both digital eLearning and ongoing face-to-face training as well as an online library. Your continual professional development is always top of our priority list -you’ll have access to apply to our Annual Learning Fund for subsidized professional development opportunities!

Salary Packaging: Part of your wage is paid tax-free each pay, saving thousands in taxes each year!

The fine print

When suitable candidates are identified, shortlisting and interviews will begin.

Successful candidates will be required to undergo 395 Dept of Communities Check

Full driver’s license (no P plates), as travel between sites is required.

NOTE: Never make payment to any employer, person, company, contractor or agency to get hired for a Job.

For further information, contact Stephanie Doucet on 0437133289 at stephanie.doucet@keyassets.org.au