Case Manager - Kinship Care

Salary: $105,500 - $110, 300 + super + salary packaging

Support children and young people to thrive in safe, caring homes.

At Anchor, we work alongside children, families, and individuals in Melbourne's outer east to create safe and stable homes. We're seeking a compassionate Case Manager to join our Kinship Care team, supporting children who cannot live with their parents and are cared for by extended family or close networks.

About the Role

As a Case Manager, you will work closely with children, young people, and kinship carers to provide high-quality assessment, support, and case management. This is a pivotal role in ensuring children and young people experience stability, safety, and care within their extended family networks.

You will work from a trauma-informed, strengths-based approach -centering the voice of the child and carer in everything you do. This is an opportunity to work within a passionate team and help shape the delivery and future development of our home-based care services.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide quality placement assessment, case management and support services to children and young people in kinship care.
• Conduct thorough and ongoing client assessments to inform service planning and intervention.
• Monitor client wellbeing, implement appropriate interventions, and evaluate outcomes.
• Coordinate care and liaise with professionals, families, carers, and other stakeholders.
• Engage in assertive outreach when appropriate to promote safety and stability.
• Participate in carer reviews, support meetings, and statutory planning processes.
• Work collaboratively with the broader care team to deliver high quality services.
• Contribute to service planning, development, and continuous improvement efforts.

What we're looking for

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Community Services or a related field.
• Experience in Out of Home Care, child protection, family services or related areas.
• Ability to build strong, respectful relationships with children, families, carers, and professionals.
• Strong case management skills, including planning, coordination, and documentation.

Why Anchor?

• Be part of a supportive, purpose-driven team.
• Work in a values-led organisation making real change.
• Regular supervision, reflective practice and professional development opportunities.
• Flexible work environment and family-friendly policies.

In addition, we offer:

• Two additional days of paid Christmas Leave.
• Access Employee Assistance Program.
• Salary Packaging Options.
• Professional Learning and Development.
• Current Victorian Drivers Licence.
• Working with Children Check (employee).
• National Criminal History Check.
• Australian Work Rights.

For additional information please email **********@anchor.org.au.

Anchor reserves the right to commence recruitment immediately and close applications early if a suitable candidate is identified.

Our Child Safety, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

Anchor is a child safe organisation, committed to child safety and wellbeing. Anchor recruits' staff in accordance with the Child Safe Standards Victoria.

At Anchor, we aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality, or religion. We welcome and strongly encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and people with lived experience to apply.

Anchor is committed to creating a culturally safe environment that values and supports Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people(s); where culture and heritage is acknowledged, and respected, as being core to their existence. We recognise and respect the unique culture and contribution that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people bring to our communities. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.

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