Overview
Intake & Administration Worker position available for Child, Youth & Family in Penrith
Details
* Covering Blacktown, Baulkham Hills, Nepean, Hawkesbury & Blue Mountains LGA
* Temporary 12 Month Contract (Possibility of extension): 22.5 Hours per Week
* SCHADS Level 4 + Super + Salary Packaging + Generous Annual Training Package
Wesley Mission’s Community and Family Care teams build resilience and strengthen capacity in the local communities where we work. We support people using evidence-based, trauma-informed, person-centred approach in a holistic manner and on a voluntary basis.
The role is responsible for the administrative and intake needs of the Child, Youth & Family program and ensuring a positive first point of contact for clients. This will include managing a high load of referrals and ensuring they meet the program’s criteria, contacting clients and assessing their readiness to engage in the program, making referrals to other services and creating client profiles. You will also assist in the preparation and set up of community, team and group work events.
We are looking for an outstanding Administration & Intake Worker who is conscientious, reliable, and motivated about making a difference. As an Administration & Intake Worker within the Targeted Earlier Intervention program you will providing community-based services with the goal of preventing children and young people from entering the child protection system.
All staff at Child, Youth & Family work hard to develop and maintain harmonious working relationships in an autonomous-supportive work environment where they are all trained to be the best in their field. Wesley Mission provides regular supervision, support, and training for all staff.
Qualifications
* Degree, or near completion, in Social Work, Social Science or Community Welfare.
* Demonstrated experience in the delivery of telephone assessment and referral services to individuals, families and communities with diverse and complex cultural, emotional and social needs.
* Experience in management of a reception/front office, including diary management, greeting clients and visitors and dealing with their enquires and any concerns, and answering phones.
* Experience with electronic client databases and the effective management of client information.
* Ability to exercise discretion/confidentiality when handling sensitive information.
* Cultural competence and experience working alongside Culturally and Linguistically Diverse people and First Nations families;
* Current NSW or National driver’s license and Working With Children’s Check
* Fully vaccinated against Covid
* Wesley Mission is a Christian organisation requiring all staff to affirm its values and Code of Conduct.
Recruitment Process
* A brief telephone conversation to confirm details of the role and arrange a telephone interview.
* Telephone interview.
* Online aptitude testing and a behavioural questionnaire.
Application & Diversity
Please submit the following to apply:
* a copy of your CV/resume,
* a completed Wesley Mission Application for Employment.
Only applications with all the above, will be considered.
Wesley Mission is a Christian organisation requiring all staff to affirm its values and Worker code of conduct. We are committed to providing an environment in which children can feel safe and valued.
The suitable applicant will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks for appointment to positions within Wesley Mission (including provision of a valid Working with Children Check clearance number).
Wesley Child, Youth and Family team is committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the communities we work within. Whilst not a requirement, we strongly encourage people from the following background/s to apply:
* Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
* People who Identify as LGBTQIA+
* People of colour (e.g. identifying as cultural, religious and/or ethnically diverse)
We’ve been caring for the community for over 200 years.
Our services uplift children, families, older Australians, people with disability and those needing pathways out of homelessness, addiction, mental health challenges and financial hardship. We’re unwavering in our support for Australians and Australian communities – and together, we do more good.
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