Social Worker - Sydney, Australia - ADRA Australia

ADRA Australia

Verified Company

Sydney, Australia

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Olivia Brown

beBee Recruiter

Description

About ADRA Australia
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is the official humanitarian agency of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

As part of the global ADRA network which reaches into more than 100 countries, we are motivated by our faith, to enable people and communities in Australia, the South Pacific, Asia and Africa to improve their health and livelihoods and assist people to prepare for and recover from disasters around the world.

ADRA Australia holds full accreditation with the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and is a member of the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) and the Australian Council for Social Services (ACOSS).

Our Values - We conduct our work by being:

Connected_
working collaboratively for the best outcome for those living in poverty or distress.

C_ourageous _- persevering through challenging situations.

Compassionate_ empathising with the communities we work with and with each other.
ADRA Australia is a child safe organisation and screens applicants for suitability to work with children, successful applicants will be required to obtain a police check. Police checks must be conducted for each country in which the individual has lived for 12 months or longer over the last five years, and for the individual's country of citizenship (including dual citizenship holders). Individuals need to provide their consent to a criminal record check and should be informed of the purpose for which the resulting police clearance certificate should be used. ADRA Australia recognises that in limited instances it may prove impossible to obtain a reliable criminal record check. A statutory declaration outlining efforts made to obtain a foreign police check, and disclosing any charges and spent convictions related to child exploitation, may be accepted in lieu._
ADRA Australia is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. A copy of relevant policies are available on request. The appointing body reserves the right to fill positions at its discretion. Successful applicants will already have the legal right to live and work in Australia._

Social Worker

Parttime
Blacktown, Sydney

ADRA Australia is seeking a qualified Social Worker who has experience in related field work as well experience in supervising students, who will enjoy the opportunity to work in a busy and challenging environment, serving the people in the community.

The Social Worker is responsible for providing social work services to clients including provision and development of a case management framework and community development services in accordance with ADRA Australia's policies, procedures and relevant regulatory bodies.

He/ she will supervise the delivery of case management services provided by social work students and/or casework volunteers as well as case management to centre's challenging long-term clients.

The Social Worker will be supporting the centre manager by strengthening teamwork and morale and building and maintaining networks to strengthen the delivery of the service.