Children's Case Manager

Emerge is a specialist family violence service in Victoria’s Southern Region, providing refuge accommodation, case management, transitional housing, outreach and therapeutic support to women and children escaping family/domestic violence.

We’re looking for a Children’s Case Manager to lead specialist support for children and young people who have experienced or witnessed family violence. You’ll provide trauma-informed, child-centred case management, deliver individual and family sessions, co-facilitate groups, and work alongside safe caregivers to rebuild the parent-child relationship.

This ongoing role is an exciting opportunity to elevate children’s voices in case planning, provide therapeutic support toward long-term recovery, and help them participate and thrive, within a team guided by collaboration, respect, courage, creativity, inclusivity, impact and kindness.

You’ll bring: A tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Counselling, Community Development or a related field; extensive experience in MARAM risk assessment; strong case management and trauma-informed practice skills; and a genuine understanding of the gendered nature of family violence. Experience running groups and working directly with children and young people affected by trauma is highly valued.

Requirements: Police Check, Working with Children Check, current Victorian Driver’s Licence, and the right to work in Australia. Cover letter addressing the mandatory criteria – under two pages.

If you’re driven to make a lasting difference in the lives of children and families recovering from family violence, we’d love to hear from you.

We strongly encourage applications from individuals with lived experience of family violence. We also welcome applicants from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, and gender-diverse and non-binary people.