Case Manager at Youth Mission Team Australia in Lower North Shore, NSW

Case Manager

Location: Lower North Shore, NSW

• Permanent Full-Time Contract
• Location: Artarmon NSW 2064
• Salary: $94,472 + super + NFP salary packaging benefits
• Make a meaningful difference to the lives of Australians in need

Life at Mission Australia

When you join the team at Mission Australia, you become part of a community who are determined to end homelessness and ensure people in need can thrive. United by our Christian purpose and values, we advocate for a fairer Australia, to meet the growing needs of people across the country. Together we’re building hope and possibility for all.

Find out more about us and our purpose.

Your Opportunity

Make a meaningful difference in the lives of people experiencing severe and persistent mental health challenges through Mission Australia's Psychosocial Support Service in Artarmon. Working within a recovery focused framework, you will provide person centred, trauma informed case management that supports participants to achieve their goals, strengthen independence, and access the services they need to improve their wellbeing. This is an on-site position where you will manage a diverse caseload, coordinate supports across health and community services and help participants build sustainable pathways towards recovery and community connection.

This rewarding role combines hands on participant support with care coordination, advocacy, and stakeholder engagement. You will conduct assessments, develop goal focused support plans, connect participants with appropriate services, and monitor progress, ensuring individuals remain engaged and supported throughout their recovery journey.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver person centred, trauma informed case management to individuals experiencing complex mental health and psychosocial challenges, supporting them to achieve recovery focused goals.
• Respond to referrals, complete intake assessments, determine eligibility for support, and develop tailored recovery and case management plans using SMART goals.
• Support participants to access and engage with psychologists, GPs, alcohol and other drug services, housing providers, Centrelink, and other community based supports.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with participants, carers, families, external service providers, and community stakeholders to achieve coordinated outcomes.
• Monitor participant progress through regular wellbeing reviews, case plan reviews, and ongoing engagement strategies that encourage motivation and sustained participation.
• Maintain accurate case notes, referral documentation, reports, data entry, and client records in line with organisational requirements, quality standards, and compliance frameworks.
• Contribute to service improvement initiatives, participate in internal and external network meetings, share knowledge of local services, and support collaborative team outcomes.

Requirements for Success

• Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Community Services, Mental Health, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience within the community services sector.
• Demonstrated experience managing a caseload of clients with complex mental health, psychosocial, homelessness, or alcohol and other drug support needs.
• Strong understanding of recovery oriented, strengths based, and trauma informed approaches, with the ability to support people experiencing significant personal challenges.
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills, with the ability to establish trust, set clear expectations, and maintain professional boundaries with participants and stakeholders.
• Well developed administration and technology skills, including experience with case notes, reporting, data management systems, and Microsoft Excel.
• Proven ability to work independently, exercise sound judgement, prioritise competing demands, and make informed decisions in a fast paced environment.
• Mental Health First Aid, suicide intervention training, trauma informed care training, or similar professional development will be highly regarded, along with a genuine commitment to participant wellbeing and recovery.
• First Aid & CPR Certificate.
• Full driver licence with no restrictions.

Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check, qualifications, and referee checks, and have a clearance to work with children/vulnerable people.

Your Benefits

To ensure our employees feel valued, empowered, and celebrated, we provide a range of employee benefits including:

• Rewarding work – every day you know you’re making a real difference
• Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via AccessPay)
• Free external, confidential counselling and access to chaplaincy support
• Volunteering opportunities
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Extra leave including: Mission Australia Thank You Day & Work Anniversary Day off

Our Culture

Our innovative and inclusive culture will ensure you feel valued at Mission Australia as you help Australians in need and develop in your career.

We prioritise the safety and wellbeing of everyone, both within our team and the individuals we serve.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment. We actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds; gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion, and sexual orientation to submit an application and aim to ensure that the recruitment and employee experience is as accessible and inclusive as possible. So, whoever you are, if you’re skilled and actively support our purpose and values, you would be welcome at Mission Australia.

If you live with disability and require support to submit your application, please email talentattraction@missionaustralia.com.au or visit our Careers page for additional contact details.

We strongly encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. For culturally safe support or assistance with your application, please contact us at Deadlycareers@missionaustralia.com.au

Find out more about a career with Mission Australia.

How to apply

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Applications for this role are shortlisted as received and we are interviewing through the advertising period. Please apply as soon as possible to be considered. Thank you.