Case Worker

Respect, Excellence, Celebration, Compassion, Acceptance, Professionalism

Join an organisation that makes a real difference within the community.

About Centrecare 

Centrecare is a not-for-profit organisation with over 300 employees and is committed to delivering quality professional counselling, support, accommodation, mediation and training services in over 11 locations across the Perth metropolitan, Goldfields and South West regions.

The Service

Centrecare's Family and Accommodation Service provides support and medium-term housing for clients who are homeless (up to 12 months) and can also support clients to overcome the difficulties they may currently be experiencing in keeping a home.

This will include working with families, and women with children escaping domestic violence to ensure people who have experienced homelessness are effectively linked with mainstream services to address a range of issues including employment, health, financial management and social integration to achieve long term, secure, stable housing.

The Role

As Case Worker, your role will be assisting clients to address previous homelessness issues and to assist them to obtain and maintain long term stable accommodation options after exiting Centrecare's Family Accommodation Service.

A few specifics:

• Undertake, screening, assessment and counselling of children specifically, and their families who have experienced or are at risk of homelessness.
• Provide intensive support to address issues that have contributed towards homelessness, this will include working with and linking to mainstream services.
• Ensure the needs of the clients’ children are adequately supported, including referral to children’s support services.
  
• Establish relevant networks and links with the community and other service providers to ensure the best possible outcomes for clients.
• Mentor and actively motivate clients to develop positive social/peer networks - encouraging participation in positive recreational/social activities.

Selection Criteria

• Bachelor in Social Work, Social Science, Psychology, Counselling or related disciplines.
• 1-3 years relevant experience in the areas of outreach, homelessness, individual/family support and/or case management.
• Demonstrated case management skills with the capability and motivation to achieve contractual requirements,
• Ability to work with a broad cross section of services to include business, other community-based agencies, government and different socio-economic and cultural groups.
• WA Driver's licence and own vehicle for outreach purposes
• National Police Certificate (within 12 months validity)

Benefits

• Discounted corporate health cover provided for by Bupa and Medibank Private
• Salary packaging options up to $15,900, increases your take home pay
• Annual leave loading at 17.5%
• Extra 5 days leave per year pro rata
• Access to training and professional development
• Insurance cover to and from work
• Access to confidential Employee Assistance Program
• Clinical and Management Supervision
• Aboriginal staff provided with cultural support through the Cultural Leads

How to Apply

Click apply and you will be directed to our online job board to view further details on the vacancy description and complete your application.

Position closes 11 July 2026

Shortlisting will commence upon receipt of applications, Centrecare reserves the right to close the position early if needed.

Should you have any queries, please contact Human Resources on (08) 9288 2***

At Centrecare:

Children feel Valued, Heard, and Safe: Centrecare is fully committed to the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations, child safe cultures and practices. harm. Centrecare also believes that all children are valuable and worthy of respect. It strongly supports the rights of the child and is committed to ensuring the safety, wellbeing and protection of all children who are in contact with or receive its services.

We are Inclusive: We actively promote a working environment that values diversity and inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQ+ and people with a disability. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.

We support the Uluru Statement from the Heart: We are committed to walking alongside First Nations people to support a more inclusive Australia and Closing the Gap. All Centrecare employed Aboriginal staff are provided with cultural support through the Cultural Leads.

www.centrecare.com.au