Social Worker / Case Worker
- Community based organisation, steeped in a values-driven culture
- High performing team that celebrates all successes, big and small
- Deliver high impact outcomes with our client groups
We Are Key Assets Australia
Key Assets is a leading not-for-profit, children, family and community services agency, founded in Australia in 2007. We provide foster care & family services. Operating across all states, the ACT and Norfolk Island, our purpose is to achieve positive and lasting outcomes for children, families, and communities. To achieve that, we need people like you!
We pride ourselves on being inclusive and embrace and celebrate the diversity of all people within our communities. Our diversity helps us provide the best support possible to carers, families, children and young people and all of our external stakeholders.
A little about the role
As a Social Worker/Case Worker at KAA, you’ll be at the heart of creating safe, nurturing environments where children and young people can thrive. Working closely with Carers, both Foster and Kinship, children and young people, and colleagues, you’ll champion the wellbeing of every child in our care and ensure their voices are heard. Key Assets Tasmania have the exciting opportunity to expand our footprint in supporting Kinship Carers, alongside our community of Foster Carers, we are expanding our team to ensure timely care and support to newly approved and transferring carers.
Key responsibilities include:
- Build strong, supportive relationships with carers and children in their care through regular visits, calls, coaching, and collaborative goal-setting.
- Ensure children and young people’s safety and welfare is always the top priority, seeking their input on decisions affecting them, providing support in an inclusive and trauma-informed way, and responding promptly to any concerns or incidents.
- Monitor and review the suitability and competence of carers to ensure they provide safe, healthy, and nurturing environments, and facilitate contact with children’s biological family as appropriate.
- Maintain accurate and timely records in KAA’s systems to support Carer Assessments, reviews, transfers, children’s care packages, cultural plans, incidents or concerns, and actively participate in discussions with key stakeholders, both internally and within external agencies, including the Department for Education, Children and Young People.
- At times, support and coordinate foster care placement services, ensuring children referred by DECYP are placed according to needs and best match.
- Contribute to a culture of continuous learning by applying the Key Assets Practice Framework and trauma-informed, strengths-based approaches.
The base salary for this position is $92286.48 -$99294.52/annum (based on 1.0 FTE) + super + vehicle & fuel card + salary packaging options up to $15,900 per annum.
This position is full-time, temporary 12 mth Fixed Term Contract
About you
You’re passionate about improving the lives of children and young people and thrive in a role where collaboration, responsiveness, and resilience are key. You bring professional expertise and a values-driven mindset that aligns with our commitment to diversity, inclusion, and child safety.
We’re looking for someone who:
- Holds a recognised qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Human Services, or a related field.
- Communicates simply and effectively, both in writing and verbally, building trust and understanding with people from diverse backgrounds and with varying experience.
- Has experience working with and/or on behalf of children and families, respecting and maintaining their individuality and promoting their positive development.
- Has a proactive and collaborative approach to problem-solving and the ability to work flexibly in a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary environment. Including an openness to travel and commitment to a rotating On Call roster to support carers during out of office hours.
- Can balance administrative tasks and direct support with care and attention to detail.
My Key Assets
The health and wellbeing of our people is at the core of our employee and client experience. All employee offerings are intentionally curated with care, allowing you to bring your best self to work, every day. Knowledge sharing, ongoing learning and development, engagement and recognition are key pillars in our culture and values.
- Work-Life Balance: We are well equipped to support a hybrid approach to the future of work and have developed a flexible work framework to support these arrangements. We understand that work-life balance is important and accommodate flexibility for team members wherever possible. Flexible, family-friendly working arrangements and remote work – just ask us!
- Health and Wellbeing: We promote health and wellbeing for our people, just like we would for the children, families and communities we serve. We provide discounted health insurance and gym memberships, confidential counselling services and offer 5 weeks of annual leave after 2 years’ continuous service with us!
- Professional Development: We provide both digital eLearning and ongoing face to face training as well as an online library. Your continual professional development is always top of our priority list - you’ll have access to apply to our Annual Learning fund for subsidised professional development opportunities!
- Salary Packaging: part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, saving thousands in tax each year.
The fine print
- This role is based at our Devonport office
- Applications close: Tuesday 1 September 2026
- For further information, please contact Jo Hilliard, State Director, [email protected] or 0428 148 874
- Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Check and hold a valid WWCC.
- Full and clean driver’s licence and travel between sites is required.
If you are seeking a role in an excellent, innovative, and supportive team, in a growing organisation, we would love to hear from you. Click Apply today!
Note for our recruiter network - we’re handling this recruitment in-house and kindly ask that agencies refrain from contacting us regarding this opportunity.
Key Assets Australia is committed to Equal Opportunity, ethical practice and the principles of cultural diversity and social inclusion.
Key Assets is a Child Safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.
While we're reviewing your application, get to know us by visiting our website and on social media #WeAreKeyAssets.
