• Employment Term: Permanent Full Time Opportunity 
• Location: Longreach 
• Remuneration: $82,038 + 11% Super + NFP Salary Packaging 

Make a meaningful difference with UnitingCare Community 

We’re looking for someone who wants to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. To build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others.  

An integral part of our Remote Area Family Service, as a Child and Family Remote Support Worker you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about.  

Let’s make a meaningful difference, together. 

Your part in our UnitingCare Community team 

We are currently seeking to appoint a Child and Family Remote Support Worker to work as a part of our UnitingCare Qld Child and Family Team on our Remote Area Family Service servicing Longreach and surrounding areas on a Full Time basis.

In this role The Remote Area Families Service Support Worker will develop and implement programs to strengthen family relationships, implement early intervention and prevention activities to enhance and support community participation and family functioning, increase awareness of children’s wellbeing and have a holistic approach to supporting early childhood education in alignment with family and child support to nurture children to be fully prepared for learning and life. The Remote Area Families Service programs operate in Emerald, Mareeba, Mount Isa, Longreach and Charleville.

This is a remote service delivery role that is predominantly delivered in remote locations and resulting in approximately 60% of work hours spent travelling and overnighting with families to deliver support to families in rural and remote locations through mobile early childhood education and care services and information, advice and referral pathways.

What makes a difference for us? 

You will be a highly motivated and energetic person who has demonstrated experience working with young children, families and communities. In addition you will hold a Tertiary Qualification or working towards completion of Children’s services /Counselling/Community Services or similar, or be willing to study. Supplementing above you will also be required to hold a current driver’s license and Blue card.

What makes a difference for you?  

At UnitingCare we are leaders in crisis response, the protection of vulnerable children, financial resilience and family wellbeing. Our Family and Child Services team work passionately across Queensland to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives. 

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance 
• Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum 
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs 
• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others 
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme 
• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events 
• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference  

We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family 

Our Family and Child Services team are passionate about their work with parents to ensure children remain safe in the home and parents have the skills, resilience and capability to effectively parent and meet their children’s developmental, educational, health and well-being needs. We also provide targeted services to men who are seeking to change their behaviour.  

Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will: 

• provide welcoming, safe & nurturing services for children
• implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services
• appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur

Diversity & Inclusion  

Our approach is simple – everybody is welcome here.  At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.   

Safe workplace  

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.