The Role

Mercy Community are currently recruiting for two Practice Leads to join our Practice team. These positions are Permanent Full-time roles which will require regular travel to all Mercy Community locations in Queensland. Flexible work from home arrangement is available.

The overall purpose of the Practice Lead is to work alongside teams to support and enhance practice across services in the Families and Young People Team. This role will be working across child protection practice, domestic and family violence, out of home care and the provision of support services to vulnerable children, young people and families. The role will contribute to the development and maintenance of innovative, client-focussed and inclusive practice embedded in research, evidence-based practice and quality outcomes for the people that we support. The successful applicant will undertake or support critical incident reviews and develop and/or support individuals/teams to develop and implement recommendations from these reviews. You will also complete proactive case reviews with a focus on practice and continuous improvement and identification of strategies to promote skill development and learning to enhance the outcomes for the people we support.

This role has the ability to be a hybrid position and offers a competitive annual salary of $120,338 to $125,061 plus superannuation (dependent on qualifications and experience). You can also increase your take-home pay by salary sacrificing and other benefits available.

About you

• A degree in Social Work, Psychology, Human Services from a recognised tertiary institution.
• Experience in a leadership role delivering practice guidance in the provision of services to vulnerable children, young people, families and communities at both an individual and team level.
• Strong understanding and knowledge of the Queensland child protection system and relevant legislation.
• A demonstrated, evidence-based practice framework for understanding and working with families impacted by domestic and family violence.
• Highly developed skills and experience in risk and needs assessment, trauma informed practice, safety planning and systems advocacy.
• Hold a valid Provisional Licence (P2) or above Driver’s License.
• Ability to gain and maintain all relevant and legislative personal history probity checks.

Why choose to work at Mercy?

Mercy Community appreciates the important work that each person contributes to the success of our programs and services. Being part of the Mercy team, means you have access to some fantastic benefits, such as we:

• Pay for your Queensland Blue Card and NDIS Worker Screening Card when you need – saving you up to $144 if you need both cards!
• Provide you and your immediate family free, professional and confidential counselling services. This includes specialised First Nations counsellors.
• Provide the opportunity to increase your take home pay through the use of salary sacrificing and other packaging benefits -up to $18,550 per annum is available to take advantage of!
• Provide access to novated leases for a vehicle to help reduce your taxable income.

Depending on your role, you may also be eligible:

• For annual influenza and/or other vaccination reimbursements
• To receive pay bonus’ of $500 for successful employee referrals
• To cash out or purchase annual leave and to
• Take advantage of extra leave entitlements

We also ensure all our employees have access to a wide variety of excellent learning and development tools to continue your professional and personal development. This includes making sure you have access to plenty of other career pathways and opportunities in other programs and services across Mercy.

About Us

Mercy Community is a Catholic not-for-profit, compassionately inspiring and supporting people to live hopeful, connected lives within inclusive communities. We support families and young people, people living with a disability, and older people, and live by our values of Compassion, Integrity, Dignity and Empowerment. We have been providing services and support for over 150 years and our team operates across a network that encompasses urban, rural and remote communities. Please visit our website to find out more about our dedicated team and the work we do.

Mercy Community is committed to Safeguarding – taking actions to promote and ensure the welfare of children and adults at risk, protect them from abuse or neglect and supporting an awareness of whole community responsibility to help and protect all in need.

How to Apply

Hit apply now! Please Note: Applications will be assessed as they are received, and progression of suitable candidates will occur in real-time.