The Opportunity
At UnitingCare we care for and support children, young people and their families across Queensland to live safe, healthy and productive lives through the delivery of services that are flexible and responsive to their individual needs.
We are currently seeking a Service Leader to join our Foster and Kinship Care Program, Rockhampton, on a permanent full-time basis to support outreach and in-home support to children with complex support needs.
In this position you will coordinate the day to day operations of our residential care service for young people living in out of home care. Supplementing this you will ensure our service is adhering to practice and therapeutic frameworks to ensure quality outcomes for the young people we support.
What you’ll need
You will have demonstrated experience working with children and youth within a therapeutic care environment who have suffered abuse or neglect and are on statutory child protection or juvenile justice orders.
Supplementing this you will have strong interpersonal communication skills with the ability to build effortless rapport with young people who may demonstrate dissociative behaviours due to experiencing trauma.
In addition to the above you will have a tertiary education in human and/or community services (or relevant field), a current blue card (or be willing to obtain), an open QLD driver’s license, a senior first aid certificate and be willing to undergo a personal history check under the provision of child protection act 1999 in relation to licensing of care services.
Please note that our service operated 24/7 and will require you to be flexible to the requirements of the service within these hours.
Please Note: To ensure the health and safety of our people, and the clients, residents, patients and people we serve at UnitingCare Queensland, all staff are required to comply with statutory and Government requirements, such as public health directions, and UnitingCare’s vaccination policy requirements, with respect to COVID-19 vaccinations. The successful applicant must be able to meet UnitingCare’s mandate of receiving all recommended doses of approved Covid-19 vaccines (including boosters) approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration and the provision of Covid-19 Certificate before commencing employment.
Supporting you to support others
Family and Disability Services is a respected industry leader and one of Queensland’s largest community service providers, with a wide range of services that provide support to vulnerable individuals, families and communities in metropolitan, regional and remote locations across the State. We’re proudly not-for-profit and offer you:
- Access to salary packaging & meal and entertainment benefits
- Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
- Employee assistance, health & wellness programs
- Values-based culture & rewards and recognition
- Ongoing learning & development
Ready to work together?
Our application process takes less than 15 minutes – Click the ‘APPLY’ button below to be taken to our online application process and upload your resume and cover letter.
Our team are available to answer any questions you may have. We’ll do our best to get back to you 2 weeks from the closing date.
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 gender, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity.
We know that when our people feel respected and valued, we empower them to share that within the communities we serve and to provide the very best care. We highly encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.