Intensive Foster & Kinship Care Case Workers
Job No:
S3082
Location:
Anglicare SQ - Children and Families - Logan, QLD
About the Position
Anglicare’s Children and Families have a long history of providing family and children support services, including family intervention, foster and kinship care, counselling, relationship support and much more. Our Intensive Foster & Kinship Care Program provides children and young people with complex support needs, who are not able to live with their own family, the opportunity to live in a safe and nurturing family environment.
Our team in Logan are currently looking for two Intensive Foster & Kinship Care Case Workers to provide successful child-centred case management to ensure a high level of therapeutic support is provided to placements of children and young people who are referred by the Department of Communities. We have a full time permanent, and a full time fixed term role (14 months) available and strongly encourage people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage to apply.
About You
With a background in case management within the child, youth and families sector, you will be experienced in supporting Foster Carers, and your skills will include:
- Providing direct care of children and young people in placement, including those who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
- Active engagement in building relationships through interaction and activities
- Applied knowledge and understanding of trauma and pain-based behaviours
- Demonstrated experience in assessing complex and extreme needs of children; developing and implementing individual care plans
- Previous experience working within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and communities
- Enabling young people to have positive relationships with their families
- Proven capability working both autonomously and as part of a team of professionals
- Skilled in the use of computers and at an intermediate level with Microsoft Suite
Coupled with exceptional communication and interpersonal abilities, some of your personal attributes will be:
- The ability to respond appropriately and professionally in crisis situations
- Exceptional communication skills with a focus on relating to children and youth
- An energetic, compassionate manner with a true and genuine interest in helping children and young people
- Capability to develop relationships based on acceptance, trust and respect
- Problem-solving, decision-making and negotiation skills
- Ability to offer mentoring and leadership to Foster Carers
Qualifications and documentation required:
- Tertiary qualifications in Social Work, Psychology, Social or Behavioural Sciences or similar
- Current Queensland Driver Licence
- A valid Blue Card (Working with Children)
- Current Licenced Care Service (LCS)
- Previous experience in a Foster Care Program and a background within Indigenous Support is highly desirable
What We Offer
Anglicare is committed to building a highly skilled workforce, assisted by a dedicated management team. Along with the opportunity to further develop your skills in Children and Family services, our successful candidate will enjoy:
- Working in your local community and providing support for some of its most vulnerable people
- Increasing the wellbeing and health of children and parents who are struggling
- Being a part of one of Queensland’s largest and most well respected non-profit organisations
- Career progression and development in the form of internal and external training
- Full time hours in either a permanent or contract role, and the ability to increase your take home pay with salary packaging options
Show Your Interest
Apply now and be rewarded with a position that directly and positively influences the quality of life for our clients; working with an organization that values your professional contribution and personal well-being.
To submit an application and to view a copy of the Position Description, click ‘Apply’ below or visit http://anglicaresq.org.au/career/ and refer to job number S3082
People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island heritage are strongly encouraged to apply.
For further information please contact
Valarie Eastmond or Joannah Hack on 07 3340 9299
Applications close Sunday 15th October 2017
Shortlisted applicants will be asked to complete a Pre-Employment Assessment that requires disclosure of pre-existing injuries, illnesses or conditions that could reasonably be aggravated by performing the duties of this position.
About Us
Anglicare Southern Queensland is a proud member of the Anglicare Australia network. We provide the support you need for the life you want in partnership with government and other support organisations in response to identified care needs throughout southeast Queensland.
For over 140 years our staff have connected with people on every step of their life path, responding with compassion, creativity, commitment and courage to the needs of the members of our community who require support.
Every day the passionate staff and volunteers of Anglicare Southern Queensland are working to respond to growing community demand for our services. Whether it is providing nursing care and domestic assistance in the home, physiotherapy to enable the return of mobility, emergency accommodation for victims of domestic violence, working with foster carers in the care of vulnerable children, a safe caring environment for the elderly, skills training for young unemployed people or parental education and counselling, Anglicare Southern Queensland is here, to offer the best quality support to enable you to live the life that you want.
We also offer a range of specialist services within indigenous, homeless, multicultural and rural and remote communities. The work of Anglicare Southern Queensland stretches from Cairns to Coolangatta, from Birdsville to Brisbane and reaches out to support to people of all ages with a variety of needs.
Anglicare Southern Queensland has a workforce of over 2500 people in Queensland across residential aged care, community care and a range of social services programs all working towards a happier, healthier community.