Case Worker - Family Intervention Program (Toowoomba)

Mercy Community; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

NDIS Worker Screening Card reimburse.

Counselling services

Vaccination reimbursements

Job summary

Mercy Community in Toowoomba is seeking a Case Worker to support families within the Family Intervention Program. You will collaboratively work with families and key stakeholders to promote child safety and wellbeing, assess family resources, and assist with Child Safety case plan goals while connecting to local services.

The role is full-time and located in Toowoomba. Applicants should have a relevant degree and a strong understanding of the Queensland Child Protection system, with a current

Qualifications

• Degree in Social Work, Social Science or Psychology from a recognised institution.
• Sound knowledge of the Queensland Child Protection system.
• Queensland Provisional Green or above Driver’s Licence.
• Ability to obtain positive notice in the legislatively required history check.
• Evidence of vaccination against whooping cough or willingness to obtain.
• Experience in strengths-based casework with complex families is favourable.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with families and key stakeholders to promote safety and wellbeing of children within the family group.
• Assess all dimensions of family resources (including extra familial).
• Assist families to action Child Safety case plan goals utilising their own resources and connecting to relevant support services.
• Deliver evidence-based programs and provide interventions to develop family knowledge and skills to increase safety and wellbeing.
• Maintain awareness of community resources to broaden options for vulnerable families and collaborate with services.
• Work in structured, time-focussed ways with families across settings to encourage goal achievement and timely withdrawal of services.
• Maintain an evidence-informed dialogue with Child Safety Services and make recommendations regarding decisions involving children.

Skills

Strengths-based casework

Education

Degree in Social Work, Social Science or Psychology

Job description

Case Worker - Family Intervention Program (Toowoomba)

Mercy Community has an opportunity for a qualified and passionate Case Worker to join their Family Intervention Program. This is a Permanent Full-Time position based in Toowoomba.

Our Family Intervention Program supports families who are working with Child Safety Services to meet the goals of their Case Plan. The Family Intervention Program is open to all families engaged in ongoing Child Safety Services processes, whether their children are living in the family home or in an out-of-home care arrangement.

What you’ll be doing

Your primary duties include (but not limited to):

• Work collaboratively with families and key stakeholders, to support each family to function in ways that promote the safety and wellbeing of children within the family group
• Assess all dimensions of family resources (including extra familial)
• Assist families to action Child Safety case plan goals utilising their own resources wherever possible and connecting to relevant support services where appropriate
• Deliver evidence-based programs and provide interventions to develop family’s knowledge and skills to increase safety and wellbeing of children within the family unit
• Maintain a current awareness of community resources to broaden options available to vulnerable families as appropriate and work collaboratively with these services in the interests of the family
• Work in structured, time-focussed ways with families across a range of settings (some work in family homes) to encourage and support family goal achievement with a view to sustainable outcomes and timely withdrawal of services
• Maintain an evidence-informed dialogue with Child Safety Services
• Make recommendations to Child Safety Services regarding decisions involving children

About you

As the successful applicant, you will possess:

• Degree in Social Work, Social Science, Psychology or related discipline from a recognised institution
• Sound knowledge and understanding of the Queensland Child Protection system
• Queensland Provisional Green or above Driver’s Licence
• Ability to obtain positive notice in the legislatively required personal history check in line with service stream compliance requirements
• Evidence of current vaccination against whooping cough or willingness to obtain
• Previous experience in strengths-based casework with complex families will be favourable

Why Mercy Community

Mercy Community is a Catholic not-for-profit that provides a wide range of services supporting families, young people and the elderly. All our work is driven by our core values of Compassion, Integrity, Dignity & Empowerment.

Being part of the Mercy Community team, means you have access to some fantastic benefits, such as:

• Increase your take home pay through the use of generous salary packaging - up to $18,550 per annum of your salary is available as a tax-free component
• 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 including specialised First Nations counsellors
• Free annual influenza and/or other vaccination reimbursements

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 a range of other career pathways and opportunities across Mercy.

Mercy Community Services is a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to respond to every applicant.