Child and Family Case Worker

UnitingCare Community; Toowoomba Regional; Presencial; AUD 61 000 - 86 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Superannuation

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Resumo da oferta

UnitingCare Queensland is seeking a Child and Family Case Worker for the Intensive Family Support Service in Toowoomba. You will lead case management for vulnerable families, delivering therapeutic in‑home support and developing collaborative plans to keep children safe.

The role involves working with complex cases, planning referrals to specialist services, and engaging families to achieve goals. A Bachelor’s degree and Blue Card are required.

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Social Work, Counselling, Psychology or Human Services.
• Minimum of 2 years’ case management and child protection experience.
• Knowledge of Domestic Family Violence and its impact on children.
• Understanding of First Nations peoples, culture and society and related issues.
• Knowledge of Attachment Theory and trauma‑informed practice.
• Current QLD Blue Card.

Responsabilidades

• Lead case management with families in a fast‑paced, high‑volume environment.
• Provide a mix of therapeutic and in‑home practical support.
• Develop collaborative case plans and prioritise presenting concerns.
• Refer families to specialist support services as needed.

Conhecimentos

Case management

Domestic violence knowledge

Attachment Theory

Cultural safety

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in Social Work

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Child and Family Case Worker | Intensive Family Support Service | Toowoomba

Employment Term: Maximum Term to 29 March 2027 | Full-Time (38 hours per week)

Location: Toowoomba

Remuneration: $53.43 per hour + Super + $ NFP Salary Packaging (save tax and increase your take-home pay)

Applications Close: Applications will be reviewed as they are received and therefore may result in the role closing early if the right applicant is found.

Make a meaningful difference with UnitingCare Queensland

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

As a Child and Family Case 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 team

The Intensive Family Support Service assists complex, vulnerable families who are at risk of entering the Child Protection system. We are a voluntary service who visits families in their homes approximately once a week for up to 12 months, enabling us to work together to keep children safe and achieve family goals.

The Child and Family Case Worker will lead case management with families in a fast-paced, high-volume work environment to identify and prioritise their concerns.

This role involves:

Providing a mix of therapeutic and in-home practical care to support complex, vulnerable and often hard-to-reach families.

Actively engaging, assessing, and developing collaborative case plans to ensure we are prioritising the families' presenting concerns, in turn preparing them to be referred to specialist support services.

What makes a difference for us?

Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field, i.e. Social Work, Counselling, Psychology, Human Services

A minimum of 2 years’ experience in case management and child protection - working directly with families, children, young people with complex needs.

Current knowledge and understanding of Domestic Family Violence and the impact on children.

An understanding of First Nations peoples, cultures and society, and the issues which impact them.

A commitment to culturally safe practice.

A sound knowledge and understanding in Attachment Theory, Trauma-informed practice, and Child Development.

Current QLD working with children check (Blue Card).

Eligibility to work in Australia.

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

Joining our FaDS team, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years.

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

Abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple–everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of 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. For additional support and to meet our RAP Team, email **************@ucareqld.com.au

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.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare