Community Practitioner

Anglicare Central Queensland; Rockhampton Regional; On-site; AUD 95,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary sacrifice for part-time staff

Professional development encouraged

Health and wellness programs

Job summary

Anglicare Central Queensland Limited | Rockhampton

We are seeking two Community Practitioners to work with children, young people and families, delivering counselling and strength-based interventions to improve wellbeing and resilience in Central Queensland communities.

You will engage with carers and families, build skills for positive child care, and collaborate with care teams to support placement stability and wellbeing. A strong focus on relationships and outcomes is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or postgraduate qualifications in Psychology, Counselling or equivalent.
• Minimum of 1 year experience in a counselling or therapeutic based role, or ACA Registered Counsellor with 3 years experience or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Engage young people, carers and families through counselling and strength-based interventions to improve wellbeing.
• Assist families to develop knowledge and skills to provide positive care for children and young people.
• Promote and develop positive working relationships with stakeholders and networks to support young people and families.
• Collaborate with a young person and their care team to support placement stability and wellbeing.
• Support young people to manage behaviours through guidance and goal setting.
• Deliver educational programs to build knowledge, skills and confidence in parents and carers.

Skills

Counselling experience

Therapeutic interventions

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor or postgraduate in Psychology/Counselling

Job description

Anglicare Central Queensland Limited | Rockhampton

Up to $105,916pa+ superannuation + salary sacrifice 1x Full Time &1x Part Time (44 hours per fortnight) Fixed Termpositions

About therole:

Are youpassionate about making a differene in the lives of children, youngpeople and families? We are seeking 2 dedicated CommunityPractitioners to play a vital role in our Rockhamptonteam.

In thisrewarding role, you'll work alongside young people, carers,families and key stakeholders to build reslilience, stregnthenrelationships and create positive outcomes for children and peoplewho are subject to child protection interventions. Every day bringsthe opportunity to empower families, promote wellbeing and helpshape brighter futures.

What will atypical day look like?

• Engage youngpeople, carers, and young people’s families through the use ofa range of counselling and strength-based therapeuticinterventions, tools, perspectives and strategies to improvewellbeing
• Assist families todevelop knowledge and skills to provide relevant and positivecare for children and young people
• Promote and developpositive working relationships with stakeholders and networksto improve support for young people, carers, and young people’sfamilies
• Workcollaboratively with a young person & their care team to helpsupport placement stability and wellbeing of youngperson
• Support youngpeople to manage maladaptive and challenging behaviours throughsupporting young people to identify worries and issues andsetting mutually agreed and achievable goals
• Contribute to andfacilitate the delivery of educational programs to encouragethe development of knowledge, skills and confidence in parentsand carers to provide care to children and youngpeople

MandatoryRequirements:

• Bachelor orpost-graduate qualifications in Psychology, Counselling orequivalent with;
  • Minimum of1 year experience in a counselling or therapeutic basedrole, or
  • Is a level2 (or above) ACA Registered Counsellor with 3 years'experience or equivalent.

Who weare:

Ourtruly local team of professionals have worked with people inCentral Queensland for over 40 years to support them in livingtheir best life. AnglicareCQ is a not-for-profit, purpose-drivenorganisation – and we give effect to that purpose through ourstaff. We endeavour to make the most ordinary things extraordinary– simply by doing them with the right people.

AnglicareCQ offers adiverse scope of interdependent and inter-related career pathswhich enables staff mobility and growth. Careers with AnglicareCQare from a wide range of disciplines including leadership,community services, child protection, housing, and supportservices. We serve communities in and around Rockhampton, theCapricorn Coast, Gladstone, Biloela, Moura, Blackwater, Emerald,Barcaldine, and Longreach.

What you willbring to the role:

• Apassion and genuine desire to make a difference in the lives ofCentral Queenslanders.
• Proven ability tobuild and maintain relationships with a variety ofstakeholders.
• Theability to identify and embed solutions.
• Demonstratedexperience working within a high-performance framework whereyou are accountable for KPIs on program delivery and outcomes,within a face-paced solutions focussed environment.
• Effective timemanagement and organisational skills.
• Astrong communicator, able to quickly build rapport andinfluence across a diverse range of people.

OtherRequirements:

• Ability to obtain aBlue Card (working with children check positive notice orexemption)
• Ability to obtain aYellow Card (disability services positive notice or exemptionnotice)

What are thebenefits of working forAnglicareCQ?

We havea common purpose throughout our organisationto serve thepeople of Central Queensland, to help themlive their bestlife. AnglicareCQ offers the opportunity to engage in meaningfulemployment and be part of a holistic team that supports people inour local communities.

• Weoffer attractive salary sacrifice to all part-timeemployees.
• Weoffer the opportunity to work within an organisation committedto social change.
• Wehave a supportive and pragmatic management team.
• Professionaldevelopment and study are encouraged and supported.
• Weoffer a professional work environment filled with passionate,diverse and driven people.
• Weprovide access to health and wellness programs for allstaff.