Local Level Alliance Facilitator

Mercy Community; Caboolture; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Card reimbursements (Blue Card, NDIS)

Employee assistance program

Vaccination reimbursements

Job summary

Mercy Community invites applications for a Local Level Alliance Facilitator based in Caboolture. This permanent full-time role focuses on raising awareness of the Family and Child Connect service, coordinating outreach, and supporting joint case management across diverse service providers to connect families with essential supports.

Ideal candidates hold a relevant degree and have experience in community development or family support, with knowledge of the Queensland child protections system and

Qualifications

• As the successful candidate, you will possess a recognised degree in Social Work, Community Development or related field.
• You should have knowledge of Queensland child protections system and previous community development experience.
• You should understand Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and engage respectfully.
• Hold a Queensland Provisional Green or above Driver Licence.
• Be able to obtain Working with Children Check (Blue Card) and other required screenings.
• Evidence of vaccination against whooping cough or willingness to obtain before start.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and coordinate community outreach strategies.
• Provide community development components of the Family and Child Connect service within the Local Level Alliance.
• Undertake network mapping and raise service awareness in the area.
• Collaborate to identify client needs and deliver high-quality services within resources.

Skills

Community outreach

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Education

Bachelor-level degree in Social Work, Community Development, Social Science or related discipline

Job description

Mercy Community have an opportunity for a passionate Local Level Alliance Facilitator. This is a Permanent Full-Time opportunitybased in our Caboolture Office

The role will raise awareness of the Family and Child Connect service within the community, support the integration of joint case management processes and support communication within a wide variety of service providers to facilitate vital connections to supports for those families in our communities.

What you’ll be doing

As a Local Level Alliance (LLA) Facilitator, some of your key duties will include:

• Develop, implement, and coordinate community outreach strategies
• Provide the community development component of the Family and Child Connect service within the Local Level Alliance (LLA)
• Undertake network mapping and raise awareness of service within the area
• Collaborate to identify client needs and deliver high-quality services within available resources

As the successful candidate, you will possess:

• Degree in Social Work, Community Development, Social Science or related discipline from a recognised institution
• Previous experience within the community development and/or family support with a sound understanding of the Queensland child protections system
• Knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and issues, with a commitment to respectful engagement and practices
• Queensland Provisional Green or above Driver Licence
• Ability to obtain positive notice in the Working with Children Check (Blue Card) and any other legislatively required personal history screening as required
• Evidence of current vaccination against whooping cough or willingness to obtain prior to commencement

Why Mercy Community

Mercy Community a Catholic not-for-profit that provides a wide range of services supporting families and 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 $156 if you need both cards!
• Provide you and your immediate family free, professional and confidential counselling services through our employee assistance program
• 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.