Residential Care Practitioner

Family and Disability Services; Toowoomba Regional; On-site; AUD 53,000 - 76,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Packaging up to $15,900

Meal entertainment benefits

Extended leave options

Job summary

UnitingCare Queensland’s FaDS team is hiring a Residential Care Practitioner in Toowoomba on a permanent part-time basis (64 hours per fortnight). You will support trauma-informed, therapeutic care for children in out-of-home settings, ensuring a safe and nurturing home environment and completing required reports.

The role requires working with children with extreme needs, flexible shifts including weekends and sleepovers, and qualifications in related fields.

Qualifications

• Certificate IV in Child, Youth & Family Intervention or related field.
• Experience applying CARE principles in work with children and families.
• Awareness of Child Protection Act 1999 and LCS2 screening requirements.
• Understanding of trauma-informed care in residential/out-of-home settings.
• Current Working with Children Check (Blue Card), Driver Licence and First Aid/CPR.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapeutic, trauma-informed residential care to children and young people.
• Support stable, non-family-based care arrangements.
• Maintain a safe, clean home environment and document reports as required.

Skills

CARE model

Trauma-informed care

Child protection knowledge

Communication

Education

Cert IV in Child & Family

Cert IV in Human Services

Job description

Residential Care Practitioner | Out of Home Care | Toowoomba Employment Term: Permanent Part-Time Opportunity (64 hours per fortnight) Location: Toowoomba Remuneration: $46.70 per hour + Super + Not for Profit 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 Residential Care Practitioner, 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

This position will involve:

• Working in accordance with the CARE model, you will be able to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children, young people and families by taking a therapeutic centred approach
• As a Residential Care Practitioner, you will support the provision of stable, trauma informed, nurturing non-family-based care arrangements
• Maintaining a Clean and Safe home environment
• Managing Day to Day tasks within the context of a Residential Care home environment
• Completing verbal and written reports as per Program policies and procedures
• Have flexibility to work weekdays, weekends and sleep over shifts
• Support the practical application of the CARE model when caring for children in our care

The focus of this Program is to provide support to children with to extreme needs, by encouraging them to: Feel a strong sense of identity and belonging through development of social and interpersonal skills Build positive and trusting connections with family, friends and community through relationship-based experiences and consistent and caring responses Have access to opportunities for learning and development to meet their individual needs. Create healthy lifestyle choices and access to additional external support services for physical, mental and emotional support and promote positive life outcomes.

What makes a difference for us?

To be successful in this role you will ideally have the following:

• A minimum of a Certificate IV in Child, Youth & Family Intervention or Cert IV in Human Services, Community Services, Youth Services or related field
• Experience incorporating the six CARE Principals when supporting Children and Young People, or reflection on how you would incorporate these into your practice
• Must also be willing to undergo a personal history check under the provision of the Child Protection Act 1999 in relation to Licensing of Care Services (LCS2 screening check)
• Strong understanding of the child protection system and more specifically previous exposure to a residential or out of home care environment
• Completed the Hope and Healing Framework Foundations Training or be willing to undertake this
• Strong therapeutic background with a well-developed understanding of C.A.R.E principles and/or a trauma informed framework of practice
• Current Working with Children Check (Blue Card)
• Current Queensland Driver Licence
• Current First Aid & CPR Certificate

Please note: As part of UnitingCare’s commitment to professional development and provision of trauma informed care, successful candidates will be paid to attend training in person for TCI, CARE and Three Pillars of transforming care.

What makes a difference for you?

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
• NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: Salary Packaging Explained
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference
• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others

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 and 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 iswelcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our 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.

Safe workplace 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.

UnitingCare is the second-largest Queensland employer, with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of UnitingCare, BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital. When you join the UnitingCare family, you are part of something bigger. We are a proud not-for-profit with a compassionate and inclusive team who are committed to the work we do. People who want to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. For more than 100 years we’ve been inspired by our mission to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals, families and communities. www.unitingcareqld.com.au We’re on a mission to make a meaningful difference every day, working with thousands of Australians to ensure they live life in all its fullness. We want people who are great as individuals, and even better in a team. People who stand up for what is right. Who are open to new ideas. Who champion innovation. Who lead through learning, and lead by example. So, if you’re looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful difference, to grow, thrive and to be rewarded, it’s time you joined our UnitingCare familiy.

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