Residential Support Worker

Anglicare Central Queensland; Rockhampton Regional; On-site; AUD 66,000 - 72,000; Part time

Job summary

Anglicare Central Queensland is seeking casual Residential Support Workers to join our Rockhampton team. You will engage with young people to provide safety, structure and support in our Residential Care homes and in the community.

Shift-work and involvement in care plans are key, with emphasis on social, educational and health activities aligned to each plan. Applicants should have Certificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention/Community Services or be enrolled, with alternative

Qualifications

• Certificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention/Community Services or working toward this qualification (proof of enrolment required).
• Alternative qualifications listed include Certificate IV in Mental Health, Community Services or YouthWork.
• Diploma in Behavioural Science, Counselling, Nursing or MentalHealth.

Responsibilities

• Engage with young people to support them in all aspects of life, both in the home and wider community.
• Implement strategies identified in the care plan and participate in review of care plans to ensure goals are clear, relevant and achievable.
• Support planned contact and connectedness to family as approved by child safety services.
• Support social, recreational, educational and health activities for young people in line with their individual care plan.

Skills

Empathy and compassion

Relationship building

Communication

Time management

Education

Certificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention/Community Services

Certificate IV in Mental Health, Community Services or YouthWork

Diploma in Behavioural Science, Counselling, Nursing or Mental Health

Job description

Anglicare Central Queensland Limited | Rockhampton

$50p/h +superannuation (Casual)

About therole:

We arecurrently seeking causal Residential Support Workers to join ourteam in Rockhampton.

OurSupport Workers will support young people by providing a sense ofsafety, structure, acceptance, stability and security in ourResidential Care homes and in the community.

Whatwill a typical day look like?

• Shiftwork
• Engage with youngpeople to support them in all aspects of life, both in the homeand wider community.
• Implementstrategies identified in the care plan and participate inreview of care plans to ensure young people have clear,relevant, and achievable goals.
• Support plannedcontact and connectedness to family as approved by child safetyservices.
• Support social,recreational, educational and health activities for youngpeople in line with their individual care plan.

MandatoryRequirements:

• Certificate IV inChild, Youth and Family Intervention/Community Services orworking toward this qualification (proof of enrolmentrequired).

Alternativequalifications or working towards:

• Certificate IVin Mental Health, Community Services or YouthWork
• Diploma inBehavioural Science, Counselling, Nursing or MentalHealth

Allother training is available through AnglicareCQ.

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 pathswitch 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 for AnglicareCQ?

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 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.

Applications should be submitted by 8am, Thursday 26 November2026.