• Youth Support Worker - Intensive Family Support Service, Beenleigh
• Employment Term: Full-Time, 6-month maximum term basis
• Location: Headquartered in Beenleigh
• Remuneration: From $77k + 10.5% Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging

Make a meaningful difference with UnitingCare Community

We’re looking for someone who wants to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. To build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others.

An integral part of our Intensive Family Support Service (IFS) team, as a Youth Support 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 Community team

Are you passionate about improving the lives of vulnerable young people? We are seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated person for a Youth Support Worker position in our Intensive Family Support Service (IFS) team on a 6-month maximum term basis based at Beenleigh.

Ideally you would have significant experience in working with young people aged 12-18 years as a Youth Support Worker or in a similar role.

The primary focus of the Youth Support Worker is to develop and maintain mentoring relationships with child(ren) and young people referred to the Intensive Family Support Service (IFS).

What makes a difference for us?

• Hold or working towards, a Diploma or higher in Youth and Community Services or related field.
• Demonstrated understanding of the issues that impact on families, including knowledge of family violence, mental health, child protection issues, substance abuse, child and adolescent development, trauma and attachment.
• Demonstrated experience in engaging and collaborating with vulnerable families, and stake holder agencies, doing ongoing assessments, and the provision of family support to vulnerable children and families, including an understanding of therapeutic interventions.
• Demonstrated high level interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate with stakeholders, to produce clear, accurate and concise written case notes and reports, balancing both case meetings and pre-set timeframes.
• Experience working within a case management model; balancing the workload to produce high quality case work including assessments and written work such as reports and case notes within pre-set timeframes.
• You must hold a current positive Working with Children Check (Blue Card)
• An understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, cultures and societies and the issues which impact upon them in contemporary society together with a commitment to culturally appropriate engagement and practice.
• We highly encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and/or are Culturally and Linguistically Diverse.

What makes a difference for you?

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

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
• Access to salary packaging, meal and entertainment benefits - up to $15,900 per year tax free as well as up to $2,650 of your pre-tax income to pay for meal and entertainment benefits
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, a wellbeing program and employee assistance program
• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others
• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

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

Our Family and Child Services team are passionate about their work with parents to ensure children remain safe in the home and parents have the skills, resilience and capability to effectively parent and meet their children’s developmental, educational, health and well-being needs. We also provide targeted services to men who are seeking to change their behaviour.

Joining our Family and Child Services 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. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Start making a difference today

Our application process takes less than 15 minutes – Click the ‘APPLY NOW’ button to be taken to our online application process and submit your application. Our team are available to answer any questions you may have.

A position description is attached.

Diversity & Inclusion

Our approach is simple –everybody is welcome 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.

Vaccination

All employees are required to comply with statutory and Government requirements and UnitingCare's COVID-19 vaccination requirements policy. The successful applicant must be able to provide a Covid-19 Certificate before commencing employment.