• Leading Community Services Organisation
• Salary packaging options to increase take home pay
• Two positions available on an ongoing basis
• Part time (Weekends) working 32 hours per fortnight
• Work from home opportunity

About the opportunity

The Uniting After Hours Response and Support Worker plays a crucial role in providing after-hours first-tier response and support to Uniting Continuing Care Out of Home Care (OoHC) program support services staff, foster carers, and Kinship carers during the weekends. This role is essential for ensuring the safety and well-being of children in our care.

In this role you will be required to provide after hours support to the Residential, Home Based Care and Kinship programs on weekends between the hours of 7am and 11pm. There are two shift patterns 7am-3pm or 3pm- 11pm.

As an After Hours Response & Support Worker you will:

• Provide information and guidance to service users, focusing on maintaining placement integrity and adherence to client management plans.
• Communicate with the 2nd tier of Uniting After Hours Service for Children, Youth, and Family Services as necessary and make critical decisions regarding interaction with emergency services and After Hours Child Protection (AHCP).
• Ensure compliance with legislative requirements and procedures established by the Department of Fairness, Family, and Housing (DFFH) and Uniting for client safety and incident reporting.
• Produce accurate reports during shifts, maintain an efficient filing system for relevant documentation, conduct file audits as per DFFH guidelines, and complete other administrative tasks to support the program as needed.

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What’s on offer

Join an organisation where we don’t just provide a service. We use our connections, our size, our scale, and our knowledge to push into places where we feel like we should be doing more.

In addition to a salary and superannuation, you’ll also receive 17.5% leave loading and access to the full $15,900 salary packaging benefits to increase your take home pay. We also offer paid parental leave to employees (up to 10 weeks for primary carers and up to 2 weeks for secondary carers).

About you

To be successful in this role, the ideal candidate will have:

• Certificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention (Residential and Out of Home Care)
• OR Certificate IV in Youth Work, Mental Health, Community Services, Alcohol & Other Drugs, Disability, Social Work or related disciplines with the addition of the appropriate skill set added.
• 2 years demonstrated experience in the provision of care and support to children in ‘out of home care’
• Experience and demonstrated ability to work with young people who have experienced past trauma and abuse which may manifest in challenging behaviours and social and emotional difficulties
• Experience working within child protection and/or the youth welfare sector

How to apply

Apply today by submitting the below a part of your application and we’ll be in touch shortly:

• Cover Letter (1 page outlining your suitability by addressing the key/core selection criteria according to the position description)
• Current Resume (no more than 3 pages)

Applications will be assessed as they come through as we’re keen to engage with someone.

Get in touch

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact Kerrie Orth – Senior Manager Continuing Care Out of Home Care on 03 8792 8999.

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: vt.uniting.org.

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Uniting is also committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.