Residential Care Practitioner | Kingaroy Employment Term : Permanent Part-Time Opportunity (64 hours per fortnight) Location: Kingaroy Remuneration: From $44 per hour Super Not for Profit Salary Packaging Penalties & Allowances 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 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. 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. In addition to the above your role will also include but not be limited to: 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 What makes a difference for us? A minimum Cert IV in Child, Youth & Family Intervention or Cert IV in Human Services, Community Services, Youth Services or related field Have a strong understanding of the child protection system and more specifically previous exposure to a residential or out of home care environment Have a strong therapeutic background with a well-developed understanding of C.A.R.E principles and/or a trauma informed framework of practice Experience incorporating the six CARE Principles when supporting Children and Young People, or reflection on how you would incorporate these into your practice Completed the Hope and Healing Framework Foundations Training or be willing to undertake this Current Blue Card - Working with Children Qld Driver Licence Current First Aid & CPR Certificate Willingness to undergo LCS screening check Please note, that 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? 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 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 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 A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others Eligible employees are entitled to 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme; for eligible employees. 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 We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family Our Family and Disability 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. Child safe, Child friendly UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will: provide welcoming, safe & 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 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.
