Welfare Officer

4 weeks ago

Villawood, Australia Serco Full time

**Welfare Officer - Villawood Immigration Detention Centre**

**$70,000 - $80,000 + Super Depending on experience**
- Work in a role where you’ll ‘make a difference’, with no two days the same.
- Play an integral role within a tight-knit Welfare and Engagement Team.
- Be part of an amazing culture, based on the values of trust, care, innovation and pride.

**About us - Serco & Proud**

**About the Opportunity**

As a Welfare Officer, you will play an integral part within the Welfare and Engagement Team and will help to contribute with the overall success of welfare services available to detainees. You will play a pivotal role in monitoring and supporting health and welfare outcomes for detainees, taking into account and addressing the individual needs and circumstances of detainees, including those with complex physical and/or mental health needs.

This is an amazing opportunity to ‘Start with a job and stay for a career’ with extensive employment & growth opportunities across Serco’s many contracts. At Serco we are committed to growing our team members with a large focus on professional development.

**What you’ll be doing**
- Supporting and interacting with detainees to optimise their personal autonomy and responsibility and normalise their experience as much as possible.
- Actively safeguard and promote the health and wellbeing of detainees by implementing and delivering guidance.
- Participating in and undertake reception, induction and orientation activities for detainees as required.
- Assisting detainees to develop and maintain independence in their personal and health care needs.
- Organising and maintaining relevant administrative records and systems as per policies or government regulations.
- Providing support in religious, spiritual, and pastoral care, ensuring detainees are free to practice their religion of choice individually or communally.

**About you - Your ideal skills and experience**:

- Experience in associated discipline such as Community Services, Disability Support, Individual Support, Aged Care, Sports Recreation, Learning and Development, Ethnic Affairs. (Certificate III level qualification in an associated discipline is desirable)
- Hold and maintain HLTAID009 Provide CPR and HLTAID011 Provide First Aid certificates with at least 6 months currency on the certificate.
- Maintain a current Working with Children certificate in accordance with the relevant state or territory child protection legislation (as required).
- At least two years’ experience in supporting people with high needs, either in a disability service or aged care in a community setting.
- Experience in managing and conducting structured programs and activities for adults or families.
- This is a position of trust and responsibility and to support this we will conduct a thorough probity assessment, which includes a Federal police check as an essential selection component for this role._

**Why Join Us**
- You’d be joining a company that delivers essential public services that **make a difference in the communities** in which we live
- ** You’ll get to make an impact**: Enjoy being part of a driven team with a collaborative culture that values decision-makers & action.
- ** We Invest in you**: Accelerate your career through our learning & development opportunities - think skills based training, defined career pathways & fantastic internal mobility opportunities across the group

For any additional questions, or to learn more, please contact me - Jacob Varnish - TA Business Partner - +61 8 8432 2571
- Serco’s values of Trust, Care, Innovation and Pride underpin everything we do. We are curious, creative and collaborative. Our people matter and make a difference every day._

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