Child Welfare Advocate

3 weeks ago

Hervey Bay, Australia Churches of Christ Full time

About the Opportunity

We are seeking a passionate and empathetic Child Welfare Advocate to join our team in Hervey Bay, QLD. As a key member of our support services team, you will play a vital role in delivering care services to children, young people, and their families.

Company Overview

Churches of Christ is one of Australia's largest and most diverse not-for-profit organisations, established in 1930. We provide care and compassion to vulnerable people at different stages of their life journey, positively impacting around 45,000 lives a year.

Job Description

This permanent full-time opportunity will see you working closely with our Team Leader to deliver:

  • Carer recruitment, training, and assessments
  • Key community support services to negotiate family support plans and undertake placement coordination activities
  • A range of assessment, crisis intervention, short-term intervention skills, and therapeutic approaches to provide both therapeutic and practical support services to children, young people, carers, and families

Required Skills and Qualifications

To be suitable for this position, you will have:

  • A degree qualification in social work, psychology, social sciences, or a related discipline
  • Minimum two years' experience in the provision of care services to children, young people, and their families in statutory care
  • Demonstrated experience in providing training to carers and applying assessment, crisis intervention, and short-term intervention skills and therapeutic approaches
  • Applied knowledge and understanding of child protection and out-of-home care frameworks

Benefits

As a valued member of our team, you will enjoy:

  • A competitive salary package, including up to $18,549 p.a. of their taxable income before income tax is calculated
  • Up to $15,900 p.a. on everyday expenses, plus up to $2,649 p.a. on meal/entertainment benefits
  • Salary-packaging benefits to increase your take-home pay
  • Five (5) weeks of annual leave and the ability to purchase more
  • Discounts through our large network of retail partners, including JB Hi-Fi, The Good Guys, Goodlife Health Clubs, Bupa Health, and many more
  • The additional benefit of a personal day off (PDO)

Estimated Salary: $70,000 - $80,000 per annum

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