Residential Care Specialist

4 weeks ago


East Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Anglicare Southern Queensland Full time

About Anglicare Southern Queensland:

We are a respected Not for Profit organisation dedicated to providing care-based services to individuals of all life stages. Our skilled staff deliver a breadth of services across a vast geographic footprint, and in many types of locations.

About the Role:

The overall purpose of this role is to provide case management to children or young people within residential care services or programs. The successful candidate will assist to develop participation in positive age-appropriate activities, general physical and emotional wellbeing, engagement in schooling, employment, or other training, relevant life skills, and positive connection with family and other significant people.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop individual strength-based care plans for children or young people in out-of-home care services.
  • Assess risks and needs, collaborating with the care team.
  • Create positive behaviour support plans, crisis management plans, and daily/weekly routines.
  • Support children or young people transitioning into and out of services and work with support networks to ensure successful transitions.
  • Effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders.
  • Develop cultural pathways for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children and youth.
  • Participate in community engagement and maintain administrative requirements.
  • Maintain accurate records, reports, and audits.
  • Foster positive relationships within the team and participate in staff meetings and share information for improvement.

Qualifications and Requirements:

  • Degree in Health, Human Services, Behavioural Science, Social Work, Psychology or similar.
  • Current Blue Card.
  • Current Licenced Care Service (LCS).
  • Current Queensland Driver Licence.
  • Ability and willingness to travel within the service region and to work outside of standard business hours and provide on-call support as required.

About You:

  • Applied knowledge and understanding of youth justice and child protection frameworks.
  • Understanding of child and adolescent development, including impacts of trauma, attachment disorder and grief & loss.
  • Assessment of complex to extreme needs of young people and the implementation of strength-based care plans that target areas for development.
  • Ability to respond appropriately in crisis situations; highly developed problem solving, decision making and negotiation skills.
  • Able to work effectively in a team and independently; collaboration with stakeholders and meeting service delivery demands.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills; report writing and meeting planning.

Why Work with Anglicare Southern Queensland?

  • Make a real impact in your role to assist Queenslanders in need.
  • Salary Packaging - get up to $15,900 of your salary tax free to pay for items such as Rent, Mortgage, Credit Cards, Utilities, School Tuition and more.
  • In addition to your tax-free benefit, you can also use up to $2,650 of your pre-tax income to pay for entertainment expenses (meals, venue hire, holiday accommodation etc.)
  • Enjoy the potential tax savings of a Novated Car Lease.
  • Employee Discounts at some of Australia's leading retailers.
  • 6% Bupa Health Insurance Discount.
  • Referral App - Earn real $$$ for sharing jobs to your network and potentially earn up to $300 per referred successful starter.
  • Career Opportunities - join a company who aim to promote from within to fill new roles with our internal-only Job Board.
  • Opportunities to purchase additional annual leave.
  • Pastoral Care Support & Employee Assistance Programs.
  • Free annual Flu vaccinations.

What happens now?

Apply now by sending us your current resume, cover letter and answering a few simple screening questions.

We want to ensure all applicants have the opportunity to present their best selves, if you require any adjustments to the recruitment process or require further information please contact: Jasmine Shiu Kumar on 07 3838 7508.



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