Skills Coach

Salary:

- SCHCADS 4.2 $ 87,344.66 (Pro rata)
- Location:

- Toowoomba
- Employment Type:

- PP - Part-time Permanent
- Department:

- TFCO South West Region QLD
- Closing Date:

- 04 Feb 2025

Are you a creative team player who wants to make that difference in the lives of children and their families?

As the Skills Coach of an exceptionally motivated team of professionals implementing Treatment Foster Care of Oregon (TFCO), a highly acclaimed, evidence-based intervention, you will make the difference in the lives of children and their families.

Treatment Foster Care Oregon for Children (TFCO) is an evidence-based treatment program that supports and treats young people and children with serious emotional and/or behavioural difficulties including aggression, poor school engagement, poor peer relationships, poor coping and social skills, low self-esteem and difficulties with self-regulation and are at risk of entering into residential care or it can be a way for children to transition from residential care into more appropriate home-based care arrangements i.e. foster care, kinship care or home with parents.

TFCO-C provides support and treatment for children aged 7 to 11 years of age.

The TFCO programs provide high level of support and intervention in a home like setting through the care of an accredited foster carer. The TFCO model includes several components such as: training and support for the foster carer/s, family therapy for the young person’s parent/aftercare placement; skills training for the young person; education support and case management and consultation.

An individualized treatment plan is developed for each young person in the program with goals that focus on improving the young person’s emotional and behavioural functioning; promoting positive educational outcomes; and building strong family relationships. A young person’s goals are met through close supervision, fair and consistent limits, predictable consequences, and supportive relationships with mentoring adults.

**Your role**
- Work with children and youth, ages 7-11 years, with behavioural challenges to provide a consistent, reinforcing environment in which pro-social skills are learned and practiced.
- Work closely with a positive, solution-oriented and supportive team
- Work with highly trained professional foster parents
- Solve problems, using your creativity and sense of humour
- Ensure this behavioural model is delivered with fidelity
- Transform the lives of children and families
- Experience in Youth Work, Education or Sport would be highly regarded
- Knowledge of behaviour management principles
- Skill building and training experience, specifically with young people
- Current driving license (essential)
- Ability to engage young people in activities
- Cert IV in Youth work or demonstrated understanding of and experience in the human service delivery system, with particular reference to the Child Protection and Out of Home Care System, standards and practice
- Knowledge of and demonstrated experience in working with young people who have experienced trauma.

**What OzChild has to offer**
- Flexible working hours to meet your availability
- Permanent Part time role SCHCADS level 4.2 $ 87,344.66 (pro-rata )Help children and young people transition to long term permanent care
- Salary Packaging $ 15,900 plus meals and entertainment of $ 2650
- Ex Gratia days Easter & Christmas
- Great Team to work with and great work culture

**How to apply**:

- To be successful, you will be required to meet our Safety Screening requirements, and this will include relevant police checks and hold a valid and current Blue Card for QLD and Complete an LCS2 Screening._
- OzChild is committed to the employment of Aboriginal people and providing a work environment in which Aboriginal peoples' cultures, beliefs and values are acknowledged and respected, and in which the individual career goals and personal aims of Aboriginal staff are identified, promoted and achieved._
- OzChild is a child-safe organisation committed to protecting children and young people from all forms of abuse, bullying, exploitation and neglect, and to creating environments in all our programs and services where children are safe and feel safe._
- OzChild is an equal opportunity employer and encourages individuals of diverse backgrounds to apply._