Support Specialist

2 weeks ago

Caboolture, Australia Churches of Christ Full time

**Support Specialist**

**Churches of Christ, Children, Youth and Families, Caboolture**

**Permanent, Full Time Opportunity**

**About the role**

The Support Specialist is responsible for delivering high quality advice and complex support to children, young people, foster and kinship carers, families and staff.

Within this role you will be responsible for:

- Plan, develop, facilitate and evaluate educational/therapeutic programs, ensuring compliance with legislation and frameworks.
- Facilitate intake processes, assess and support individual needs and refer to targeted services for ongoing support.
- Create comprehensive assessment and reports on carers and young people and manage the care approval process.
- Coordinate case management and maintain detailed client records and support joint case management processes.
- Provide in-home and flexible support services, including after-hours and on-call support.
- Build professional relationships and engage with stakeholders and the community.
- Advise, deliver training and assist with reporting requirements.
- Work sensitively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to provide culturally inclusive services and address over-representation in care.
- Travel to remote Aboriginal communities in Queensland to offer culturally appropriate support.

**About you**

You are passionate about the welfare of children and young people, achieving the absolute best outcomes for them. With an empathetic nature you are compassionate toward vulnerable individuals. You are approachable, and a good problem solver who is able to work autonomously and manage competing priorities.

Excellent interpersonal skills are part of your skillset enabling you to build rapport with internal and external people and stakeholders easily. In addition, you have comprehensive knowledge of legislative requirements and can promote a culture of compliance.

To be suitable for this position, your qualifications for the role will consist of:

- Qualification in social work, psychology, social sciences or equivalent (e.g. Certificate III Community Services) with over 5 years of relevant experience.
- Knowledge of child protection and out-of-home care frameworks, including the Child Protection Act 1999.
- Sound understanding of child development and trauma theory for assessment and decision making.
- Proven ability to complete care assessments.
- Awareness of contemporary challenges for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
- Current driver’s license and ability to acquire a National Police Check, Working with Children (Blue Card), Licensed Care Service (Child Protection).
- Importantly, you will be someone who closely aligns with our organisational values of: _**_Unconditional Love, Continual Innovation, Mutual Trust, Wise Stewardship and Safety._**

**Employee Benefits**:
By being such a large organisation, we are also able to offer a range of compelling benefits. Including but not limited to:

- Salary-packaging benefits that can increase your take-home pay;
- Five weeks of annual leave and the ability to purchase more;
- Opportunities for professional development;
- Employee Assistance Program;
- Grants (for eligible employees) to assist in formal study;
- Discounts through our large network of retail partners.
- Additional benefit, enjoy 76-hour fortnights, inclusive of Personal days off;
- A work culture that values you.

**To apply**

**Applications will be assessed as they are received.

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