Service Leader

Employment Term: Permanent, Full-Time Opportunity
Location: Toowoomba
Remuneration: $106k + 11.5 % Super + NFP Salary Packaging + Penalties & Allowances

Make a meaningful difference with UnitingCare

We’re looking for someone who wants to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. To build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others.

An integral part of our Out of Home Care team as a Service Leader, you'll be encouraged to utilise your passion and skills to support our young people to grow, develop, heal and feel empowered as well as inspire and support your team to do the same. If you want to make a difference in the lives of our most vulnerable young people, this is the job for you.

Let’s make a meaningful difference, together.

Your part in our UnitingCare team

We are currently seeking to appoint multiple passionate and motivated Service Leads to lead our Toowoomba Out of Home Care Residential teams on a full-time basis.

In this position, you will manage a team of Residential Care Practitioners and Youth Workers, coordinating the day-to-day operations of our residential care service for young people living in out of home care. You will provide mentoring, coaching and supervision to teams in alignment with the CARE model for practice.

Supplementing this you will ensure our service is working in accordance with the CARE model, making a meaningful difference in the lives of children, young people and families by taking a therapeutic centred approach.

What makes a difference for us?

You will have demonstrated experience leading a team that works with children and youth within a therapeutic care environment who have suffered abuse or neglect and are on statutory child protection or juvenile justice orders.

You will also be able to build strong relationships with young people yourself, as well as hold the following:

- A tertiary qualification in a relevant field (e.g. Social Work, Psychology or Social Science).
- Experience incorporating the six CARE Principals when supporting Children and Young People, or reflection on how you would incorporate these into your team’s practice
- A Current Blue Card (Working with Children)
- A QLD Driver's Licence
- First Aid and CPR Qualifications
- Willing to undergo a personal history check under the provision of the child protection Act 1999 in relation to licensing Care Services
- Willingness to be part of a regular OnCall Roster
- _ Our service operates 24/7 and will require you to be flexible to the requirements of the service within these hours._

What makes a difference for you?
- At UnitingCare we are leaders in crisis response, the protection of vulnerable children, financial resilience and family wellbeing. Our Family and Child Services team work passionately across Queensland to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives._- Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance- Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum- A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs- A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others- Eligible employees are entitled to 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme; for eligible employees.- Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events- Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family

Our Family and Disability Services team are passionate about their work with parents to ensure children remain safe in the home and parents have the skills, resilience and capability to effectively parent and meet their children’s developmental, educational, health and well-being needs. We also provide targeted services to men who are seeking to change their behaviour.
- Child safe, Child friendly_
- UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:_- provide welcoming, safe & nurturing services for children_- implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services_- appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur_
- Diversity & Inclusion_
- Our approach is simple - everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexua