Case Worker

**About the role**

Mercy Community are on the search for a passionate **Case Worker** to join our Pathways for Early Learning & Development team in **Lowood**. This is a **Permanent Part-time** role working Monday to Wednesday, 8am-5pm each day. This is a great opportunity to work within a great team, guided by an enthusiastic Team Manager and Senior Program Manager.

**$43.08 per hour (SHCADS level 4) plus superannuation plus salary packaging available**

This role involves but not limited to
- Work collaboratively with your line manager to identify client needs and deliver appropriate services within available resources, continually assessing effectiveness and responding to changing needs and dynamics
- Support and provide opportunities for life and personal skill development for clients by role modelling expected behaviours
- Work collaboratively with the Early Childhood Practitioner in relation to each family’s individual circumstances
- Engage family members in respectful and just ways that promote dignity and self-determination

**About you**

As the successful applicant, you will possess
- Degree in Social Work, Social Science, Psychology or related discipline from a recognised institution
- Queensland Provisional Green or above Driver’s License
- Current and valid Paid Blue Card (Queensland Working with Children Check) or ability to apply
- Evidence of current vaccination against whooping cough (or willingness to obtain prior to commencement)

**Why Mercy Community**

Mercy Community is a Catholic not-for-profit that provides a wide range of services supporting families, young people, and the elderly. All our work is driven by our core values of Compassion, Integrity, Dignity & Empowerment.

Being part of the Mercy Community team, means you have access to some fantastic benefits, such as:

- Increase your take home pay through the use of generous salary packaging - up to $18,550 per annum of your salary is available as a tax-free component
- Pay for your Queensland Blue Card and NDIS Worker Screening Card when you need - saving you up to $144 if you need both cards
- Provide you and your immediate family free, professional and confidential counselling services including specialised First Nations counsellors
- Free annual influenza and/or other vaccination reimbursements
- Benyfits - is an employee benefits program designed to help you save money on living costs

We also ensure all our employees have access to a wide variety of excellent learning and development tools to continue your professional and personal development. This includes making sure you have access to a range of other career pathways and opportunities across Mercy.
- Mercy Community is a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to respond to every applicant._