Youth and Family Support Worker

4 days ago

Caboolture, Australia Mercy Community Service Full time

**The Role**

The Families and Young People Services team have an exciting opportunity for a Youth and Family Support Worker to join Mercy Community on a Permanent Part-Time basis. This role is based in Caboolture working a guaranteed 15 hours per week with regular opportunities to increase hours. These shifts can be anytime Monday to Sunday. Shifts are typically day and afternoon shifts, nights and sleepovers shifts aren’t required.

As part of a close team, you will be responsible for providing support and activities to enhance children and young people sense of wellbeing, self
- esteem and to model behaviour consistent with goals which have been developed as a result of individual child intervention plans.

**To be eligible for this position you will require (Key Selection Criteria)**:

- Relevant qualifications (certificate or higher) and demonstrated experience in working with children and/or families in relation to complex issues.
- Demonstrated ability to work unsupervised with vulnerable children/young people, providing guidance, supervision and support within a set framework.
- Demonstrated ability to be a positive role model with children/young people, including engaging with children and young people and building appropriate relationships.
- A Queensland Provisional Green or Open Driver’s License.
- A current positive notice in the Working with Children Check (Blue Card), the ability to obtain positive Police Check and any other legislatively required personal history screening as required
- Evidence of current vaccination against whooping cough and COVID-19 or willingness to obtain prior to commencement.

**Benefits**

We understand that finding the right organisation and the right team is just as important as finding the right role. As a valued employee of the Mercy family, you will be eligible for:

- Role specific professional development inclusive of face-to-face and online training in addition to Mercy Community’s induction and training.
- The opportunity to increase your take home pay with our salary sacrificing benefits - up to $15,900 per annum and up to $2,650 of your pre-tax income to pay for entertainment (meals, holiday accommodation etc).
- Mercy is a large, growing business with lots of opportunities for promotion and career growth.

This position offers a competitive hourly rate of $30.46 to $35.77 plus superannuation in line with level 2 to 3 of our Enterprise Agreement (dependent on qualifications and experience).

**About Us**

Mercy Community is a Catholic not-for-profit, compassionately inspiring and supporting people to live hopeful, connected lives within inclusive communities. We support families and young people, people living with a disability, and older people, and live by our values of Compassion, Integrity, Dignity and Empowerment.

We have been providing services and support for over 150 years and our team operates across a network that encompasses urban, rural and remote communities. Please visit our website to find out more about our dedicated team and the work we do.

**How to Apply**

Applications must be completed online and include an updated resume and a response to the Key Selection Criteria above in your cover letter (maximum 2 pages).
- Mercy is committed to Safeguarding - taking actions to promote and ensure the welfare of children and adults at risk, protect them from abuse or neglect and supporting an awareness of whole community responsibility to help and protect all in need_

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