Case Worker

4 hours ago

Ipswich, Australia Mercy Community Service Full time

**The Role**

The Families and Young People Services Team are currently looking for a Permanent Full-Time Case Worker in our Connected Families Program. This role is an Intensive Family Support Service based in our Ipswich office that supports children, young people and families in the community experiencing multiple and complex needs and at risk of entering or re-entering the child protection system. In this Caseworker role, you will be responsible for providing a range of intensive support services to highly vulnerable families through the delivery of culturally inclusive services and case management to build skills and facilitate sustainable change to become more capable and resilient and improving overall wellbeing.

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

- Relevant 3-year degree with at least 2 years’ previous relevant experience, or 4-year degree with at least 1 year’s previous relevant experience.
- Previous experience in strengths-based casework with complex families.
- Sound knowledge and understanding of the Queensland Child Protection system.
- A clear, expressed understanding of the complex challenges facing families in contemporary society and a sound understanding of risk assessment frameworks.
- Evidence of current vaccination against whooping cough and COVID-19 or willingness to obtain prior to commencement.
- You must hold a current Queensland Provisional Green (P2) or Open Drivers Licence.
- You must hold a positive notice in the Working with Children Check (Blue Card) and be able to obtain a positive Police Check and any other legislatively required personal history screening as required

**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 enjoy:

- Increased 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)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Additional training and education into our industry
- The chance to make a genuine difference in people’s lives
- Continued professional development opportunities

This position offers a competitive annual salary of $70,682 to $83,486 per hour plus superannuation in line with level 3.3 to 4.4 of our Enterprise Agreement (dependent on qualifications and experience). You can also increase your take-home pay by salary sacrificing and other benefits available within our Enterprise Agreement.

**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.

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