Practitioner - Child and Youth, Toowoomba

SCHDI SAC Level 5 Pay rate
- Rewarding role where you directly impact the lives of others in a positive way

**About Us**

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Anglicare Southern Queensland connects with people at every stage of their life journey responding with compassion and humility, recognising the uniqueness of all individuals and advocating for the most vulnerable in our community. We’ve been proudly empowering generations of Queenslanders by providing care, compassion and hope for over 150 years.

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Anglicare’s Children & Families have a long history of providing family and children support services, including family intervention, foster and kinship care, counselling, relationship support and much more. Our Family Intervention Service works to preserve families or assist in reunifying a child with their family after a period of out of home care.

**About the Position**

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We are looking for a passionate
**Child and Youth Practitioner** to join our team based in
**Toowoomba** on a
**either a full time or part time fixed term contract for 18 months**.

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As a Child and Youth Practitioner, you will provide early intervention and prevention services to children/young people and their parents/ carers/ guardians who are at risk of developing or showing early signs of a Mental Health concern. You will work primarily with children and young people through the provision of support, mediation, case management, advocacy and counselling.

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The position aims to engage at risk children and young people to keep them connected with their families, education, training, work and wider community.

**About You**

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- Qualities:_
- A team player who exudes empathy and compassion
- Someone with resilience - you persevere when challenges arise
- A passionate professional who cares about their work and wants to make a difference in the lives of others
- Skills/Experience:_
- You have experience positively engaging with children/young people and families with complex needs in a supportive/therapeutic role
- You can conduct holistic needs assessments including: recommending appropriate referrals/external services, developing goals and case plans, providing current resources
- You understand and can adhere to relevant legislation and guidelines
- You are able to effectively case manage and work with a range of core services
- You can develop and implement evidence-based programs that improve social skills, self-esteem, confidence, mental health and wellbeing
- You would like to be involved in the development of policy, service models, strategies and evaluation mechanisms to ensure high-quality outcomes

**Essential Requirements**
- Qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Human Services, Behavioural Science or similar
- Current Blue Card
- Current COVID-19 Vaccination Evidence
- Current National Police Check (or ability to obtain)
- Current QLD Driver Licence & own reliable vehicle

**How You'll Benefit**
- Salary packaging, package up to**$15,900** per year tax free
- In addition to your tax-free benefit, you can also use up to **$2,650**of your pre-tax income to pay for **entertainment expenses** (meals, holiday accommodation etc.)
- Ongoing training, both internal and external, for personal and professional development
- Opportunities for career progression
- Purchase additional leave
- Discounts at various retail outlets
- Flexible, Part Time hours to work around your commitments
- Opportunities to work across our other services

**Application Process**

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**Casey Thorpe**

**07 4616 8000**
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- Shortlisted applicants will be asked to complete a Pre-Employment Assessment that requires disclosure of pre-existing injuries, illnesses or conditions that could reasonably be aggravated by performing the duties of this position._