Fostering Support Worker

24 hours ago

Caboolture, Queensland, Australia Churches Of Christ In Queensland Full time

**Churches of Christ, Children, Youth and Families, Caboolture**

**Permanent Full-time Opportunity**

**Imagine working for us**

Our values encourage us to be accepting of differences and embrace all. Our size and variety offer you real choices and opportunities to grow your career.

We also offer:

- Salary-packaging benefits that can increase your take-home pay;
- Five weeks of annual leave and the ability to purchase more;
- Grants (for eligible employees) to assist in formal study;
- Access to online learning platforms to further develop your skills;
- Discounts through our large network of retail partners.

Established in 1930, We are one of Australia's largest and most diverse not-for-profit organisations.

Active in the areas of children, youth and family services; community housing; retirement living; home care; and residential aged care services, we provide care and compassion to vulnerable people at different stages of their life journey. With over 200 Services in more than 100 communities, we positively impact around 45,000 lives a year.

**About the role**

Reporting to the Team Leader, you will be working with children and young people in family-based placements. You will be a part of a dedicated team who support each other to give children and young people a positive journey through care.

No two days will be the same in this diverse role however your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

- Providing support to foster carers including developing support plans, education and training, and awareness of intervention services;
- Providing ongoing monitoring of placements with foster carers including the transition of children and young people entering or exiting from placements;
- Developing and implementing the recruitment including conducting initial interviews, pre-service training and assessing carer's ongoing suitability.

Remuneration for this role is $33.20 - $35.59 per hour commensurate with experience.

**About you**

You are passionate about the welfare and achieving the absolute best outcomes for children and young people in family-based placements. With an empathetic nature you are compassionate toward vulnerable individuals. You are approachable, and a good problem solver who is able to work autonomously and manage competing priorities.

To be suitable for this position, your qualifications and skills for the role will consist of:

- Certificate III in Protective Care, Youth or Community Services or equivalent and/or related experience with a willingness to participate in further training;
- Applied knowledge and understanding of child protection and out-of-home care frameworks;
- Experience in providing training to adults on a range of supports, including behaviour management and stress management strategies;
- Current drivers license;
- Possess or have the ability to acquire a National Police Check, Current Blue Card (Working With Children) and Licensed Care Services (LCS).

Importantly, you will be someone who closely aligns with our organisational values of: Unconditional Love, Continual Innovation, Mutual Trust, Wise Stewardship and Safety.
- Under Churches of Christ policy and/or the applicable public health directions, team members are required to be vaccinated for Covid-19. As part of the recruitment processes we ask that you provide evidence that your vaccination meets the requirements of Churches of Christ policy or the applicable public health direction._

**To apply**

**Applications will be assessed as received

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