At a Glance
- Tasks: Support families in crisis and help them achieve their goals for child safety and wellbeing.
- Company: Join Mercy Community, a compassionate not-for-profit organisation making a difference.
- Benefits: Generous salary packaging, free counselling services, and professional development opportunities.
- Other info: Dynamic work environment with a focus on community support and empowerment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the lives of families while growing your career.
- Qualifications: Degree in Social Work or related field; experience with complex families is a plus.
The predicted salary is between 18550 - 18550 $ per year.
Mercy Community has an opportunity for a qualified and passionate Case Worker to join their Family Intervention Program. This is a Permanent Full-Time position based in Toowoomba.
Our Family Intervention Program supports families who are working with Child Safety Services to meet the goals of their Case Plan. The Family Intervention Program is open to all families engaged in ongoing Child Safety Services processes, whether their children are living in the family home or in an out-of-home care arrangement.
What you’ll be doing
- Work collaboratively with families and key stakeholders, to support each family to function in ways that promote the safety and wellbeing of children within the family group.
- Assess all dimensions of family resources (including extra familial).
- Assist families to action Child Safety case plan goals utilising their own resources wherever possible and connecting to relevant support services where appropriate.
- Deliver evidence-based programs and provide interventions to develop family’s knowledge and skills to increase safety and wellbeing of children within the family unit.
- Maintain a current awareness of community resources to broaden options available to vulnerable families as appropriate and work collaboratively with these services in the interests of the family.
- Work in structured, time-focussed ways with families across a range of settings (some work in family homes) to encourage and support family goal achievement with a view to sustainable outcomes and timely withdrawal of services.
- Maintain an evidence-informed dialogue with Child Safety Services.
- Make recommendations to Child Safety Services regarding decisions involving children.
About you
- Degree in Social Work, Social Science, Psychology or related discipline from a recognised institution.
- Sound knowledge and understanding of the Queensland Child Protection system.
- Queensland Provisional Green or above Driver’s Licence.
- Ability to obtain positive notice in the legislatively required personal history check in line with service stream compliance requirements.
- Evidence of current vaccination against whooping cough or willingness to obtain.
- Previous experience in strengths-based casework with complex families will be favourable.
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.
- Access to a wide variety of excellent learning and development tools to continue your professional and personal development.
Mercy Community Services is a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commits to respond to every applicant.
Case Worker – Toowoomba employer: Mercy Community
Mercy Community is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and values-driven work environment in Ipswich. With a strong focus on employee growth, we provide generous salary packaging, professional development opportunities, and access to counselling services for you and your family. Join us in making a meaningful impact in the lives of families and young people while enjoying a culture rooted in compassion, integrity, dignity, and empowerment.
