Fostering Support Worker- Mt Isa null

Children, Youth and Families: Mt Isa
Permanent full-time opportunity

Imagine a career with purpose and a positive impact every day!

• $32+/hr + super + up to $15,900 salary packaging
• PDO every fortnight + 5 weeks annual leave + leave loading
• Rural and remote allowance + retail discounts
• Upskilling and career progression available

About the role

Reporting to the Team Leader, you will be working with children and young people in family-based placements across Mt Isa and the Gulf region.

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 career's ongoing suitability.

You won't be alone! You will be a part of a dedicated team that supports each other to give children and young people a positive journey through care.

About you

You are passionate about welfare and achieving the absolute best outcomes for children and young people in family-based placements.

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);
• Proof of Covid vaccinations.

Importantly, you will be someone who closely aligns with our organisational values of: Unconditional Love, Continual Innovation, Mutual Trust, Wise Stewardship and Safety.

For further information, please contact Kaye Smith on 07 4740 1333.

We actively encourage and invite applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for all our positions.

Applications will be reviewed as submitted