Case Worker

• Employment Term: Perm part-time 30.4 p/w  Mon – Fri 9:00am – 3:30pm
• Location: Based at Bilinga
• Remuneration: $82,038.48 (pro-rata) + 11% Super + $15,900 NFP salary packaging

Make a meaningful difference with UnitingCare Community

We’re looking for someone who wants to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. To build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others. 

An integral part of our Gold Coast Homelessness Service as a Case Worker you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about. 

Let’s make a meaningful difference, together.

Your part in our UnitingCare Community team

UnitingCare Gold Coast Homelessness Service provides case management and support to clients who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness, to assist them to obtain immediate housing and work towards independent longer-term housing solutions.

We are currently looking for expressions of interest from humble, hardworking, emotionally intelligent, creative, and flexible team players to join our team as a Youth Case Worker.

Our Youth Case Worker works with young people who have moderate to extreme needs, supporting them with:

• Finding appropriate housing
• Reconnecting with family
• Providing referrals such as for assisting with budgeting through financial counselling services
• Accessing health care services
• Any other needs that may be a barrier in gaining stable housing

In addition to the above your role will also include but not be limited to:

• Maintaining a Case Load
• Managing Day to Day appointments with the clientele
• Completing case notes and verbal and written reports/audits as and when required

What makes a difference for us?  

To be successful in this role you will ideally have an understanding of the needs of the Youth Homeless population and knowledge and understanding of the different theories of practice.

Supplementing the above you will require qualifications and certificates:

• A minimum of a diploma level qualification in human services, community services, Youth Services or related field; a degree is desirable.
• Current Blue Card (or willingness to apply for one)
• A current Driver Licence (Must be Open and valid licence - to be confirmed prior to offer of employment)

What makes a difference for you?  

At UnitingCare we are committed to supporting people with disabilities and their families to work toward their future life goals. Right across Queensland, we support thousands of people living with a disability to imagine and build personally meaningful lives.

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
• Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others
• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference 

We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family 

Our Family and Child Services team are passionate about their work with parents to ensure children remain safe in the home and parents have the skills, resilience and capability to effectively parent and meet their children’s developmental, educational, health and well-being needs. We also provide targeted services to men who are seeking to change their behaviour.  

Joining our Family and Child Services team, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.  

Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will: 

• provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children 
• implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services
• appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur

Diversity & Inclusion  

Our approach is simple –everybody is welcome here.  At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position. 

Safe workplace 

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.