Case Worker (New Families Program)

About the Role
Mercy Community is seeking a passionate and engaging Case Worker to join the Families and Young People Services Team. The team currently have a Fixed-term, Full-time vacancy for a Case Worker to work within our New Families Program based in Nudgee.
$93,860 - $98,108 annually (award) plus superannuation plus generous salary packaging available
What you’ll be doing

• Conduct a parenting assessment on the mother’s capacity to meet the needs of her baby
• Develop an intervention plan to meet the identified needs in line with the departments case plan
• Work with mothers to improve their parenting skills and gain confidence in caring for their baby
• Provide support and education around behaviours that put their baby at risk
• Connect with relevant community agencies to build a robust safety and support network for both the mother and baby

About you
As the successful applicant, you will possess:

• Tertiary qualifications in Social Work, Behavioural Sciences, Psychology or related discipline and relevant experience
• Demonstrated understanding of the issues that impact on families subject to statutory involvement, including knowledge of family violence, child protection issues, substance abuse, child and adolescent development, trauma and attachment
• Demonstrated experience in the assessment and the provision of family support to vulnerable children and families
• Demonstrated understanding of First Nation peoples, cultures and societies and the issues which impact upon them in contemporary society together with a commitment to culturally safe engagement and practice
• Demonstrated high level interpersonal skills and the ability to produce clear, accurate and concise written case notes and reports, meeting pre-set timeframes
• A Queensland Drivers Licence (Green Provisional (P2 or Open Licence)
• You must hold a current positive notice in the Working with Children Check (Blue Card) and have the ability to obtain any other legislatively required personal history screening as required
• Evidence of current vaccination against whooping cough or willingness to obtain prior to commencement

Why Mercy Community
Mercy Community is a Catholic not-for-profit, compassionately inspiring and supporting people to live hopeful, connected lives within inclusive communities. We support families and young people, people living with a disability, and older people, and live by our values of Compassion, Integrity, Dignity and Empowerment. We have been providing services and support for over 150 years and our team operates across a network that encompasses urban, rural and remote communities.
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

Depending on your role, you may also be eligible:

• For annual influenza and/or other vaccination reimbursements
• To receive pay bonus’ of $500 for successful employee referrals
• To cash out or purchase annual leave and to take advantage of extra leave entitlements

We also ensure all our employees have access to a wide variety of excellent learning and development tools to continue your professional and personal development. This includes making sure you have access to a range of other career pathways and opportunities across Mercy.
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