Senior Residential Care Worker - Cherbourg

Job description
The Role
Our Residential Care & Transition Services (RCaTS) team currently have a vacancy for a Part-Time Senior Residential Care Worker, working 60 hours per fortnight in Cherbourg. Working within a residential program, the Senior Residential Care Worker (Senior RCW) will be responsible for leading and supervising a team of Residential Care Workers (RCWs) in providing daily care for children/young people.
This is a hands-on role, working as part of the team while ensuring individual plans are being implemented, Model of Practice is being followed and children/young people are being supported appropriately. The Senior RCW will provide formal supervision to RCWs in their house. The Senior RCW reports to the Care Team Leader and will also work closely with the Area Coordinator.
About You

• To be eligible to apply for this role, as a minimum you must be willing to enrol in, hold or be currently enrolled in and working towards a relevant Certificate IV (or higher) qualification that meets the Minimum Qualification Standard for Residential Care Staff in Queensland. For a full list of recognised qualifications, visit:
• You are resilient, mature, patient and confident working with challenging behaviours such as verbal and physical aggression.
• You must hold or be prepared to obtain a First Aid and CPR Certificate.
• Ability to do shift work, including sleepovers, and work weekends and Public Holidays.
• The ability to maintain extreme confidentiality is essential when providing service to clients and external stakeholders from culturally diverse backgrounds.
• You must hold a current Provisional Green or higher Queensland Driver’s Licence.
• You must hold or be willing to apply for a Working with Children Check (Blue Card) and be able to obtain a positive Police Check and any other legislatively required personal history screening as required.
• An understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, cultures and societies and the issues which impact upon them in contemporary society together with a commitment to culturally appropriate engagement and practice is highly desirable.

Why choose to work at Mercy?
Mercy Community appreciates the important work that each person contributes to the success of our programs and services. Being part of the Mercy team, means you have access to some fantastic benefits, such as we:

• 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. This includes specialised First Nations counsellors.
• Provide the opportunity to increase your take home pay through the use of salary sacrificing and other packaging benefits -up to $18,550 per annum is available to take advantage of!
• Provide access to novated leases for a vehicle to help reduce your taxable income.

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
• 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 plenty of other career pathways and opportunities in the broader Families and Young People programs, or in other programs and services across Mercy.
About Us
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. Please visit our website to find out more about our dedicated team and the work we do.
How to Apply
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Please Note: Applications will be assessed as they are received, and progression of suitable candidates will occur in real-time.
Mercy is committed to Safeguarding - taking actions to promote and ensure the welfare of children and adults at risk, protect them from abuse or neglect and supporting an awareness of whole community responsibility to help and protect all in need.
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