Senior Residential Care Worker

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. 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.  The Senior RCW reports to the Care Team Leader and will also work closely with the Area Coordinator.

$41.52 - $44.68 per hour (award) plus superannuation plus generous salary packaging available 

What you’ll be doing

• Working hands-on as part of the team while ensuring individual plans are being implemented, the Model of Practice is being followed and children/young people are being supported appropriately
• Provide formal supervision to RCWs in their house / program
• Ensure the effective implementation of daily house programs
• Respond to critical and non-critical incidents in line with organisation and legislative requirements
• Assist with the accurate collation of data and provide reports in a timely and professional manner in accordance with organisational requirements
• Contribute to a positive and effective team culture that is responsive to cultural diversity and equity

About you

As the successful applicant, you will possess:

• To be eligible to apply for this role, as a minimum you must be willing to enroll 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. 
• 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 Mercy Community

Mercy Community a Catholic not-for-profit that provides a wide range of services supporting families and young people, people living with a disability and the elderly. All our work is driven by our core values of Compassion, Integrity, Dignity & Empowerment.

At Mercy Community, we support our employees to reach for opportunities both within their area of expertise as well as in a new field. Build a career with us and explore the possibilities of moving upwards into leadership roles or discover a new location across our broad geographic footprint.

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.

APPLY NOW!  Please note we may contact applicants prior to closing date so not delay in applying.

Mercy Community Services is a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to respond to every applicant.