Case Worker | Homelessness Service | Gold Coast

• Employment Term: Permanent full-time
• Location: Bilinga
• Remuneration: $88k + super + NFP salary packaging of up to $15,900 and $2,650 for meals & entertainment

Make a meaningful difference with UnitingCare
At UnitingCare we are leaders in crisis response, the protection of vulnerable people and children, financial resilience and family wellbeing. Our FaDS (Family and Disability Services) team work passionately across Queensland to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives.
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 team
Funded by the Department of Housing, Gold Coast Homelessness Service is currently seeking a person with an upbeat attitude and able to innovate to see a way to achieve with homeless clients in the supported accommodation space.
The Service assists clients to address their housing barriers, connect with supports to acquire sustainable long-term housing.

In this role you will:

• provide a mix of referrals, applications, and other supports to complex vulnerable single men, and families in Supported Accommodation.
• actively engage, assess, and develop case plans; collaborating and referring to specialist support services to ensure we are prioritising single men and families with their presenting concerns in our accommodation.

What makes a difference for us?
You will have demonstrated experience providing case management support to vulnerable persons in crisis. Experience in the homelessness sector is a distinct advantage, particularly with singles, Youth, and families who may present with complexities and struggle to obtain and maintain accommodation.
Experience working with single men / families in the Supported Accommodation space is an advantage. Previous experience working within the Mental Health arena would be highly regarded.

Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree in the Human Services field or equivalent
• Australian Drivers Licence.
• QLD Working with Children Check / Blue Card.

The role is 9:00am – 5:00pm, with the requirement to work flexibly under a rotating weekend roster and the desire to work sleepovers occasionally.
What makes a difference for you?

At UnitingCare we are leaders in crisis response, the protection of vulnerable children, financial resilience and family wellbeing. Our Family and Child Services team work passionately across Queensland to make a meaningful difference in people’s 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
• Eligible employees are entitled to 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme; for eligible employees.
• 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 Disability 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.
Child safe, Child friendly

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

• provide welcoming, safe & 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

• provide a mix of referrals, applications, and other supports to complex vulnerable single men, and families in Supported Accommodation.
• actively engage, assess, and develop case plans; collaborating and referring to specialist support services to ensure we are prioritising single men and families with their presenting concerns in our accommodation