October 24, 2024

UnitingCare

Rockhampton

FULL TIME

Rural Family Support Worker

We are seeking a motivated Family Support Worker to join our Rural Family Support Service team (RFSS-CQ) in Rockhampton/Mt Morgan.

Currently this is a full-time maximum term contract to February 2025, based out of the Uniting Care Rockhampton office, travelling to and servicing Mt Morgan, Dululu Wowan, Westwood & Stanwell.

The Rural Family Support Worker will coordinate, facilitate and evaluate the development of group and individual support for clients (adult and child) of the Rural Family Support Program in Mount Morgan, and surrounds QLD.

This position will offer a holistic response to vulnerable children, young people and families accessing the Rural Family Support program, including short term intervention, information, advice and referral.

What makes a difference for you?

At Uniting Care 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 Uniting Care 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

Uniting Care 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 Uniting Care, 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, Uniting Care 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.