About us:

Anglicare has a long history of providing family and children support services, including family intervention, foster, and kinship care, counselling, relationship support, and much more. Our Foster & Kinship Care Programs provide children and young people who are not able to live with their own families the opportunity to live in a safe nurturing family environment.

Our amazing team has recently won Anglicare's inaugural Client Services Excellence Award and has been commended by external auditors on the team vibe and quality of service that we provide to foster carers. We are currently looking to add another Coordinator to our Gympie team to join the good vibes, lead and mentor our teams.

This is a Full Time role so you can enjoy job security, paid pandemic leave where appropriate, mentoring and professional development plans, flexibility to purchase additional annual leave, NFP packaging, retail discounts and many more awesome benefits.

A typical day may include:

• Supporting practitioners and Youth workers to ensure therapeutic, practical, and financial supports are coordinated
• Overseeing Training and & Assessment
• Providing the ongoing support of Foster and Kinship Carers and children ensuring their care is maintained
• Ensuring in-home intensive intervention and support services to families is appropriate as per the service agreement requisites, where child protection issues have been identified as a significant concern

What we offer:

Anglicare offers a positive and supportive working environment, where relationships are valued, and serving in the interests of children and young people is the focus of our work.

Other benefits of joining our team include:

• Working alongside open and collaborative managers who trust in the staff and their abilities
• Significant opportunities for personal and professional development and training
• Salary Packaging to increase your take-home pay
• Employee Benefits Program with awesome retail discounts
• The possibility to purchase additional annual leave

What we are looking for:

• Applied knowledge and understanding of child protection and out-of-home care frameworks, including knowledge of the Child Protection Act (1999) and relevant legislation
• Well-developed practice framework that is culturally sensitive
• An ability to manage and provide appropriate team leadership and supervision
• Demonstrated experience as a Child Protection Practitioner, ideally within an out of home care context
• Demonstrated ability to respond appropriately in crisis situations including highly developed problem-solving, decision-making and negotiation skills
• Ability to develop and maintain a working relationship with the Department of Communities (Child Safety Services) and other programs in order to enhance support to children and carers
• Proven ability to work cooperatively in a team environment
• Strong computer skills, including MS Word, Powerpoint, and Excel
• Relevant experience within a community service or similar organisation (desired)
• An understanding of quality management and continuous improvement processes and the Human Service Quality Standards (desired)

We also require the following Qualifications and Credentials:

• Current Blue Card
• Current Licensed Care Service (LCS)
• Current Queensland Driver Licence
• Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Human Services, Social or Behavioural Sciences or similar
• A Certificate IV in Workplace Training, Assessment and Evaluation (desired)

Anglicare is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, those from cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQ+ communities, people with disabilities and people with a lived experience of mental health issues. We promote a child-safe environment and are committed to providing ongoing care and protection.

What happens now?

Apply now and be rewarded with a position that directly and positively influences the quality of life for our clients; working within an organisation that values your professional contribution and personal well-being.

For further information please contact

Sue Mills
0411 428 582

We will be shortlisting and interviewing during the advertisement period so the sooner you apply the better.

Shortlisted applicants will be asked to complete a Pre-Employment Assessment that requires disclosure of pre-existing injuries, illnesses or conditions that could reasonably be aggravated by performing the duties of this position.