• Help young people leaving residential care create community connections for a better future
• Increase take-home pay with up to $15,900 salary packaging benefits
• Full-time or part-time considered + flexibility with days and hours, based in Horsham

About the opportunity

Help young people leaving care create community connections that support their aspirations for a better future.

You will identify pathways, resources, and relationships within the local community that can support young people to realise their aspirations, develop their strengths, and achieve their goals.

Drawing on your knowledge and understanding of trauma-informed practice and Advantaged Thinking, you will be key in creating the links between young people leaving care and their communities.

View the full position description here.

What’s on offer

Full-time or part-time 8 to 9 days per fortnight is also considered. Work weekdays, with flexible days and a start time between 8:30am and 9:30am.

In addition to the base salary hourly rate and superannuation, you’ll also receive 17.5% leave loading and the ability to increase your take-home pay by accessing up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits, which can be used for living expenses such as groceries, bills, clothing, streaming services, and much more.

You can also increase your annual leave entitlements through our purchase leave program.

Paid Parental Leave for up to 10 weeks. 

10% gap discount for childcare services with Uniting Early Learning

About you

You are looking to join an organisation that truly supports vulnerable Victorians and Tasmanians to improve their lives.

To be successful in this role, the ideal candidate will have:

• Diploma of Community Welfare Work or related discipline, or less formal qualifications with significant industry experience (preferred) 
• Current Victorian Drivers Licence and Working with Children Check.
• Experience working with young people within out-of-home care.
• A knowledge of the local community and service providers.
• Experience working with traumatised young people.
• Knowledge and understanding of Advantaged Thinking.
• Highly developed networking and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience in child safe practices and risk management strategies.

How to apply

Click 'Apply Now' to submit your interest and we’ll be in touch shortly. We’ll be reviewing applications as they come through as we’re keen to engage with someone.

Please note, interviews may commence prior to application’s closing.

If you’d like to know more, please contact Belinda Elliott, Team Leader, on 0466 934 401 (during business hours).

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org 

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Uniting is also committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.