Case Worker | Homelessness | Auchenflower

• Employment Term: Maximum-term part-time contract (23 hours per week) until 30th July 2027
• Location: Auchenflower
• Remuneration: $46.70 per hour + Super + NFP salary packaging

Make a meaningful difference with UnitingCare Queensland

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 

We are currently seeking to appoint a Part-time Case Worker to work as a part of the Clare Homes Supported Accommodation Program.

Our Case Workers support families experiencing homelessness with strengths-based, trauma-informed housing case management whilst they are in short-term accommodation.

The position will provide outreach and mobile support to these families.

As part of this role, you will:

• Deliver rapid and coordinated assistance to families in critical need of housing and/or support through triage, strengths-based assessment, collaborative case planning and trauma-informed crisis intervention.
• Apply a strengths-based, person-centred and trauma-informed approach in all interactions, recognising the strengths, resilience and goals of each family and promoting their safety, choice and self-determination.
• Respond to and action referrals identified during case management with families, advocating on behalf of families and linking them with specialist and mainstream services through warm referrals.
• Adhere to program guidelines regarding the appropriate use of allocated funds.
• Undertake administrative duties related to the operation of the program, including maintaining clear, concise and accurate case notes and records within the appropriate timeframes, in line with privacy, confidentiality and duty-of-care obligations.
• Identify, assess and inform line management of current or potential risks that may impact on service delivery and the safety of clients and staff, and work with families to develop safety plans where required.
• Participate in regular supervision and reflective practice to support safe, ethical and trauma-informed practice, professional development and worker wellbeing.
• Positively represent the organisation when engaging with all stakeholders.
• Undertake other duties as and when required within the scope and capabilities of the role.

What makes a difference for us?

• A tertiary qualification (Diploma minimum) in social work, human services, community services or related field is essential
• Knowledge of, and demonstrated ability to apply, strengths-based, person-centred and trauma-informed practice with people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
• Lived experience of homelessness, trauma or navigating the service system is highly valued, along with the ability to draw on that experience to build trust and inform respectful, person-centred practice. Applicants are not required to disclose personal experiences.
• You must have excellent verbal communication skills that enable you to assess needs and strengths accurately and extensively as well as transferable written communication skills to record assessments on the database.
• Ability to build rapport and actively engage in a respectful, non-judgemental way with people who have a range of needs, including people who have experienced trauma, and to provide culturally safe and responsive support, respecting the cultures of all people you support and work alongside.
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team as well as responsibly within an autonomous setting, and to reflect on and develop your practice through supervision.
• Demonstrated competence with technology, particularly Microsoft Office and tools for data entry.
• Working with Children Check (Blue Card)
• Current Open Drivers Licence.

We are assessing applications and holding interviews as applications are received, so we encourage you to apply without delay.

What makes a difference for you?

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance 

• NFP Salary Packaging: 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. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: Salary Packaging Explained  

• 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  

• 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme  

• 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   

• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others 

We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family  

Joining our FaDS, team, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years.  

Child safe, Child friendly 

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

• provide welcoming, safe and 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 

• abide by the Child Safe Standards and adhere to the Reportable Conduct Scheme  

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.   

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed in creating services and workplaces that are welcoming and safe for every person. We work together to protect children, young people, adults and the elderly from harm within our services and the communities we support. We speak up for their safety to ensure their voices are heard. Our recruitment and workplace practices reflect our dedication in preventing abuse, harm and exploitation across UnitingCare.