Social Worker

Social Worker | Blue Care | Cairns Community Care

• Employment Term: Permanent Full-Time

• Location: Cairns and surrounding locations

• Remuneration: $42.15 - $59.04 p/hr (dependent on experience) + 12% Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging + Penalties & Allowances

• 5 weeks annual leave

• Looking to relocate? We offer up to $5k relocation allowances

Your part in our BlueCare team

Social Work is part of BlueCare's centralised allied health services. Our dedicated teams are located across Queensland to provide the best inhome support to our clients.

As a Social Worker, you will support our clients living independently in the community by providing psychosocial assessment, care coordination, advocacy, counselling, and support services that improves their quality of life and well-being.

Key responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Conduct comprehensive psychosocial and risk management for clients in the community

• Provide counselling, emotional support, crisis intervention, and advocacy

• Develop and review individualised care plan plans

• Work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team including personal care staff, nursing and allied health

• Facilitate referrals to community support, health services and government programs

• Promote client choice, dignity and rights based practice

We encourage our team to be creative and enjoy themselves while contributing to our success.

Come join one of the most trusted community and residential careproviders in Australia.

What makes a difference for us?

You'll have a genuine passion for supporting people with a desire to lead exceptional outcomes for your clients. Previous experience in a health or aged care context is highly desirable. You'll also have:

• Tertiary Qualifications in Social Work

• Registration with relevant professional body - Australian Association of Social Workers

• Previous experience within an Aged Care or Acute setting (desirable)

• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills

• Experience with technology incl. smartphones, tablets, laptops etc

• Current Australian drivers licence and roadworthy registered vehicle

Employee Benefits:

• 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

• 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 with one of the most trusted community and residential care providers in Australia to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

BlueCare is proudly part of the UnitingCare Family, we’d love you to be too

Joining the state’s largest network of aged care workers with its over 8,000 strong, bright team in blue, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. 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, you are part of something bigger. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

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

• 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. For additional support and to meet our RAP Team, email reconciliation@ucareqld.com.au

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.