Description:
CQID is experiencing enormous organisational growth across all services and seeking suitable candidates for a range of positions.
CQID is one of the largest employers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Central Queensland region. Offering a broad range of service areas, with roles that serve our community across Rockhampton, Emerald, Longreach, Woorabinda, Gladstone, Bundaberg and Hervey Bay.
A new organisational structure, designated HR team and the implementation of a new Workforce Strategy. Striving to support employees on their career journey is a priority and contributes us to being a Employer of Choice.
Purpose of the position
This role takes responsibility for finding family and kin to connect and reunify disconnected children, by executing and continually improving the Strong in Family & Culture Family Finding and Reunification procedures as well as supporting the Manager to recruit, assess and train suitable carers to provide monitoring and support of placements to ensure the needs of children in care are being met.
Responsibilities and duties
- Provide leadership and support to the Strong in Family & Culture (SFC) and Foster and Kinship Care team on service delivery to clients, allocation of internal resources to service delivery and support staff development by providing relevant advice to the Manager.
- Using a variety of processes and mechanisms, diligently and proactively research, identify, locate and engage additional family, kin and significant others in the child/young person’s life.
- Develop individualised family finding and reunification plans for approval by the Manager, and implement the plans to achieve timely results
- Maintain excellent family finding (including genograms) and reunification client and family records, and report on progress and outcomes.
- Manage the intake and assessment of potential carers.
- Monitor caseloads and case plans and ensure clients are progressing towards goals.
- Provide supervision to the Strong in Family and Culture and Foster and Kinship Care support workers.
- Establish and maintain positive and productive working relationships with colleagues, families and internal and external stakeholders.
- Contribute to the development of policies, procedures, and standards in relation to practice.
- Be accountable for achieving targets, including indicators that support service delivery and CQID strategic and operational plans.
- Work always to advance the reputation of CQID and undertake additional relevant duties as required.
- Participate and contribute to the organisation’s compliance obligations under the ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System and Human Services Quality Standards (HSQS)
- At all times work within CQID’s Workplace Health & Safety Policies and Procedures
- Other responsibilities as directed by the Manager/Executive Officer
Qualifications and experience
- Holds a current C Class Queensland Driver’s Licence
- Current Working with Children Check, “Blue Card”
- Holds or is willing to obtain a First Aid and CPR Certificate
- Higher Certificate of Education or minimum three years working in the Child Protection Sector.
- Experience at successful service delivery to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
- Qualifications or knowledge relating to Child Protection
- Experienced in client engagement and case collaboration
- Experience at successfully leading and developing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff members
- Ability to work in a culturally safe and competent way
- Excellent ability to communicate effectively and respectfully in varying settings such as with families, children, stakeholders and colleagues; both verbal and written
- Understanding of Human Services Quality Framework and Quality Assurance Processes
- Ability to record information accurately through client management and genogram systems