About us

MCC is a community based, not for profit, community support organisation. MCC is located in Mareeba and has been providing services within the Mareeba Shire Council area since commencing operation in 1991. MCC delivers various government funded quality services including: Neighbourhood Centre/Community Support, Intensive Family Support, Family and Child Connect, Secondary Family Support, Youth Connections, Emergency Relief and No Interest Loan Scheme. MCC is a small, family friendly community organisation that offers a fun, flexible and supportive working environment that encourages staff to reach their goals and offers excellent training opportunities.

Qualifications & experience

• Qualifications in human services/youth work (or willingness to obtain this)
• Experience working with Indigenous people, experience working within youth work, family support or similar, experience working with families experiencing domestic violence, with mental health issues and with substance abuse issues and disengagement leading to anti-social behaviour
• Working with Children Blue Card, ability to obtain required First Aid and CPR qualifications and unrestricted Australian Driver's Licence and own reliable transport
• Applications will not be considered without addressing the key selection criteria that can be found within the application package at https://www.mccinc.org.au/paid-positions/. 
• We will respond only to genuine applications that respond to selection criteria

Tasks & responsibilities

• Effective Engagement - Provide practical out of office and/or centre-based support in areas identified in case plans, such as schooling/vocational needs, independent life skills, offending behaviour, peer associations, family relationships, and drug and alcohol issues.
• Strategic Case Management - Completing risk assessments, developing robust case plans that are strengths based and outcomes focussed, engaging in case coordination and afterhours work, maintaining accurate, up to date and appropriate client records, to name a few.
• Meeting Service Deliverables and Performance Measures - Ensuring that service deliverables are being met, including meeting contact hours and number of young people achieving desired outcomes. Accurately recording data and being able to report in this data.
• Interpersonal skills - Working with Indigenous People: Interact and communicate in a culturally appropriate way with Indigenous families and individuals. Undertake cultural awareness training each year, function well as a member of the MCC team & work collaboratively with other agencies

Benefits

• Social, Community, Home Care & Disability Services Industry Award 2010 Level 4.1. Option to salary sacrifice up to $600 per fortnight
• Please submit your application before the closing date of 05/05/2024. For further information contact Julie Theakston 0468807371 or [email protected]