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First Nations Family Response Facilitator (Townsville)

Job No: MCS112432

Location: Townville

No. of Vacancies: 3

Closing Date: 15 Dec 2024 AEST

About the Role

Mercy Community Services - Family and Child Connect (FaCC) program has an opportunity for a motivated and passionate First Nations Family Response Facilitator to join the team. This is a Permanent Full-time position, located in Townsville.

You will engage with families and a wide variety of service providers to facilitate vital connections to supports for those families within the Townsville region.

$85,126 - $91,588 annually (SCHADS L4) plus superannuation plus generous salary packaging available

What you’ll be doing

Assess information provided in a referral, engage with families with multiple and complex needs and provide information, advice, and referrals
Provide services to the Townsville region for the Family and Child Connect team
Engage with families and a wide variety of service providers to facilitate vital connections to supports for those families in our communities

About you

As the successful applicant, you will possess:

To perform this role, it is essential that the person who holds the position be an Aboriginal person and/or Torres Strait Islander person and is therefore a genuine occupational requirement under section 25, 104 and 105 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 (Qld)
Either:
- Tertiary qualifications in Social Work, Behavioural Sciences, Psychology or relevant discipline (highly advantageous); OR
- Extensive demonstrated experience in a family support service position
Previous experience working effectively within government or non-government services, to provide high quality services to families who have complex needs
Queensland Provisional Green or above Driver Licence
A positive Working with Children Check (Blue Card) and the ability to obtain any other legislatively required personal history screening as required

Evidence of current vaccination against whooping cough or willingness to obtain prior to commencement, unless applicable exemption provided

Why Mercy Community

Mercy Community is a Catholic not-for-profit organisation, compassionately inspiring and supporting people to live hopeful, connected lives within inclusive communities. We support families and young people, people living with a disability, and older people, and live by our values of Compassion, Integrity, Dignity and Empowerment.

Mercy Community has an active that consists of First Nation staff from across our service delivery and corporate streams who directly support the Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) and Mercy Community’s Mission and Values.

The Cultural Connections Leadership group also advise on the operational effectiveness of Mercy Community by reviewing policy and procedures and supporting systems and specific programs that advocate for the health and well-being of Mercy’s First Nations staff members, First Nations clients, First Nations stakeholders, and the broader First Nations community.

The Cultural Connections Leadership group offers support to First Nations applicants throughout recruitment and employment including First Nations representatives on interview panels, cultural peer support, cultural communities of practice, and connection to other First Nations staff at Mercy.

Please note we will review applications as they are received and we may interview and appoint prior to closing date, do not delay in applying.

For any queries, please contact MCSCareers.Mailbox@mercycs.org.au. We do not accept applications via email so please ensure you apply online.

Mercy Community Services is a Circle Back Initiative Employer and commit to respond to every applicant.

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EMPLOYMENT STATUS

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WORKPLACE HEALTH & SAFETY

Mercy Community is committed to building and maintaining a safe workplace free from harm. We are committed to the health and safety of all employees and contractors and where required, we will make reasonable attempts to accommodate your needs should you be successful (please note, your response to these questions will not necessarily affect your application for the position you applied for).

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PROBITY REQUIREMENTS

As part of the Mercy Community recruitment process, you will be required to complete a criminal background check, therefore please ensure that the answers to the below questions are true and accurate. Please note that your response to the following PROBITY questions will not necessarily affect your application for this position.

Do you have any criminal convictions or finding of guilt recorded against you?*

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Please select the following that apply. I have a CURRENT valid: *
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EQUITY & DIVERSITY

At Mercy Community, we foster an inclusive culture of one that acknowledges and embraces differences in all its forms and leverages the benefits diversity and inclusion brings to our people, customers and community. Mercy Community collects the below information for diversity reporting purposes only and the answers to these questions do NOT form part of the assessment in determining your suitability for the role. The information collected is treated confidentially.

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SOURCING

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Safeguarding at Mercy is taking actions to promote and ensure the welfare of children and adults at risk, protect them from abuse or neglect and supporting an awareness of whole community responsibility to help and protect all in need.

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First Nations Family Response Facilitator (Townsville)

Job No: MCS112432 Location: Townville No. of Vacancies: 3 Closing Date: 15 Dec 2024 AEST

Personal Details * Required field

Questions

EMPLOYMENT STATUS

RIGHT TO WORK

WORKPLACE HEALTH & SAFETY

PROBITY REQUIREMENTS

EQUITY & DIVERSITY

SOURCING

Job No: MCS112432

Location: Townville

No. of Vacancies: 3

Closing Date: 15 Dec 2024 AEST