About the Role

The Romero Centre is a grassroots, community based service that welcomes and walks with people seeking asylum. Embracing a community development model, we provide individual, group and family support for the most marginalised children, men, women seeking asylum. As the lead ‘voice for the voiceless’ for people seeking asylum in Queensland, we actively advocate for human rights and social justice and believe that ‘Love has no borders’. The Romero Centre currently has a rare opportunity for a Support Worker to join the team. This role is a fixed term part-time position based at our Dutton Park office, which will run until 30 June 2023. This part-time role will be 4 days a week, 5 hours a day.

This role is responsible for providing and facilitating housing, emergency relief, employment, income, health, mental health, and social inclusion support to, and advocating for, people seeking asylum.

To be eligible for this position you will require (Key Selection Criteria):

• Relevant 3-year degree in Social Work, Social Science, Psychology, or equivalent, with at least 1 year’s previous relevant experience
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of issues in relation to people seeking asylum.
• Demonstrated experience and ability to work with cross-cultural frameworks of practice, strength-based practice, mental health and applying social justice principles in cross-cultural settings.
• Evidence of current vaccination against COVID-19 or willingness to obtain prior to commencement unless applicable exemption provided.
• You must hold a current Queensland Provisional Green or above Driver’s Licence.
• You will hold a Working with Children Check (Blue Card) and be able to obtain a positive Police Check and any other legislatively required personal history screening as required.

Benefits

We understand that finding the right organisation and the right team is just as important as finding the right role. As a valued employee of the Mercy family, you will be eligible for:

• Role specific professional development inclusive of face-to-face and online training in addition to Mercy Community’s induction and training.
• The opportunity to increase your take home pay with our salary sacrificing benefits – up to $15,900 per annum and up to $2,650 of your pre-tax income to pay for entertainment (meals, holiday accommodation etc).

• The chance to make a genuine difference in people’s lives.
• Continued professional development opportunities.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program.
• A growing organisation with a strong reputation in the industry.

This position offers a competitive hourly rate of $39.26 to $42.25 plus superannuation in line with level 4 of our Enterprise Agreement (dependent on qualifications and experience). You will also have the opportunity to increase your take-home pay by salary sacrificing and other benefits.

About Us

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.

We have been providing services and support for over 150 years and our team operates across a network that encompasses urban, rural and remote communities. Please visit our website and the Romero Facebook page to find out more about our dedicated team and the work we do.

How to Apply

Press apply now. Applications must be completed online and include an updated resume and a response to the Key Selection Criteria above in your cover letter (maximum 2 pages).