Location: Gladstone region
Classification: Environment & Conservation
Role Overview
The First Nations Fire Volunteer will work as part of a team to undertake a range of activities associated with delivering cultural burns on Council reserves. The volunteer will assist in the planning, and preparation of sites and the implementation of Traditional Burns on Council controlled land.
First Nations nationality is an essential requirement for this role.
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Position status: Permanent, Temporary
Position type: Flexible-full-time, Flexible-part-time, Non-Standard-Hours
Occupational group: Health - Health Service Support
Workplace Location
- Brisbane Inner City,
- Brisbane - North,
- Brisbane - South,
- Brisbane - East,
- Brisbane - West,
- Cairns region,
- West Qld,
- Darling Downs - Maranoa,
- Far North Qld,
- Gold Coast,
- Ipswich region,
- Logan - Beaudesert,
- Mackay region,
- Moreton Bay - North,
- Moreton Bay - South,
- North West Qld,
- Rockhampton region,
- South West Qld,
- Sunshine Coast,
- Toowoomba region,
- Townsville region,
- Wide Bay
Closing date: 31 December 2024
Yearly salary: $58988 - $128751
Queensland Health is now recruiting experienced Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker and Health Practitioner - professionals for Queensland Health!
Under s25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991, there is a genuine occupational requirement for the incumbent to be Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander to work with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
The opportunity
Queensland Health provides world-class public health care in Australia, and we are accepting expressions of interest from experienced Generalist Health Workers (Identified) for our statewide talent pool.
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Multiple roles available covering all different shifts, morning, afternoon and night!
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Relocation assistance and financial incentives of up to $5000 available
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Salary packaing and 5 weeks annual leave
Position Overview:
Residential Youth Workers play a crucial role in our organisation by providing day-to-day assistance and support to our young residents in alignment with their support needs and identified goals. As a Residential Youth Worker, you will be an integral part of our mission to nurture, guide, and empower young individuals.
About you
Our Gracehaven service is looking for Registered Nurses to cover morning, evening and night shifts.
We are looking for people who are a compassionate health care professional able to provide care with empathy and kindness. Your attention to detail will ensure that you are effectively monitoring the progress of the residents and administering medication or providing referrals where needed. Your strong communication skills will enable you to understand and communicate with not only your residents, but also their families and a broader care team.
As a Registered Nurse you will:
- Availability to work a variety of different shifts on a Part-time basis.
- Provide direct patient care, including providing medications and interventions.
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to develop, implement and monitor bespoke care plans.
- Monitor and document resident health status and progress and make referrals as needed.
- Educate families about health conditions and medications.
- Provide guidance and support to our team of dedicated care workers.
To thrive in this role, you must have:
- Current registration as a registered nurse with the Australian Health Practitioner. Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
- Strong clinical knowledge and experience in aged care.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work well in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
- Compassionate and empathetic approach to patient care.
- A National Police Check or ability to obtain.
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For further information, contact Wendy Cross on 07 4153 8000.
Position Overview:
Residential Youth Workers play a crucial role in our organisation by providing day-to-day assistance and support to our young residents in alignment with their support needs and identified goals. As a Residential Youth Worker, you will be an integral part of our mission to nurture, guide, and empower young individuals.
Responsibilities
- Guide and assist with personal care needs, including meals, meal preparation, and hygiene.
- Accompany and support young people during outings and community activities.
- Provide transportation to school, appointments, and community-based activities.
- Facilitate skill development and socialisation within the local community and pro-social peers.
- Assist with medication administration and adequate medication data record management.
- Create a safe and supportive environment for vulnerable young people and children with trauma backgrounds.
- Offer trauma-informed care to children and young people dealing with complex behavioural challenges and trauma backgrounds.
Qualifications
- Certificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention or Youth Work (or higher).
- Qualification of Certificate IV or higher in other recognised fields (refer to the 'Minimum Qualification Standards Information Sheet').
- Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) training is highly preferred but not essential.
- Current Blue and Yellow Card.
- Current Driver's License
- Current First Aid and CPR certificate (or willingness to obtain).
- High-level written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience working with clients with challenging behaviours and complex care needs.
- Current Medication Competency is highly desirable.
- Confidence, professionalism, and a client-focused approach.
- Strong professional boundaries and adherence to procedures.
- Flexibility to work within various environments and collaborate effectively as part of a team.
- Completion of the "Worker Orientation Module - Quality, Safety, and You" and Child Safety "Hope & Healing" framework (or willingness to complete).
Availability
Candidates should have a high level of availability to work a mixture of day, night, and weekend shifts as required.
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About the opportunity:
The ideal candidate is passionate about working with children and young people, being a strong role model, doesn’t take things personally, and can help the children and young people explore themselves and their culture with good personal values. We’re serious about diversity and cultural inclusivity. Deadly Community Connections is an employer of equal opportunity and encourages people from a background of CALD, LGBTQIA+, women, and First Nations people to apply.
Responsibilities
- In this role, you will guide and assist our young people with personal care needs such as meal preparation, maintaining hygiene standards, medication administration and accurate medication data recording, facilitating development skills and socialisation, and providing transport to school, appointments and community-based activities. You will also offer trauma-informed care to children and young people dealing with complex behavioural challenges and trauma backgrounds.
Qualifications
- Certificate IV or higher in Youth Work or Child, Youth and Family Intervention or similar
- Current Blue Card
- Current Australian driver's license
- Current First Aid and CPR, or willingness to obtain
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We have positions available for casual roles only, across Bundaberg, Maryborough, and Hervey Bay.
You will join a newly formed team of youth workers dedicated to supporting young people and their carers. You will report to the Service Manager, who travels between Brisbane, Bundaberg, Maryborough, and Hervey Bay.
About the Role
As a Youth Worker, you will work directly with young people in foster care, whether placed with General Carers or Kin Carers. Your role will be vital in providing the additional support they need to thrive, remain safe, secure and nurtured. The impact you make in their lives will be significant, promoting stability and encouraging personal growth.
Travel between Bundaberg, Maryborough, and Hervey Bay is required; however, company vehicles will be provided for use during work hours.
There is an opportunity to take on additional work during school holidays, and while weekend shifts are required, they will not be every weekend.
About you
You are passionate about the welfare of children and achieving the absolute best outcomes for them. You offer patience, trust, resilience, flexibility and humour and the ability to easily establish and build rapport with people, in addition to being a naturally caring and positive individual.
To be suitable for this position, your qualifications skills and experience will consist of:
- A Certificate IV in a relevant child welfare course or enrolled and working towards completion;
- Demonstrated experience and knowledge working in residential care; and/or working with young people in a child protection or community service context;
- Solid experience working with young people who have significant emotional and psychological support needs;
- Driver’s Licence;
- Possess or have the ability to obtain a National Police Check, Blue Card (Working with Children) and a Licensed Care Services (LCS).
To apply, and for a full Position Description please visit: https://careers.cofc.com.au/job/fostering-support-youth-worker-child-youth-and-family-services-bundaberg-qld-australia-mr000111/db114f10-7af7-11ef-a053-42010a8a0ff7
About the role:
The ideal candidate is passionate about working with children and young people, is a strong role model, doesn’t take things personally, and can help children and young people explore themselves and their culture with good personal and leadership values.
We’re serious about diversity and cultural inclusivity. DCC Industry Group is an employer of equal opportunity and encourages people from a background of CALD, LGBTQIA+, women, and First Nations people to apply.
Qualifications
- Certificate IV or higher in Youth Work or Child, Youth and Family Intervention or similar
- Current Blue Card
- Proven experience within the residential care sector is essential
- Current Australian Driver's License
- Current First Aid and CPR, or willingness to obtain
- Proven experience in leading and developing staff is essential
Availability
Must be able to do Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm including occasional on-call duties.
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About the role:
The ideal candidate is passionate about working with children and young people, is a strong role model, doesn’t take things personally, and can help children and young people explore themselves and their culture with good personal and leadership values.
We’re serious about diversity and cultural inclusivity. DCC Industry Group is an employer of equal opportunity and encourages people from a background of CALD, LGBTQIA+, women, and First Nations people to apply.
Qualifications
- Certificate IV or higher in Youth Work or Child, Youth and Family Intervention or similar
- Current Blue Card
- Proven experience within the residential care sector is essential
- Current Australian Driver's License
- Current First Aid and CPR, or willingness to obtain
- Proven experience in leading and developing staff is essential
Availability
Must be able to do Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm including occasional on-call duties.
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Position status: Contract
Position type: Non Standard Hours
Occupational group: Justice & Legal
Classification: Not applicable
Workplace Location: Brisbane Inner City, Brisbane - North, Brisbane - South, Brisbane - East, Brisbane - West, North West Qld, Cairns region, Flexible,Logan - Beaudesert, Toowoomba region, Wide Bay, Darling Downs - Maranoa, Moreton Bay - North, Moreton Bay - South, Far North Qld, Townsville region, Mackay region, Rockhampton region, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Ipswich region, Central West Qld, South West Qld, Other - Outside Qld
Closing date: 24-Mar-2025
Salary Other: Fee per visit
Job duration: Contract 3 years (with possibility of extension)
Official Visitors perform a vital role in helping to address prisoner complaints and ensure prisoner rights are protected.
Official Visitors - or OVs - meet with prisoners to hear and follow up on prisoner complaints. Sometimes, they might need to follow up information with centre staff to find more information to decide on the outcome of the complaint. After considering both sides of a situation, OVs may make a recommendation to prisoners or QCS about how to resolve the issue.
Official Visitors are also required to perform other review tasks as required under the Corrective Services Act 2006. This may include:
- reviewing a decision to make a Consecutive Safety Order;
- reviewing a decision to place a prisoner on a Maximum Security Order;
- overseeing requests from Police to remove a prisoner from a centre for questioning.
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Position status: Permanent,Temporary,Casual
Position type: Full-time
Occupational group: Primary Industry & Environment
Workplace Location: Brisbane Inner City, Brisbane - North, Brisbane - South, Brisbane - East, Brisbane - West, North West Qld, Cairns region, Toowoomba region, Far North Qld, Townsville region, Mackay region, Rockhampton region, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Central West Qld, South West Qld
Closing date: Ongoing
Fortnightly salary: $2356.40 - $2503.20
Job duration: Ongoing
QPWS are currently recruiting for Ranger positions (Marine and Terrestrial) across Queensland, including Indigenous Identified roles (section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991, QLD).
As a Ranger you will:
- Perform general estate development and maintenance duties such as construction and maintenance of walking tracks, fencing and recreational facilities on protected areas, and cleaning and maintenance of amenities.
- Perform estate protection duties such as assisting in cultural heritage management, fire management, pest and weed control programs.
- Assist with law enforcement and compliance duties.
- Perform operation and maintenance of minor plant and equipment.
- Perform general administrative duties including the operation of computers and technology, and some basic procurement of goods and services.
- Provide general information in relations to a wide range of queries from park visitors and other stakeholders.
- Foster a workplace culture that supports and promotes the interests of First Nations people and actively engage through our work to contribute to better outcomes for First Nations people.
Citizenship/Visa
To be eligible for employment in this position, you must be an Australian citizen, have permanent residency status or a visa permitting you to work in Australia. If you are not an Australian citizen you will need to provide evidence of your residency status or visa, with your right to work (including any conditions / restrictions) prior to engagement. You are required to notify the department if your right to work in Australia ceases.
Qualifications
There are no mandatory qualifications required to undertake this position, however formal qualifications in Conservation and Ecosystems Management or similar would be highly regarded for Terrestrial Ranger roles. A Shipboard Safety Skill Set (MARSS00008) and a Coxswain NSCV1 licence is highly desirable in Marine Ranger roles.
Licences
It is a mandatory requirement for the occupant of this position to hold an unrestricted manual driver’s licence. You will need to provide a copy of your driver’s licence, with the original sighted prior to engagement. Employees are required to drive government vehicles, including four-wheel drives as a part of their day-to-day and field work. A Coxswain NSCV1 licence is highly desirable in this role but is not a mandatory requirement.
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For enquiries, email QPWS OO3 Ranger CAP team - qpws@des.qld.gov.au
This position is a Permanent Full-Time opportunity.
About this role
In this role, you will lead project team members, volunteers, and stakeholders to effectively deliver community development programs. You'll assist in advancing tenant engagement initiatives, coordinating grant submissions, and implementing strength-based practices. Additionally, you'll design and evaluate community-based initiatives that promote tenant participation and social well-being, while establishing a peer-leadership program for individuals with lived experiences of homelessness and housing insecurity.
Building and maintaining networks with local stakeholders is essential for increasing client access to community services and achieving development outcomes. You will also research and compile data to showcase program effectiveness, providing regular reports and success stories. Furthermore, offering advice and training to internal stakeholders will be key to enhancing housing services and encouraging staff involvement in community engagement activities.
To be suitable for the position, ideally you have:
- Degree qualification or equivalent demonstrated experience in community development, community/human services or related discipline.
- Demonstrable competence in hosting meetings, events and community forums for a range of stakeholders, including clients and community members.
- Current driver’s licence and the willingness to work in a range of locations.
- Experience hosting online forums, or the ability to learn online hosting skills.
- Understanding of Trauma Informed Practices and motivational interviewing techniques.
- Current bus drivers’ licence.
- Experience in the social housing sector.
- Demonstrated experience in working with volunteers.
Possess or willingness to obtain;
- Possess a current National Police Certificate
- Possess Working with Children (Blue Card)
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For further information, please contact Sally Faux on 07 3363 1730
- Bribie Island and Caboolture Home Care
- Permanent Full-Time Opportunity
About this role
In this varied role, you will manage administrative tasks such as:
- Respond to incoming enquiries and manage interactions with residents/relatives, suppliers and other stakeholders via telephone, email and/or website.
- Provide clients with information and screening on home care services including; home care funding packages and My Aged Care requirements.
- Liaise with relevant teams to ensure paperwork, training, payroll and compliance requirements are completed within the on-boarding process for new staff.
- Maintain training records, registrations and police check renewals.
- Schedule and organise meetings, interviews, training and appointments as required; assist with administration of meetings including agenda management and minute distribution; prepare meeting rooms including presentation equipment.
- Manage information in line with accreditation standards and provide administrative support to the team, including compliance reporting.
To be suitable for the position, ideally you have:
- A Certificate III in Business Administration or equivalent;
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook);
- Excellent organizational and time management skills;
- Strong written and verbal communication skills;
- Knowledge of the aged care/home care sector (desirable);
- Experience in an administration role within the community services environment or similar, ideally with a customer service focus. (desirable).
Possess or willingness to obtain;
- Possess a current National Police Certificate – or the ability to acquire.
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For further information, please contact Helen Long on 07 3410 3730.
About the Role
We are seeking a proactive, values driven and highly organised Administration Officer to join our Parks & Recreation team. Reporting to the Parks & Recreation Supervisor and working in a dedicated team, you will be accountable for providing general administrative support services to the entire Parks & Recreation department to ensure efficient and reliable office operations.
About You
Join our team if you're a motivated and enthusiastic individual with a strong drive for success. We value collaborative work across all organisational levels.
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Confidential enquiries can be made by contacting the recruitment team on (07) 4976 1686.