• Employment Term: Casual (1 day per week)
• Location: Chermside
• Remuneration: $53.94 per hour + 11.5% super

Make a meaningful difference with UnitingCare 

We’re looking for someone who wants to make the world a little better through small moments that leave big impacts. To build meaningful relationships and make a difference in the lives of others.

As a Recreational Therapist you will contribute to the emotional, social and psychological wellbeing and enjoyment of our clients as a therapy modality.

You will have a strong passion for supporting women and children impacted by domestic and family violence to enhance and build upon their lives using art and artistic expression, as well as other activities to achieve this.  The program goal is to enhance and provide positive experiences that foster, enhance and develop individual’s emotional, physical, creative, expressive and sensory experiences using recreational therapy as the conduit.

You will also:

• Provide support by developing and implementing a Recreational Therapy program, involving individual and group session and creative workshops.
• Conducting sessions with our clients using various types of visual art, including drawing, sculpting, painting, ceramics, photography and clay modelling; music, cooking and gardening.
• Support our clients towards the achievement of casework goals.
• Discussing client’s progress with them to evaluate the meaning and emotions behind their therapeutic achievement.

What makes a difference for us? 

• Tertiary qualifications in Art, or Visual Arts, or Music, or Education, or Counselling, with relevant industry experience within community services and working with vulnerable clients.
• Current Driver’s License would be of benefit for this role but not an essential requirement
• Current First Aid Certificate is desirable but not mandatory for this role

Due to the inherent requirements of this programs delivery we require female representation from our Supported Accommodation team, as such we are currently looking for a Female Support Worker. To be a female is a genuine requirement for the position under Section 31 of the Anti-Discrimination Act, 1997

We encourage you to apply prior to the closing date as interviews will be conducted during the advertising period.

What makes a difference for you? 

At UnitingCare we are leaders in crisis response, the protection of vulnerable children, financial resilience and family wellbeing. Our FaDS (Family and Disability Services) team work passionately across Queensland to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives.

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
• Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum
• A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
• A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others
• Eligible employees receive 12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
• Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
• Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference

We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family

Our FaDS, team are passionate about their work with parents to ensure children remain safe in the home and parents have the skills, resilience and capability to effectively parent and meet their children’s developmental, educational, health and well-being needs. We also provide targeted services to men who are seeking to change their behaviour.

Joining our FaDS, team, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years. Our team are compassionate, inclusive and committed to the work we do, helping people live life in all its fullness.

Child safe, Child friendly

UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will: 

• provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children 
• implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services
• appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur

Diversity & Inclusion 

Our approach is simple – everybody is welcome here.  At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.  

Safe workplace 

We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.