Join the Uniting WA team
A career at Uniting WA is more than just a job.
As a team member at Uniting, you’ll join a team of thinkers, carers, doers and darers who strive to make a difference.
Our values
At Uniting, our values are at the heart of everything we do.
We’re compassionate and respectful in our words and deeds. We’re bold in the face of injustice, and we use our imagination to explore new possibilities and opportunities.
We dare to dream of a better future for the people we support.
Not-for-profit benefits
At Uniting, we’re for people.
We’re passionate about making sure the people in our team and the people we support, thrive.
Uniting WA team members enjoy:
As a team member at Uniting, you’ll enjoy 5 weeks of paid annual leave, every year. That’s a whole extra week of leave above the National Employment Standard (NES).
Uniting WA shift workers (as defined by our Employee Collective Agreement) receive 6 weeks annual leave per year.
Salary packaging increases your disposable income by reducing the income tax you pay. It works by allocating a portion of your pre-tax income to the payment of certain expenses (such as your mortgage, rent, petrol, groceries or insurances) and entertainment purchases.
Uniting WA team members can access up to $15,900 from your salary for everyday purchases and up to $2,650 for entertainment purchases.
Team members can also access Novated Leasing, on new, used and existing cars. This is a salary packaging arrangement that allows team members to bundle lease payments and car running costs – including petrol, insurance, rego and servicing – into one convenient payment.
At Uniting WA, we’re committed to the ongoing learning and development of everyone in the team, so you’ll be supported to belong and thrive.
We also provide regular opportunities for learning and development, including an online portal that’s available for all team members.
Eligible team members who have worked at Uniting for 12 consecutive months are entitled to:
- Up to 12 months unpaid parental leave
- Government paid parental leave through the national Paid Parental Leave Scheme (paid at the national minimum wage if the eligibility criteria is satisfied)
- 6 weeks of paid parental leave (funded by the employer at the team member’s base rate of pay; and to be taken as 6 consecutive weeks leave.)
We understand that work – and life – can be challenging sometimes. That’s why we provide a free counselling service to all our team members and their immediate families through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Current vacancies
We are excited to be seeking a Recovery Mentor (Lived Experience) to join our Recovery Options team based in Joondalup. In this role, you will draw on your personal journey with mental health challenges, recovery, and service engagement to provide peer support to others.
Through intentionally sharing your experiences, you will walk alongside participants in the community, supporting them to create recovery plans, develop wellbeing strategies, and set personal goals. Using a trauma-informed, strength-based approach, you’ll help participants build skills, engage with their communities, make informed choices, and develop meaningful relationships.
Additionally, you will support the broader team to understand and integrate the lived experience perspective into service delivery, fostering a culture that values empathy, inclusion, and recovery-oriented practice.
This is a 0.8 FTE Maximum Term role until 30 June 2026 (with the possibility of extension) delivering outreach services across the Perth North Metro area.
About you
To be successful you will have the following key attributes:
· Lived experience of mental health challenges with a demonstrated recovery journey.
· Ability to use personal experience safely and purposefully to support others’ recovery.
- Knowledge of recovery-oriented approaches, peer support, and trauma-informed practice.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications or commensurate (i.e. 1 years+) experience and relevant professional development.
- Skills in relationship building and stakeholder engagement and management (internal and external).
You must be able to obtain / provide:
· Police Clearance
· Working with Children Check
· First Aid
· Valid Western Australia Driver’s License
How to apply
Enquiries can be directed to Mikayla Ritchie at mikayla.ritchie@unitingwa.org.au
Please apply through the SEEK website, providing a covering letter together with current resume. Please note shortlisting will commence immediately.
A position description outlining further details will be available at https://unitingwa.org.au/join-the-team/
About Uniting WA
Uniting WA has been serving the WA community since 1829 and today is one it the State’s major not-for-profit providers in mental health; disability, housing; homelessness; children services; family supports; foster care; family violence; prisoner reintegration; NDIS supports; recovery options and financial wellbeing services. We have more than 400 team members and hundreds of volunteers through the State. We work for a safer, brighter and better world for the people we support, and all of humanity.
About the role
This position is based in ALBANY WA.
Join our Great Southern team as a support worker in our Individualised Services program across the Great Southern. Uniting WA currently have multiple permanent positions available. The hours vary from 40-60 hours per fortnight.
Uniting in Albany are looking for experienced support workers or people who are starting their career in support work and are willing to learn, develop and grow. The role requires provision of specific supports such as personal care, special feeding systems and strength base conversations.
You will be expected to work various shifts with clients requiring different needs including challenging behaviours.
Day Shifts
Various times and days between 6am and 6pm.
Evening shifts 4pm-10pm Hourly rate
10pm-6am allowance sleep over shift
6am – 8am. Hourly rate
Our commencing hourly rate is $33.43 and $34.45 plus penalties.
Both part-time and casual opportunities are available!
If you are BOLD and reside in the Great Southern and are keen to make a difference in the lives of the people we support, come join our team.
To be successful in the role, you will require the following:
- Certificate III in Individual Support (or equivalent) completed or currently enrolled, or minimum 2 years demonstrated disability support experience
- NDIS worker orientation module
- Understanding of contemporary person-centred, strength-based support in disability services and mental health
- First aid, medication administration and manual handling certificates
- Can commit to working sleep over shifts with an ongoing roster pattern
- Full working rights in Australia or eligible for appropriate work visa
- Ability to obtain and maintain a National Police Clearance
- Current Australian driver’s licence and access to a reliable, comprehensively insured vehicle
Key responsibilities:
- Support participants in achieving their NDIS goals
- Support participants to connect with their local communities and enhance natural supports
- Support participants to prepare or participate in the preparation of meals
- Assist with personal care tasks (including toileting, changing, hoisting and feeding)
- Provide appropriate levels of support to maintain and improve the participant’s level of independent functioning, including participation in the community
- Respond to the participant’s needs and collaborate positively with their families, support people and others in their lives
- Keep accurate and complete records of activities via progress notes and Incident reports
- Implement PBSP strategies when needed (training will be provided when needed)
- Work within the NDIS Code of Conduct
- Committed to ongoing learning and development
Why join Uniting WA
Salary packaging of up to $15,900 (which equates to about $4K after tax of additional take home pay) plus additional salary packaging of up to $2650 for meal and entertainment expenses
Annual leave of 5 weeks per annum (pro rata)
Discounted health care with HBF or Medibank Private
Free support and counselling services via our Employee Assistance Program
Two days paid volunteering leave days per annum
On-the-job learning and supported professional development
The Uniting Team
Uniting WA is the community services arm of the Uniting Church of Western Australia. We welcome all people regardless of ethnicity, faith, age, culture, language, gender identity or sexual orientation. We’re proud to so support thousands of West Australians every year. Applications from First Nations People, people with lived experience, people with disability and people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds and mature aged workers are encouraged.
Please click here Support Workers Job in Albany, Albany & Great Southern WA – SEEK to apply!
Due to ongoing growth within Uniting WA’s Out of Home Care program, we are currently seeking passionate Case Workers across multiple sites to join our dynamic team. Our team are dedicated to making a meaningful impact to the lives of children and young people. Driven by our values and purpose, we are a supportive and collaborative team who lead with compassion and integrity and are committed to confronting injustice.
Position Overview
As a Case Worker, you will make a difference in the lives of children who have experienced complex trauma supporting the team to deliver high quality, therapeutic and child focused services. We have multiple opportunities in a wide variety of programs:
Community Foster Care (futures): 2 x FTE
Case Workers in our Community Foster Care program provides support to children and young people with high support needs along with ongoing placement support for long-term or short-break carers. If you’re looking to work with us in Community Foster Care, you’ll need:
- Excellent assessment and decision-making skills to undertake foster care assessments and carer reviews, which requires deep emotional intelligence and the ability to critically assess a carers suitability, motivation and capacity to foster.
- Demonstrated knowledge of how disability, chronic health conditions, and developmental delays affect the day-to-day care needs of children and young people, and the resulting physical, emotional, and practical impacts on carers and support staff.
- (Highly desirable) Familiarity with child protection, NDIS and broader medical and allied health systems, with the ability to advocate effectively and communicate complex information clearly, respectfully, and compassionately within multi-disciplinary teams.
- A child-focused approach that prioritises stability, continuity of care, and long-term wellbeing – whether through family reunification, guardian care or permanent placement options.
Temporary Care Homes – Case Worker Roles 1 x 0.5 FTE (part-time)
Our Temporary Care Homes, alongside our Crisis Care Unit, provide therapeutic, short-term accommodation and support for children and young people who are awaiting long-term, stable placement. These homes create a safe and nurturing environment where healing and stability begin. We’re looking for Case Workers who bring empathy, expertise, and a commitment to improving outcomes for vulnerable children.
Successful candidates will bring:
- Strong understanding of trauma and child protection practices, including experience working with children who have experienced abuse, neglect, or removal, and a solid grasp of the child protection system, including apprehension processes.
- Well-developed reporting and documentation skills with the ability to prepare timely and accurate case notes, reports, and feedback.
- Proficiency in digital tools and case management systems with confidence in using Microsoft Word and Excel.
- Effective problem-solving abilities with the ability to think critically and respond calmly and appropriately in high-pressure or complex situations.
- Experience in leadership, mentoring, supervising, or supporting residential case workers to ensure consistent, high-quality care.
- Knowledge and understanding of developmental milestones, behavioural needs, and appropriate interventions for children and young people, particularly in early childhood stages.
Group Foster Care: 2 x FTE roles
The Group Foster Care program provides stable, therapeutic environments for children who cannot live with their families due to trauma. Successful Group Foster Care case workers will have:
- Able to guide and model service standards, ensuring the delivery of consistent, high-quality care and professional practice in the day-to-day home environment.
- Developed abilities to apply evaluation tools and review processes to contribute to the continuous improvement of the service delivery through reflective practices.
- Demonstrated skills and knowledge to apply the trauma and attachment theory as it relates to the practice of supporting children in care.
- Demonstrated ability to apply theoretical frameworks to practice, supporting children through safe, nurturing relationships and helping carers respond effectively to trauma-related behaviours.
Complex Care Homes: 1 x FTE
Our Complex Care Homes provide intensive, individualised 1:1 care for children and young people with high and complex needs – including significant behavioural challenges, disabilities, and/or mental health conditions. These homes are staffed with knowledgeable and skilled professionals who have had prior experience in working with high and complex needs children and young people.
Description
- Providing intensive therapeutic support to children and young people with complex needs with a focus on proving high quality care and individualised support
- Demonstrated ability to proactively identify and assess young people’s needs in a therapeutic environment
- Experience in providing case management to young people with high/complex needs.
- Ability to build rapport and therapeutic relationships with young people.
- Knowledge and understanding of complex trauma and demonstrated ability to work with youth who may demonstrate significant and challenging behaviours.
Key responsibilities
Alongside these unique responsibilities of our case workers in each program, all case worker roles will involve:
- Developing and contributing to therapeutic support care plans and nurture positive placement outcomes for children and young people with significant trauma
- Work collaboratively with allied health professionals, educators, behaviour support practitioners, and families to implement tailored care and intervention strategies.
- Providing specialist advice to Carers, Respite and Support Workers to enable them to achieve optimal outcomes for children and young people
- Building and maintaining effective and proactive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
You’re going to love this job because you have the necessary requirements such as:
- A tertiary degree in Social Work, Psychology or a related discipline
- A sound understanding of the Out of Home Care system (programs and practice) in WA, programs and practices, preferably with statutory child protection & working with complex child protection cases
- An understanding of theories and practices relating to child development, trauma and attachment and a demonstrated ability to apply these in complex situations
- Deep understanding of the impact of trauma, attachment and children’s developmental on their care and wellbeing needs.
- Commitment to carer recruitment and development. The ability to build and sustain positive relationships with foster carers and approach difficult conversations assertively and compassionately.
- Highly developed written and verbal communication skills including the ability to: prepare reports and other documents: liaise with stakeholders: promote the agency and communicate well with staff, carers, other agencies, children and young people
- Some knowledge of the disability sector and functions of NDIS.
- Experience in providing case management
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Experience in providing supervision to staff.
You must be able to obtain a current National Police Clearance and Provide First Aid certificate. It is also essential to have a current WA ‘C class’ driver’s licence.
A requirement of the role is to satisfy The Department of Communities Record Check Consent Application (RCCA) to support undertaking a Police History Check for workers who have been identified for a role within Non-Government agencies that work with children.
Uniting WA is on its search for a Payroll and Systems Officer who’s passionate about accuracy, technology, and supporting people. Whether you’re an experienced payroll professional or an early-career candidate eager to learn, we want to hear from you!
Why join Uniting WA?
Our purpose is to inspire people, enliven communities, and confront injustice. We stand for a just society and support individuals and communities to be valued and connected. You’ll be part of a team that lives by our values:
- Imaginative: Challenge convention and explore new possibilities
- Respectful: Act with honesty and integrity, welcoming all people
- Compassionate: Be nurturing, generous, and thoughtful
- Bold: Stand up for what’s right with confidence and strength
What you’ll do:
- Assist in end-to-end payroll processing, ensuring accuracy and compliance
- Maintain and enhance HRIS data and systems
- Generate reports and provide technical support for HR and employees
- Ensure compliance with legislation and organisational policies
- Collaborate with HR, finance, and other teams to streamline processes
- Contribute to process improvements and train users on system functionalities
- Provide education and support to employees regarding payroll systems and tools
- Learn from experienced leaders and be part of succession planning
What you’ll bring:
- Proficiency in payroll software and Microsoft Excel (iChris experience highly desirable)
- Familiarity with HRIS platforms and data management
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills
- Detail-oriented approach and ability to handle sensitive information confidentially
- Adaptability and a proactive mindset
- Australian work rights are required for this position
Qualifications:
- At least 3 years’ experience in a payroll environment (early-career candidates with strong tech and Excel skills are encouraged to apply!)
- Knowledge and understanding of the community services sector is greatly valued
- Sound understanding of payroll and financial principles
- Knowledge of relevant legislation
- Current National Police Clearance (no more than 6 months)
Why this role is for you:
- You’ll work closely with and learn from the HRIS & Payroll Manager
- You’ll be supported to grow your skills and take on new challenges
- You’ll help shape best practices and contribute to a values-driven organization
Ready to take the next step?
Email your resume and cover letter to peopleservices@unitingwa.org.au
At Uniting WA, we recognise the value of diversity in our team and welcome everyone exactly as they are.
That’s why we strongly encourage applications from First Nations Australians, people who have lived experience, people with a disability and people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.