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The In-House Paralegal provides high-level legal, governance and administrative support to the Chief Legal Officer and Executive Leadership Team. This role supports the effective operation of the organisation’s legal function, assisting with legal research, document preparation, contract administration, regulatory matters and governance processes across multiple jurisdictions. Working under the supervision of the Chief Legal Officer or other qualified legal practitioner, the role plays an important part in coordinating legal matters, maintaining legal and governance records, and supporting compliance with legislative and corporate requirements.

The WHS Officer plays a key role in building and embedding practical safety capability across DCC to support a safe, healthy and compliant work environment for employees, volunteers, clients and visitors. As an inaugural role, the WHS Officer will establish and implement core safety practices including workplace inspections, risk assessments, safe work procedures, incident management and safety training. The role provides advice and support on work health and safety, injury management and wellbeing across multiple office locations and remote teams. Working closely with leaders and the P&C, WHS Lead, the role supports compliance with WHS legislation, promotes psychological safety, and helps strengthen a proactive safety culture across the organisation.

Based in Ipswich, the Case Manager in DCC Industry Group’s Youth and Communities division plays a pivotal role in delivering comprehensive case management and driving positive outcomes for children and young people in Non-Family Based Care. Reporting to the Senior Program Manager, you will have direct line management responsibility for House Managers and foster a trauma-informed, therapeutic environment that promotes the wellbeing and development of vulnerable children and young people in care. You will be responsible for achieving compliance with relevant regulations, including the Human Services Quality Standards (HSQS), Child Safety licensing requirements, particularly the Standards of Care under the Child Protection Act (1999) Qld.

Based in either Ipswich or Toowoomba and supporting our Foster and Kinship space, the Cultural Practice Advisor will work collaboratively across DCC Industry Group to maximise outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This role will be integral in providing advice and guidance in the planning, development and implementation of policies, strategies, programs, and services to support culturally secure and responsive support.

The Cultural Practice Advisor will draw on personal experience and knowledge of traditions and customs to provide culturally appropriate services. This individual will use cultural expertise and knowledge to foster respectful relationships with communities and contribute to growing the organisation’s cultural capability.

In this role, you will be working as part of a dynamic care team, providing both youth support and disability support services to children and young people in DCC care. Our young people may have a range of additional needs, including ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), language disorders, and reactive attachment disorder.

You will be responsible for offering compassionate, trauma-informed care and supporting each young person’s individual development and well-being. This includes assisting with personal care needs such as meal preparation, maintaining hygiene standards, medication administration and accurate medication data recording, skill development and socialisation, and providing transport to school, appointments, and community-based activities.

As part of supporting children and young people with complex communication needs, you must be willing to use a variety of communication tools, including audio devices, pictorial aids, and PODD (Pragmatic Organisation Dynamic Display) communication books. Full training will be provided by qualified therapists to ensure that every member of the care team is equipped to deliver consistent, high-quality support tailored to the unique needs of each young person.

This role offers a rewarding opportunity to positively impact the lives of children and young people by empowering them to achieve their goals in a supportive, nurturing environment.

As an Occupational Therapist at DCC, you will be providing your expertise and services with a varied caseload that includes referrals for both children and adults. Supervision, mentorship and professional development are provided to ensure that team members feel supported in all areas of the role. You’ll thrive in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment alongside Psychologists, Speech Therapists, and Therapy Assistants, all driven to deliver holistic, outcomes-focused care. This role will be based in Toowoomba, and responsibilities will include:

• Assisting parents/families to develop understanding and knowledge of the NDIS to support their ability to make informed decisions
• Conducting standardised and non-standardised assessments
• Planning, implementing and evaluating individual therapy programs
• Completing documentation and writing functional reports in line with professional standards
• Working collaboratively with clients, families, support staff, and other allied health services
• Assessing home and school environments, prescribing aids, equipment and modifications as required.
• Identifying and providing appropriate information and education to clients, families, support staff, and other allied health services

As a Speech Therapist at DCC, you’ll play a vital role in delivering evidence-based, participant-centred therapy across a diverse and dynamic clientele. Whether working with children, adolescents, or adults within clinics, schools, homes, or via telehealth, you’ll support NDIS participants and community members to unlock their communication potential.

This is more than just a job, it’s a career opportunity in an organisation that invests in your growth. You’ll receive structured supervision, ongoing mentoring, and a generous professional development budget to help you become the clinician you aspire to be.

Day-to-day will include:

• Provide advanced assessment and therapy to clients with complex communication and neurological needs.
• Handle diverse cases for children and adults with neurological, sensory, and physical conditions.
• Conduct assessments (formal/informal), set therapy goals, and develop individualised intervention plans.
• Trial and recommend augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices and develop supportive resources for clients and families.
• Work closely with community groups, families, and multidisciplinary teams to support client goals and service quality.
• Complete clinical documentation, reports for Medicare/NDIS, and maintain patient records using Cliniko.
• Contribute to team growth, provide feedback, engage in supervision, and support service improvements.
• Provide training to carers, educators, and families, and participate in outreach such as workshops and educational visits.
• Engage in service development, project implementation, productivity monitoring, and other delegated tasks.

You’ll thrive in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment alongside Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, and Therapy Assistants, all driven to deliver holistic, outcomes-focused care.

DCC is seeking a motivated Provisional Psychologist or Registered Psychologist to join our expanding team. The successful candidate will provide psychological assessments, evidence-based therapy, and collaborate closely with other clinicians and allied health assistants across our clinic network to deliver holistic, client-centred care. For provisional psychologists, we offer funded external supervision to help you meet the requirements for working in addition to placement and internship programs (5+1 pathway).

This is more than just a job, it’s a career opportunity in an organisation that invests in your growth. You’ll receive structured supervision, ongoing mentoring, and a generous professional development budget to help you become the clinician you aspire to be.

Day-to-day will include:

• Deliver Psychology and mental health services, which may include assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and management, within the multidisciplinary team to clients with varied presentations
• Support clients in achieving their goals and improving independence through comprehensive interventions
• Prepare detailed reports for NDIS and other stakeholders
• Provide evidence-based therapeutic interventions for individuals and groups
• Collaborate with Speech Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Allied Health Assistants to develop integrated care plans
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation of assessments, treatment plans, and progress notes in compliance with professional and legal standards
• Potential to provide supervision to provisional psychologists in line with AHPRA and Psychology Board of Australia requirements, supporting their professional and educational development.
• Liaise with families, schools, and other external agencies as appropriate
• Comply with all Professional Development and supervision requirements as per APS guidelines, AHPRA requirements and other frameworks

You’ll thrive in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment alongside Occupational Therapists, and Allied Health Assistants, all driven to deliver holistic, outcomes-focused care.

Reporting to the Case Manager, this role is focused on supporting the day-to-day program operations in the organisation and supporting youth workers to develop and improve practice and drive positive outcomes for the young people in our care. In this role with DCC Industry Group, you will work collegially with the Case Manager as you support and implement program structure and consistency. You will be an effective determined and creative leader that takes the opportunity to develop and support a residential program. This position will see you providing on the floor support to young people in the program each day, with one day allocated as your admin day.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Staff and program inductions for all new employees in residential programs
• Rostering of staff, ensuring over and under-utilisation is kept to a minimum
• Assist with recruitment and conduct interviews
• Developing weekly house planner and activity structures
• Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing with all youth workers and Case Manager in a professional and timely manner
• Delivering care, support and guidance to our young people in a trauma-informed manner and identifying their needs.
• Up lining both client and stakeholder complaints and incidents promptly and in line with organisational requirements to the Case Manager.
• Complete grocery list and weekly shopping for the program
• Supporting staff through reflective supervision, guidance, and strategic long term goal setting, as well as training and coaching.
• Compile staff feedback and performance issues to Case Manager and provide Weekly Handover
• Supporting multiple programs in the absence of other House Managers.
• Any other duties as required (eg. Beds/nights)

In this permanent part time role, with a minimum of 24 hours per week, you will work alongside children and young people with complex behavioural needs, disabilities, and diverse cultural backgrounds. We place a strong emphasis on culturally appropriate and respectful practices in all aspects of care and support.

This is a role that demands more than basic caregiving — it requires astute role modelling, leadership, guidance, patience, and a deep willingness to be understanding and supportive. You will be expected to consistently demonstrate professional and compassionate behaviour, setting a standard for the young people in your care.

An important part of this role is navigating relationship rupture and repair. You will walk alongside the children and young people on their journeys, maintaining a commitment to rebuilding trust and connection whenever challenges arise.

Your ability to maintain accurate and detailed record-keeping is essential. Proper documentation will support effective case management and ensure compliance with organisational and legal requirements. Cleaning and maintaining a therapeutic, welcoming home environment are key responsibilities, as is encouraging and helping young people to develop and maintain personal and household hygiene.

You will also guide and assist our young people with personal care needs, including:

• Meal preparation
• Maintaining hygiene standards
• Medication administration (with accurate recording of medication data)
• Skill development
• Socialisation
• Transportation to school, appointments, and community-based activities
• Maintaining a connection to Mob (family) and community for all children and young people

Additionally, you will provide trauma-informed care to children and young people dealing with complex behavioural challenges and trauma backgrounds. You will apply DCC’s intensive model of therapeutic care, “The Trauma Recovery Model”, to meet the needs of some of our most vulnerable and high-risk children and young people.

This role offers a rewarding opportunity to positively impact the lives of children and young people by empowering them to achieve their goals in a supportive, nurturing environment.

We are seeking a strategic, values-driven Manager of Therapeutic, Cultural, and Clinical Practice to lead the development, implementation, and continuous evolution of high-quality, culturally safe, and clinically robust practice across DCC Group.

This is a senior leadership role with organisational influence. Reporting to the Executive Manager, Operations, the Manager of Therapeutic, Cultural, and Clinical Practice will provide strategic leadership in clinical governance, cultural capability, and practice excellence, ensuring that services are delivered safely, ethically, and in line with legislative, regulatory, and accreditation requirements.

The role holds responsibility for building the capability of leaders and practitioners, strengthening organisational culture, and embedding reflective, therapeutic, and evidence-based practice frameworks across all service divisions.

The Manager of Therapeutic, Cultural, and Clinical Practice will provide line management to a multidisciplinary team including Cultural Practice Advisors, Senior Practitioner(s), and Learning and Development, and will work closely with Executive and Operational Leaders to drive consistent, high-quality practice across Youth and Communities, Foster and Kinship Care, Disability, and Allied Health services.

This role requires the ability to operate both strategically and operationally, with a strong focus on continuous improvement, research-informed practice, and innovation to support better outcomes for children, families, and communities.

As a Foster & Kinship Case Practitioner, you will play a key role in the recruitment, assessment, training, and ongoing support of foster and kinship carers. Your primary focus will be to ensure the safety, wellbeing, and cultural needs of children and young people in out-of-home care are met in accordance with the Child Protection Act 1999 (Qld), Practice Standards, and DCC’s cultural values.

This role requires a culturally competent, trauma-informed, and strengths-based approach to case management and carer support. You will collaborate with families, community members, government and non-government partners to ensure every placement is stable, safe, and nurturing. You will also uphold the best interests of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children by embedding the five elements of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle (ATSICPP) across all aspects of practice.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct carer recruitment activities, initial enquiries, and information sessions in culturally safe and accessible ways.
• Complete comprehensive assessments of foster and kinship carer applicants, including Renewal of Approval and Quality of Care reviews.
• Deliver pre-service and ongoing training to carers, ensuring alignment with departmental expectations and cultural competency principles.
• Provide regular supervision, advocacy, and responsive case support to foster and kinship carers to promote placement stability and meet the evolving needs of children in care.
• Monitor placement suitability and work collaboratively with Child Safety to manage risk, implement case plans, and support reunification or permanency planning.
• Engage children, families, and carers with respect and sensitivity, ensuring their voices and cultural identity remain central to decision-making processes.
• Maintain accurate records, case notes, and reports in compliance with legislative requirements and DCC’s quality and safety systems.
• Advocate for and apply the ATSICPP, ensuring cultural connection, community participation, and self-determination are upheld for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
• Build and maintain meaningful relationships with Elders, community members, and cultural advisors to guide practice and enrich carer support.
• Participate in cultural supervision, reflective practice, and continuous improvement activities to enhance service quality and team cohesion.

DCC is seeking an experienced professional with a background in youth and forensic disability support to work with an adolescent client in a single-tenancy residential setting transitioning to adulthood. The role is grounded in a trauma-informed, therapeutic approach that prioritises safety, strong relationships, and long-term well-being.

The placement is based in a standalone property in Logan and operates with a 2:1 staffing ratio, sleepover support, and contingency hours to ensure consistency, safety, and staff wellbeing. The role works closely with a dedicated Program Manager and specialist care team, contributing directly to daily care, behaviour support, and meaningful engagement with the client.

This is a hands-on role suited to someone who is calm under pressure, confident in supporting high-risk behaviours, and committed to helping young people build stability and positive pathways forward.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Provide direct, day-to-day support to a client with forensic disability and complex psychosocial needs within a single-tenancy residential setting
• Build strong, respectful relationships that promote trust, emotional safety, and engagement
• Implement behaviour support strategies and therapeutic care plans in line with trauma-informed practice
• Support the client to engage with education, health, community, and cultural supports
• Respond confidently to periods of escalation using Team Teach and Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) approaches
• Participate in post-crisis debriefing, reflection, and learning to support emotional regulation and staff wellbeing
• Work collaboratively with Child Safety, QLD Health, mental health services, and allied health professionals
• Maintain accurate documentation, reporting, and share information as appropriate under the guidance of the Program Manager.
• Support family contact and community engagement where appropriate
• Maintain a safe, structured, and respectful living environment

Based in Bundaberg, with oversight of Rockhampton, Gladstone and Emerald as well, the Senior Program Manager will lead the development, delivery, and oversight of Non-Family Based Care programs and services. As a senior leader within the organisation, you will ensure efficiency, compliance, and quality of service delivery while fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.  Reporting to the General Manager Youth & Communities, you will manage program operations, mentor a high-performing team, and align outcomes with organisational goals and community needs. In this role, you will develop and implement strategies that enhance service delivery and advocate for best practices in collaboration with key stakeholders, including government agencies and community organisations. As the Senior Program Manager, you will assess program performance and implement evidence-based interventions aimed at improving outcomes for children and young people. As a champion for cultural competence and inclusion, you will ensure services are delivered with respect for the diverse backgrounds of the youth and families we support.

Main Responsibilities will include:

• Provide strategic leadership and direction for the Non-Family Based Care programs, ensuring alignment with organisational goals, legislation, and quality standards.
• Oversee and continuously improve case management practices to ensure quality service delivery and compliance with contractual obligations.
• Develop and implement evaluation frameworks, using data and stakeholder feedback to enhance program effectiveness.
• Ensure children and young people’s rights and needs are central to all activities, advocating for access to appropriate resources and supports.
• Support and guide case managers in addressing service delivery risks and resolving complex issues, working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Lead, mentor, and supervise case managers, fostering a culture of professional development, accountability, and shared purpose.
• Promote open communication, inclusivity, diversity, and staff wellbeing within the team, encouraging a healthy and supportive work environment.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including government, community organisations, and families, to support effective care and advocacy.
• Represent the organisation in sector and community forums, communicating its mission and the needs of children and young people.
• Oversee program documentation, data management, and administrative processes to ensure accuracy, compliance, and informed decision-making.
• Travel as needed to Rockhampton, Gladstone or Emerald