Job Overview
Locations: Hawkesbury, Lithgow, Penrith, St Marys, Blue Mountains.
Employment type: Ongoing.
Salary: $89,934 – $116,969 per annum plus superannuation and annual leave loading.
This position is open to Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples only.
Core Responsibilities
* Work sensitively and respectfully with parents, family members, children or young people.
* Work in partnership with other agencies and engage in complex problem‐solving.
* Walk alongside families to set goals that build on their strengths, address safety and well‐being concerns, and provide appropriate assistance through home visits.
* Develop safety plans and complete risk assessments.
* Manage cases and situations, including working with high‐needs and high‐risk clients and their families.
* Be involved in court processes, including the preparation of court documents and attending court.
* Participate in individual and group supervision.
* Participate in Aboriginal cultural supervision.
Qualifications & Requirements
* Relevant diploma or degree qualification preferred.
* Experience: at least two years working with vulnerable children, young people and their families if no relevant qualification.
* Ability to build positive working relationships with the Aboriginal community, supported by excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Valid driver's licence.
* Paid working‐with‐children clearance number.
* Documented verification of Aboriginality – confirming you are an Aboriginal person of Aboriginal descent and identify as Aboriginal.
As an identified role, this position is open only to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons.
Applicants' race is a genuine occupational qualification under the exception in Section 14(d) of the Anti‐Discrimination Act 1977.
Benefits
* Challenging and rewarding career.
* Flexible, autonomous work environment.
* Competitive pay and conditions.
* Training and development opportunities.
* Health and wellbeing and employee assistance programs.
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