**Job Description:**
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* We are seeking a skilled Support Worker to join our team, working with First Nations families in Central Australia and the Top End.
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**Your Role:**
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As a Support Worker, you will work closely with families to provide support and assistance to help them keep their children safe at home, reunify children in care with their birth family, and support fathers and father figures to raise healthy and safe children. You will be responsible for delivering high-quality support and services to families, maintaining strong relationships with service partners, and contributing to the development of community-led initiatives.
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**Key Responsibilities:**
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- Provide support and assistance to families to help them keep their children safe, at home; reunify children in care with their birth family; support fathers and father figures to raise healthy and safe children.
- Work together with the Children's Ground Top End Health and Early Learning teams.
- Contribute to the development of a strong network for service provider referral.
- Assist in developing community-led, governance standards and practice.
- Work to ensure compliance with relevant regulations, laws, and standards.
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**Requirements:**
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To succeed in this role, you will need:
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- Experience working with First Nations communities and an understanding of the effects of colonisation, disempowerment, and intergenerational trauma.
- Relevant qualifications and experience, such as social work, health worker, community development, or social science, with experience in case management.
- Strong understanding of strength-based and trauma-informed approaches.
- Excellent communication and community engagement skills, and ability to adapt communication style as required.
- Experience in early intervention in relation to child, family, and community safety.
- Knowledge of child protection issues and the NT child protection system.
- Ability to develop a strong network for service provider referral.
- Ability to work in a flexible team environment.
- High computer and digital literacy to work across multiple computer systems.
- Current Driver's Licence.
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**Benefits:**
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We offer a supportive and inclusive work environment, opportunities for professional development, and a competitive salary package.
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**Contact Information:**
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Please submit your application, including your resume and cover letter, to us by email.
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