Expression of Interest – Advocacy & practice roles

Streeties is an Aboriginal community-controlled organisation that has been supporting Aboriginal children, youth and families in Geraldton for over three decades. Our current programs focus on encouraging young people and families to recognise and build on their existing strengths and connections within the community.

Streeties is looking for people to fill several fulltime roles working 38 hours per week in programs that support young people and families involved with child protection.

Although the details of each role are important, our priority is finding people who understand and are passionate about families experiencing Streeties’ values: love, dignity, autonomy and connectedness.

Our people also need to be able to recognise and push back against the ways that other people, organisations and systems deny families those experiences, and sometimes produce harmful, even abusive effects.

We expect our team to identify and critique practices and impacts of racism and colonisation, from individual behaviours to areas of system processes and policy.

Skills and Experience

Desirable: Degree in social work, counselling, social science or related field.

Desirable: Any training and/or experience relating to FDV, trauma, family therapy or applying an anti-oppressive lens to organisations and systems.

Keen interest in applying research dealing with impacts of colonisation, power imbalance, racism, family violence, and community development.

Humility and a desire to continually learn and grow.

Ability to reflect on how your background, identity and experiences impact your view of the community and how you interact with different people.

Interest in and understanding of the impacts of colonisation and racism on Aboriginal people and/or other historically oppressed groups.

Clear, concise note-taking and familiarity with Office365.

Benefits

Level 5 – 6 of the Social and Community Services (Western Australian) Interim Award

Work in a passionate, community-focused team committed to upholding the rights of Aboriginal young people and families in Geraldton

Salary packaging benefits

Ongoing professional development opportunities

If you’re interested in a role at Streeties, please email your CV and a response to the following two questions to [email protected]

Which of Streeties values struck you the most? Why was that?

What motivates you to work for an Aboriginal organisation that supports Aboriginal families?

You will carry out these responsibilities in accordance with Streeties’ policies and comply with requirements for satisfying Departmental Records Screening, obtaining a National Police Check and maintaining a Working with Children Check.

If you have any other questions, call Sean Wagenaar at Streeties on 9921 2890. Applications will be reviewed as they come in and positions may be filled at any time. We are not seeking recruitment service applications at this time.