Who We Are

Employed by our community, to work for our community: engaging, educating, and empowering individuals, families, and our community in their journey to self-determination.

MDAS has embarked on a commitment to become a leading Aboriginal organisation known for its ability to make a practical difference to client’s lives, families and our community.

This is underpinned by our LORE which is the foundation stone of who we are, what we do and why we do it.

Our organisation’s services, people and culture will be guided through strong leadership and engagement with community and MDAS teams.

Our Purpose

Healing, supporting, serving, and protecting our communities throughout the Mallee Region.

Healthy, resilient, and capable Aboriginal people and families who can be their very best selves and exercise true self determination.

Caring for, strengthening, empowering, motivating and guiding our Mob.

Your Role

Better Futures is a new way of supporting care leavers, engaging with young people and their support networks, including case managers and care teams early in their transition from care, and supporting young people across five service areas, housing and living skills, education, employment, health and well being and community connections.

The Better Futures Community Connector identifies pathways, resources and relationships within the Community that can support young people to realise their aspirations, develop their strengths and achieve their goals. This role is key in creating links between young people leaving care and services in their communities and supports Better Futures Workers as a secondary consult to create and foster community connections which include supporting pathways to accommodation. This role involves networking, building relationships, collaborating with the MDAS Service Providers and the greater community

The Better Futures Community Connector does not provide case work but plays a key role in the young person’s Better Futures Care Team, along with their Better Futures worker or the young person’s Case Manager, if the young person is in care.

Key Selection Criteria

Demonstrated ability to solve problems based on operational knowledge and experience, scanning for useful information, looking for underlying causes and suggesting alternative actions for clients and staff.

Demonstrated ability to work well within others in the pursuit of team goals and share information.

Experience in communicating and negotiating with a broad range of people both Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal people at all levels to achieve broad project objectives and goals

A sound knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal Culture and Values and the ability to effectively communicate with Aboriginal people.

High level of written, verbal and computer skills.

Qualification/s:
A tertiary qualification and relevant experience in Community Services, Social Work, Youth Work or another relevant field.

Other Screening Requirements:
Valid Drivers License that allows you to drive in Australia.
Victorian Employee Working with Children Check card.
National Police Check.