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Aboriginal Family Support Services (AFSS) is a lead, Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation that has been providing services to Aboriginal families and communities across South Australia for over 40 years.

The position of Practitioner works closely with, and reports to, the Port Augusta Manager to value-add to all functions of the team. This includes a key responsibility for supporting Kinship & Family Base Care Liaison Officers and Assessment Officers and support workers in their assessment and support of AFSS Kinship & FBC carer households and the Aboriginal children they care for. It also includes functional responsibility for the management of care concerns, file audit and quality assurance processes within the team and employee development and support.

Who we are looking for

• Provides practice guidance, training and coaching to Aboriginal Kinship & Family Base Care employees, especially those supporting carers, in their care of Aboriginal children who are assessed as having complex needs and or behavioral presentations.
• Responsible for reviewing, managing and responding to care concerns as they impact on AFSS carers and the children they provide care to.
• Works with the Manager to undertake quality assurance activities as they relate to the functions of Aboriginal Kinship & Family Base Care.
• Adhere to the Government of South Australia’s Information Sharing Guidelines, which are designed to give providers of services to children, young people and adults, confidence in sharing information to prevent harm or respond to current threats to safety and wellbeing.
• Maintain and model an ongoing commitment to continuous improvement in the provision of services to internal and external customers.

To be successful you will need

• A South Australian Working with Children Check (WWCC)
• National Police Clearance
• Safe Environments for Children and Young People (refresher every 3 years)
• NDIS Worker Screening Check clearance
• Valid and full South Australian Driver’s Licence
• Cultural Awareness Training
• Infant safety Training Certificate
• Unrestricted eligibility to work in Australia
• Tertiary qualification in Human Services, Social Work, Social Sciences or Psychology is essential.

Don’t have a WWCC or NDIS check? You can apply online at www.screening.sa.gov.au

Working in a not-for-profit agency you can salary sacrifice to increase your take home pay.

If this sounds like you? Click Here to view the Job and Person Specification on our website: https://www.afss.com.au/employment

Then tell us in a 2-page cover letter (that reflects the Key Result Area's found in the J&P) why you’re a good fit for this job and send this with your resume via our Seek Ad.

For more info, please contact Darlene Allen on (08) 8641 0907 or [email protected] (Mon – Fri, 9am – 5pm)

Applications close 9 am Wednesday, 15th October 2025. Previous applicants need not apply.

We look forward to receiving your application, however if you do not provide a 2-page cover letter addressing your skills and experience against the Job and Person Specification we are unlikely to consider your candidacy.