ABOUT THE ROLE

You will provide a culturally appropriate, in-home practical family support service to families who are most at risk of child protection intervention. You will assist, foster, and provide direct services to families and children to help children and young people remain within the education systems; support family members in attending counselling services and other external support services as required, increase positive life skills including supporting families to develop and maintain routines, create safe home environments and support with meal planning and cooking. You will be positive, non-judgmental and solution focused.

Key responsibilities include.

· Culturally appropriate provision of parenting skill development to all family members.

· Maintain a partnership approach with Case Workers/Case Coordinators to work effectively with families, children and young people.

· Assist, foster and provide direct services to families and children to:

· Implement strategies to ensure the safety of their children and young people who have been identified as being at risk.

· Help children and young people to remain within the education system.

· Support family members to attend counselling services and other external support services as required.

· Develop an understanding of existing, complimentary support services within their identified community.

· Increase positive life skills including supporting families to develop and maintain routines, creating clean and safe home environments and supporting meal planning and cooking.

· Provide practical assistance to families where appropriate in maintaining their accommodation and links to mainstream services as well as Aboriginal specific services; and family; and

· Help implement any skills development and education programs made available to families, children and young people in the target area.

· Provide practical support and encouragement, in line with the Support Plan, for families to: Reduce family violence, ensure children remain safely with the family, reduce alcohol and substance abuse, Increase family stability.

· Maintain appropriate, safe and secure accommodation

· Access suitable health services.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

· Relevant qualification related to position

· Demonstrated ability to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities and understanding of ATSI history

· Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of family support including parenting skill development

· Demonstrated ability to be part of a team and share knowledge and skills with others to deliver a quality service and achieve client outcomes

· Demonstrated interpersonal and written as well as verbal communication skills

· Demonstrated commitment to empowering and respecting children and young people

· Demonstrated ability to provide safe environments for children and young people and protect them from abuse and neglect

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS

· Police Clearance (dated within the last 3 months)

· WA Driver’s License

· Department of Communities Screening (we'll help successful candidates to apply)

IMPORTANT NOTES FOR APPLICANTS

Applications must include a covering letter addressing the essential criteria and a concise CV clearly outlining your qualifications and experience to [[email protected]]