Aboriginal Family Preservation Caseworker

Abcare Aboriginal Community and Care; Grafton; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer superannuation

Job summary

Abcare Aboriginal Community and Care in Grafton, NSW seeks a Family Preservation Caseworker to work with children, young people and their families within the Family Preservation program. You will undertake casework to support Family Action Plans and help Aboriginal families stay together.

You will manage reports for court, complete case management tasks, maintain contact with families and stakeholders, participate in on-call rosters, and advocate for Aboriginal families in the sector.

Qualifications

• Experience working with birth families experiencing intergenerational trauma.
• Understanding of issues affecting Aboriginal communities, families and children.
• Knowledge of Drugs & Alcohol, Mental Health and Domestic Violence impact on families.
• Ability to build rapport with children, adolescents, families and communities.
• Willingness to work across a broad geographical area to support families.

Responsibilities

• Work intensely with vulnerable families to meet their goals to ensure their children remain at home
• Complete high-level reports for court
• Undertake and meet all case management responsibilities in relation to individual children and young people and their families
• Complete all relevant Abcare documents for each family within the given timeframes and all other paperwork relevant to the role
• Maintain regular, effective and meaningful contact with children and young people, families and key stakeholders
• Ensure that goals are regularly reviewed and facilitate the attendance of all key stakeholders at relevant meetings and reviews
• Participate in the on call roster that provides out of hours emergency support to children and young people and their birth families
• Network with appropriate stakeholders to establish relationships and ensure case plan goals are met
• Attend monthly supervision meetings with your Team Leader and complete the tasks identified at these meetings
• Advocate for Abcare and Aboriginal people, children and young people in the sector and their birth families

Job description

Abcare Aboriginal Community and Care in Grafton, NSW seeks a Family Preservation Caseworker to work with children, young people and their families within the Family Preservation program. You will undertake casework to support Family Action Plans and help Aboriginal families stay together.

You will manage reports for court, complete case management tasks, maintain contact with families and stakeholders, participate in on-call rosters, and advocate for Aboriginal families in the sector.