Cultural Practice Advisor

Queensland Government; Australia; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Government seeks a Cultural Practice Advisor to engage with children, families, carers and service providers to support cultural needs and implement case plan goals.

You will deliver high-quality, culturally appropriate casework, collaborate with Recognised Entities, and contribute to a culture of learning and safety within a multidisciplinary team. Travel to remote Cape York and Torres Strait communities is required.

Qualifications

• Experience engaging with children, families, carers and service providers to support cultural needs.
• Ability to provide individualised, high quality cultural casework supports.
• Willingness to travel regularly to remote communities across Cape York and Torres Strait.

Responsibilities

• Engage with children, families, carers and service providers to support cultural needs and case plan goals.
• Provide culturally appropriate casework supports including family connection, kinship options, and referrals.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to strengthen safety and support networks for vulnerable children and families.
• Provide cultural leadership in a multidisciplinary team and contribute to continuous learning.

Skills

Cultural engagement

Case management

Stakeholder collaboration

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Job description

Your responsibilities

As a Cultural Practice Advisor you will:

• Effectively and positively engage with children, families, carers and service providers (including both government and non-government agencies) to support the cultural needs of children and families to achieve their identified case plan goals and cultural support plan goals.
• Provide individualised, high quality, and culturally appropriate casework supports to children and families subject to tertiary child protection intervention including, but not limited to: facilitation of positive family connection and reunification through your knowledge of the community and cultural protocols; kinship care options; referrals and advocacy for culturally specific services; and support of transition-from-care plans.
• Work collaboratively with key stakeholders, including children and parents, families and Recognised Entities to support the establishment and strengthening of effective safety and support networks, including connection to extended family, community, country and culture.
• Provide high quality cultural advice and direction to assist in informing decisions about the safety needs of children, particularly where complex child protection worries are present.
• Participate effectively and provide cultural leadership in a multidisciplinary team to deliver well-planned and culturally appropriate family support services to children and families experiencing vulnerability.
• Actively contribute to a culture of continuous learning, training and professional development, to ensure practice knowledge and skills are contemporary and evidence-based.
• Apply the strengths based, safety-oriented Strengthening Families Protecting Children Framework for Practice when working with children and families and ensure consistency with the vision of Our Way.
• Prepare and maintain quality case records in accordance with departmental case management requirements.
• Contribute to strengthening workforce cultural capability through sharing your cultural advice, knowledge of communities, and awareness of culturally significant processes and events.

Your mandatory requirements

• It is a genuine occupational requirement that this position be filled by an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person.
• One of the referees should be an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person who can attest to the applicant's background, knowledge, skills and experience as they relate to the cultural capabilities.
• Possession of or able to obtain a blue card administered by the Queensland Public Safety Business Agency.
• Travel is a requirement of this position, therefore, it is a requirement that the applicant hold a current “C” Class Drivers licence.
• Capacity to undertake regular travel to remote and regional communities across Cape York and the Torres Strait, including via small charter aircraft and helicopters, which may require safely embarking and disembarking from light aircraft in varying weather and operational conditions.
• Travel destinations may include, but are not limited to, Cooktown, Pormpuraaw and Kowanyama, and may involve working in remote locations with limited services and infrastructure.

How you'll be assessed

The department is seeking to identify the most suitable person for this position. We will consider your demonstrated knowledge, skills and experience relevant to the key responsibilities of the position (outlined above), along with your demonstrated personal attributes, and may also consider your potential contributions to the department's equity and diversity objectives.Our selection panel consider this position to be an Individual, within the Queensland Public Service Leadership competencies for Queensland (LCQ) framework and will be looking for demonstrated capability within in your application.Applications to remain current for 12 months.