Cultural Practice Advisor

Queensland Government; Beaudesert; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Government is seeking a Cultural Practice Advisor to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, families and service providers to support safety, wellbeing and positive outcomes for vulnerable children and families. You’ll engage communities, foster cultural connections and help develop targeted initiatives.

In collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, you will share cultural knowledge, contribute to case planning, maintain records and deliver high-quality, culturally

Qualifications

• Experience delivering culturally appropriate casework.
• Knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
• Blue Card Working with Children clearance and valid driver’s licence.

Responsibilities

• effectively and positively engaging with children, families, carers, and service providers to support cultural needs and achieve case plan goals.
• delivering individualised, high-quality, and culturally appropriate casework support, child protection intervention and referrals.
• working collaboratively with key stakeholders, including families and Recognised Entities, to establish and strengthen effective safety and support networks, including connection to extended family, community, country, and culture.
• sharing your cultural advice, knowledge of communities, and awareness of culturally significant processes and events to strengthen workforce cultural capability.
• 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.

Skills

Cultural engagement

Casework coordination

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Stakeholder collaboration

Cultural leadership

Job description

Your contribution

As a Cultural Practice Advisor, you’ll work with people, partners and places to enable Queenslanders, especially the most vulnerable, to be safe and thrive. You’ll work on programs and community partnerships that preserve cultural connections for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and help them achieve positive life outcomes. You’ll also get to develop new initiatives that foster hope and opportunity among First Nations children, young people and families.

Targeted Vacancy

It is a genuine occupational requirement that this position be filled by an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person.

Your Responsibilities

• effectively and positively engaging with children, families, carers, and service providers to support cultural needs and achieve case plan goals.
• delivering individualised, high-quality, and culturally appropriate casework support, child protection intervention and referrals.
• working collaboratively with key stakeholders, including families and Recognised Entities, to establish and strengthen effective safety and support networks, including connection to extended family, community, country, and culture.
• sharing your cultural advice, knowledge of communities, and awareness of culturally significant processes and events to strengthen workforce cultural capability.
• 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

• This role involves providing support to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples. It is a genuine occupational requirement that this position be filled by an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person. This aligns with the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 protected attribute of race.
• It is mandatory to have a Blue Card (a current Working with Children Clearance issued by Blue Card Services) before you commence employment in this role. It is recommended that you lodge an application for a blue card as soon as possible to avoid any delays in commencement should you be offered a position with the department.
• The ability to undertake travel and possession of a current "C" class driver licence. You may need to go to different locations on short notice or at scheduled intervals.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Occupational group

Community Care