Cultural Practice Advisor

Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety in Kingston QLD seeks a Cultural Practice Advisor to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, helping safety and well-being for families and children. You will deliver culturally appropriate casework and foster connections to country and culture.

Role requires collaboration with families and recognised entities, leadership in a multidisciplinary team, and commitment to ongoing learning and professional development within

Qualifications

• Blue Card required before employment.
• Current C class driver licence.
• Ability to travel to different locations on short notice.

Responsibilities

• Engage effectively with children, families, carers and service providers to support cultural needs and case plan goals.
• Deliver individualised, high-quality, culturally appropriate casework and referrals.
• Collaborate with families and Recognised Entities to strengthen safety and support networks, including connections to country and culture.
• Share cultural knowledge to strengthen workforce cultural capability.
• Provide cultural leadership in a multidisciplinary team to deliver family support services to vulnerable children and families.
• Contribute to continuous learning and professional development using Strengthening Families Protecting Children Framework.
• Prepare and maintain quality case records per departmental requirements.
• Strengthen workforce cultural capability by sharing cultural advice and awareness.

Skills

Cultural awareness

Stakeholder engagement

Report writing

Job description

Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety - Kingston QLD

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

In this diverse and rewarding role, you'll make an impact by:

• 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

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• 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.