Family Preservation Support Worker

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

Benefits offered by this job

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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 – Grafton NSW

The Family Preservation Caseworker is responsible for working with children and young people and their families within Abcare's Family Preservation program. They will undertake all necessary casework to support Family Action Plans and ensure Aboriginal families remain together. This position must demonstrate a commitment to best-practice casework.

Key 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

About you

Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the issues affecting Aboriginal communities, families and children

Demonstrated experience working with birth families experiencing significant intergenerational trauma

Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the impact that Drugs & Alcohol, Mental Health and Domestic Violence has on families

Experience working with children, adolescents, families and communities and an ability to build rapport and trust

Willingness to work across a broad geographical area to support families in all contracted regions

Demonstrated time management skills

Demonstrated understanding of a strengths based framework and sound ability to collaborate with vulnerable people

Strong verbal communication and interpersonal skills when working with clients who are highly stressed and significantly impacted by trauma

Demonstrated high level report writing skills

Knowledge and understanding of the Children and Young Person (Care and Protection) Act 1998

About us

Coffs Harbour Aboriginal Family Community Care Centre (Abcare) is a not for profit community based Aboriginal organisation incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act, 1984 (NSW). The organisation is primarily funded by the NSW Community Services and NSW Ageing and Disability. Abcare support the local Aboriginal communities and surrounding areas. Abcare support the social and emotional wellbeing of elders, frail aged and people with disabilities, their carers and young people. Abcare build sector leading skills and promote and share cultural knowledge and history. Abcare will preserve cultural identity, and rights which are valued and protected by providing a quality service.

Full time position, 38 hours per week

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