Family Time Facilitator and Mentor

MacKillop Family Services Pty; Blacktown; On-site; AUD 55,000 - 75,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Career development

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

MacKillop Family Services in Blacktown, NSW, is seeking a Part-time (0.8 EFT) Family Time Facilitator and Mentor to supervise birth family contact for children in out-of-home care and support relationship-building with their birth families. The role requires dedication to safety, trauma-informed practice and reporting on visits.

You will work within the Permanency Support Program, reporting to the Senior Contact Worker, and contribute to ongoing career development and staff support

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in supervised contact, out of home care, children's services, youth work or a related field.
• Demonstrated understanding of child and adolescent development, the impact of trauma, and the indicators of child abuse.
• Ability to manage challenging behaviour; and prevent and/or de-escalate crisis.

Responsibilities

• Plan, supervise and report on birth family contact visits.
• Provide supervised birth family contact to children and young people in out of home care.
• Support relationship-building between children, young people and their birth families in a safe environment.

Skills

Supervised contact experience

Trauma-informed care

Crisis de-escalation

Behaviour management

Education

Diploma in a child-related field

Job description

About The Role

The position provides supervised Birth family contact to children and young people in out of home care with opportunities to maintain and develop relationships with their Birth family in a safe, supportive environment under the supervision of trained staff. The Family time facilitator and Mentor is responsible for planning, supervising and reporting on contact visits.

About The Role

The position provides supervised Birth family contact to children and young people in out of home care with opportunities to maintain and develop relationships with their Birth family in a safe, supportive environment under the supervision of trained staff. The Family Time Facilitator and Mentor will provide supervised Birth family contact to children and young people in out of home care with opportunities to maintain and develop relationships with their Birth family in a safe, supportive environment under the supervision of trained staff.

This is a Part-time (0.8 EFT) opportunity based in Blacktown, NSW within our Permanency Support Program and reports to the Senior Contact Worker.

Key Selection Criteria

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• A diploma in a child-related field
• Demonstrated experience in supervised contact, out of home care, children's services, youth work or a related field;
• Demonstrated understanding of child and adolescent development, the impact of trauma, and the indicators of child abuse;
• Ability to manage challenging behaviour; and prevent and/or de-escalate crisis.

Please address the full Key Selection Criteria outlined in the PD as part of your application. For a full listing please view the Position Description at the bottom of this page. For Seek applicants, the Position Description will be available when you click 'apply'.

For More Information, Please Contact

Dani Collins at [e-mail] or on 02 8881 4832.

Our Offer

• Generous Salary Packaging (helps increase your take home pay)
• Ongoing Career Development, Education and Training
• Employee Assistance Program - free and confidential counselling, coaching and emotional support for work and personal challenges
• Click HERE to find out more about becoming a member of the MacKillop Family Services team and what further support we have to offer our employees.

You Must Have a

• Valid and current Driver's Licence;
• Satisfactory Criminal History Check (paid for by MacKillop);
• Valid Employee Working with Children Check;
• Valid and current NDIS Workers Screening Check (for risk assessed / client facing roles). MacKillop can assist successful candidates with their application.

Our Commitment

MacKillop celebrates and draws strength from diversity and respects the dignity of all people. Every person at MacKillop has the right to be safe and to be treated justly. We value every person's ability, cultural or linguistic backgrounds, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, intersex status, relationship status, religious or spiritual beliefs, socio-economic status, and age.

It is our goal that MacKillop Family Services continues to evolve as a culturally safe, culturally competent, and welcoming organisation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people, families, and communities.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

Shortlisting for this position may commence immediately so please submit your application as soon as possible.