First Nations Cultural Practice Advisor (Family & Safety)

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

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