Description
Children Youth and Families are looking for practitioners to work with in our First Nations Family Response and Engagement Team.
The primary purpose of the First Nations Family Response and Engagement Team is to divert First Nations peoples safely away from the Child Protection setting in a support manner, and to link them with culturally appropriate and relevant services in community.
This team strives to provide culturally safe case management for children, young people and their families; aiming to achieve change via culturally informed engagement tools, strengths-based practice, and family led decision making in the Child Protection Setting.
Leaders and practitioners within the team place a vital emphasis on First Nations people leading the conversation and involving them in the journey away from the Child Protection setting in alignment with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principles.
The Health and Community Services Directorate (HCSD) is committed to addressing the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the child protection and youth justice systems and is committed to meeting the cultural needs of young people we work with.
HCSD acknowledges the significant contribution individuals with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage and experience bring to improving outcomes for young people.
We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.
Eligibility/Other Requirements:
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Social Work, Psychology, Social Welfare, Social Science or related discipline. Please note: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who do not have these qualifications but who have appropriate and relevant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage and experience are eligible to apply.
- CYPP2 requires at least one (1) year of experience working with children, youth and/or families in a social work/case management role.
- This position requires a Working with Vulnerable People Check.
- Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required. For further information on Working with Vulnerable People registration refer to - Apply for or renew a WWVP registration - Access Canberra
- Prior to commencement, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
- Driver’s license (C class) is essential.
Notes: This is an Identified position in accordance with Section 27(4) of the Public Sector Management Act 1994 and is only open to an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander lived experience and cultural capability is considered essential and therefore confirmation of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander heritage may be requested.
A merit pool may be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.