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Aboriginal Family Preservation & Reunification Response Practitioner - Bendigo

Bendigo and District Aboriginal Co-op

Who we are;

The Bendigo & District Aboriginal Cooperative (BDAC) is an ACCO (Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation) registered as a member under the umbrella of VACCHO (Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation) and represented nationally through NACCHO (National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation).

BDAC provides a range of specialist services for clients based primarily in the Dja Dja Wurrung including Health and Wellbeing services, Family and Community Services and Corporate services.

Position Objective;

The Victorian Family Preservation and Reunification Response (the Response), has been funded as a pilot by the Department of Health and Human Services. It was co-designed with representatives from the child and family services sector to be implemented in 2020-21 by Victorian registered children and family service providers.

This Response includes an initial intensive intervention phase, delivered through a mobile and integrated approach, followed by a sustained service support phase, aimed at preventing at-risk children entering or re-entering care. The Response will link to, align with, and build on (and not duplicate) existing child and family services within the broader service system, providing an enhanced continuum of care across the state. It will be evaluated and continuously developed to enhance the Family Preservation and Reunification (AFPR) evidence-base for Victorian child and family services (including Child Protection).

The model is an integrated and evidence-based/evidence-informed approach to supporting and problem solving with families and preventing children and young people’s re/entry to out of home care. The team will work as a cohesive whole and report directly to the AFPR Practice Team Leader.

What benefits we are offering;

  • Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Industry Award 2010
  • $32.54 per hour
  • Part Time 3 days per week,
  • 12mths Fixed Term (possibility of extending)
  • Access to Salary Packaging
  • 10.0% Superannuation

Key Responsibilities;

The AFPR Practitioner will engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in a culturally safe and competent way. This includes engaging in regular consultation with the program’s Cultural Advisor and including ongoing training.

Key Selection Criteria

  • Significant work experience in a relevant field which supports an understanding of key child development issues relating to young parents and their families who have complex needs.
  • Understanding of and demonstrated experience working with issues such as attachment, trauma, and intergenerational disadvantage
  • Demonstrated professional case management skills
  • Preferred sound knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal history, values, the stolen generation, practices, and culture
  • Direct use of pragmatic (i.e., structural, strategic, and functional) family therapies and/or behavioural therapy targeting behavioural change in children at home and school.
  • Systems, behavioural and social ecological theories, and application
  • Excellent time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines, targets, and key deliverables of the program.
  • An ability to work flexible hours when required including some evenings and weekends.

Should an applicant be the preferred candidate, background checks (Police check, reference check and Working with Children's Check) will be completed prior to the candidate’s employment being confirmed.

For more information about this position check out the position description or contact our human resources team on (03) 5442 4947 or [email protected]

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

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