Key details

• Identified position for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person
• Family specialist on our Deadly Families program, based in the Inner West and City of Sydney LGA’s
• Flexibility to work casually 7-14 hours per week (initially) on a 12-month contract
• Work with an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation fighting for systemic change

We strongly encourage our mob to apply for this role however, we are accepting EOI’s for non-identified applicants. What is important is that you are passionate and committed to improving outcomes for Aboriginal people, families, and communities - particularly those who are systems involved.

About Deadly Connections

Deadly Connections is an Aboriginal Community Controlled and Not-For-Profit Organisation that breaks the cycles of disadvantage and trauma to directly address the over-representation of Aboriginal people in the child protection and justice system/s.

Deadly Connections positively disrupts intergenerational disadvantage, grief, loss, trauma by providing community centred, holistic, culturally responsive interventions and services to First Nations people and communities, particularly those who have been impacted by the child protection and/or justice systems. We aim to develop stronger, safer, communities and more positive futures, for our communities, families, individuals, and kids.

About the role

The Deadly Families project is a culturally responsive, early intervention and prevention program (for Aboriginal Mum’s and/or Dad’s), designed to target risk factors associated with child protection notifications and interventions.

Deadly Families aims to develop the capacity of parents, improve their parenting and life skills, promote positive outcomes for participants and their families and encourage healthy, connected, strong, safe relationships with their children through individualised, holistic, cultural, and social support to actively assist both men and women who are:

• At risk of having children removed from the family to out of home care and are seeking to reduce the risk of removal
• Who have children that have already been removed from the family and placed in out of home care AND
• Who want to have their children restored to their care OR
• Assistance with re-establishing contact and/or reunification with their children.

The successful candidate will be working under our project lead to provide intensive and individualised case management to First Nations families involved or at risk of involvement with the child protection system.

Key candidate considerations

• The successful candidate will have tertiary qualifications in social welfare, community services, social work or similar as well as demonstrated experience working with families involved with the child protection system
• Candidates must be comfortable working autonomously while also being a part of a small team
• Applicants should be able to develop, implement and monitor individual plans while planning and running innovative group programs
• The successful candidate should be comfortable in administrative and reporting duties as well as project planning
• Applicants must be able to work in a trauma-aware and culturally responsive practice and have an understanding of the challenges faced by First Nations families
• A current WWCC and Drivers Licence (minimum P2) is essential, and we require you to have access to a comprehensively insured vehicle.

A position description is attached.

Please note that Deadly Connections is an EEO employer. We are committed to providing opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity, national origin, age, criminal history, or ability. We strongly encourage individuals with an experience in the criminal justice system or child protection system to join our team.