Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 24th Jul 2024
- Perth > Eastern Suburbs Perth
Located on Noongar country, Karla Kuliny Aboriginal Corporation is an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation committed to fostering positive change in support and service delivery for Aboriginal children, young people, families, and communities. Established by Glenda Kickett, an Indigenous Social Worker with over 30 years of invaluable experience, Karla Kuliny embodies a culturally robust, child-centred, and trauma-informed approach to addressing the multifaceted challenges faced by First Nations children, youth, and families. Our focus areas encompass child protection, out-of-home care, and youth justice.
At Karla Kuliny, we recognise the vital role of culture in well-being and are deeply attuned to the systemic gaps in responses to intergenerational trauma. Our services extend to providing out-of-home care for foster children in Perth Metro and the Off and Racing Youth Service program, actively engaging in transformative initiatives for family support and youth well-being.
\Karla Kuliny will now also deliver the Home Stretch Program in partnership with the Department of Communities. Home Stretch provides young people leaving Out of Home Care with the option to continue to receive support up until the age of 21. The Home Stretch WA model was co-designed with young people with lived experience of transitioning from care, with a particular focus on the needs of young Aboriginal people and their families.
As a Staying on Facilitator, you will play a key role in the Home Stretch Program, you will establish, coordinator and review Staying On Agreements that will assist them to be supported to continue living arrangements until the young person is 21 years old. The Staying On Facilitator will work in close collaboration with the Department of Communities to organise ongoing payments of relevant subsidies. The role will work closely with the teams Transition Coach’s in supporting families and young people who wish to reconnect with their biological family, as required.
This role will also work closely with Staying On carers in relation to parenting a young adult, and assist in supporting their current living arrangements.
For this role, you should possess:
Join us in making a difference. Apply now to contribute to our transformative work and help shape a brighter future for Aboriginal children, youth, and families.
To apply, please upload a copy of your Resume and Cover Letter. For more information, or to request a copy of the position description, please email HR team at [email protected] using the subject line: Staying on Facilitator - Home Stretch Program enquiry via EthicalJobs.
Karla Kuliny is committed to safeguarding children and young people. We require all applicants to undergo an extensive screening process prior to appointment.
Karla Kuliny is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to diversity and inclusion, welcoming applicants from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, individuals from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disabilities, and members of the LGBTIQA+ community. All are strongly encouraged to apply.
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