Ngunya Jarjum Aboriginal Child & Family Network ("Ngunya Jarjum”)

Lismore Office (service delivery area Tweed Heads to Grafton)

Ngunya Jarjum’s vision is that all Aboriginal and Torres Strait children and young people are raised strong in spirit and identity, with every opportunity for lifelong wellbeing. We ensure all Aboriginal and Torres Strait children and young people are provided with the best opportunity to grow up with a strong sense of belonging to their family, community and country.

Ngunya Jarjum is currently growing and looking to further expand our Balaa team.

Reporting to the Manager Balaa, your focus will be delivery of program services to children and families as well as to support Caseworkers in Ngunya Jarjum’s permanency support program (PSP) to achieve quality outcomes for the children placed with the service. The key objectives of the role include:

• Delivery of Ngunya Jarjums Balaa services including (but not restricted to) family supervised contact, youth mentoring, locating family, facilitate family conferencing, transport services to support families;
• Learn from and support our Caseworkers to ensure case practice is delivered to a high professional standard and in a manner that promotes the safety, welfare and wellbeing, family and community connections of children placed in Ngunya Jarjum’s care;
• Become familiar with and ensure services are delivered in line with established Ngunya Jarjum policies and procedures, Office of Children’s Guardian (OCG) standards and in compliance with relevant legislation;
• Work in a manner that ensures sound family and community networks that fosters and maintains positive interagency relationships.

You will need a Certificate III or IV Community Services or be willing to obtain this within 12 months of commencement.

If you also have:

• Aboriginality
• Experience or strong interest in working in a permanency support program environment
• Demonstrated ability to engage & work effectively with Aboriginal people and communities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Effective time management and personal organisational skills
• Ability to work independently or as a team member
• Intermediate level of computer literacy; sound working knowledge of Microsoft Office software
• Current NSW driver’s licence 

We would love to hear from you.

Appointment to this position will be subject to a National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check clearance. Two reference checks will be required including one recent supervisor.

A generous remuneration package will be negotiated plus superannuation, leave loading and salary sacrifice.

We offer an excellent range of benefits including:

• Full non-profit status with salary sacrifice available to reduce tax and increase your take home pay.
• An opportunity to really make a difference to kids and young people in our community.
• A beautiful country location on the flourishing NSW North coast.