Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 21st Oct 2021
- Regional SA > Ceduna
In Ceduna, our Supported Accommodation program provides safe accommodation and outreach for families with young children or during pregnancy. As part of a committed team, you'll identify participants' strengths and support needs for safety, parenting skills, wellbeing, and community participation. Your valuable contribution will ensure the activities come together to best support each family's goals.
We're ambitious, creative and outspoken. We stand up for children's rights. We want all children to be educated, healthy and live a life free from violence. We run programs in Australia and overseas and, if there's a disaster - like an earthquake, drought or conflict - we are there on the ground. See here for information on our work across South Australia.
In these casual roles based in our Ceduna office, you'll work in the Supported Accommodation service fulfilling relief weekday, afternoon, or weekend shifts as required. You'll create a welcoming and responsive service that works in partnership with families to identify and build on their strengths whilst addressing any challenges. As part of our Ceduna team, you'll report to our Team Leader.
You will make an impact by:
You're flexible, quick to learn, and friendly with a demonstrated ability to think on your feet to find solutions. Your relationship and communication skills mean you can work with people from a variety of cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. You're happy to work shifts whenever you're available, and you don't necessarily require regular work every week.
This role requires:
It's the feeling of knowing that your work is contributing to making the world a better place for children and working with others who feel the same. In addition to a connection to social causes, you will have access to:
We'd love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume by clicking on one of the buttons in the 'Apply' section.
Position Description - Support Worker
At Save the Children, we seek a workforce that is as diverse as our society - in race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, cultures and beliefs - and reflects the communities we work in. We believe diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and core values and we demonstrate this commitment through all our employment practices. Our inclusive workplace culture contributes to making Save the Children a great place to work. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants to apply.
Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check where necessary, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct.
Save the Children Australia supports the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. If you are successful in your application, we will request consent to access HR held information pertaining to your last 5 years of employment. You can read about the Scheme and our commitment to Safeguarding here.