Your Contribution

The purpose of the Family Facilitator (FF) is to work collaboratively with at risk families to assist them in identifying their needs using the Family Led Decision Making (FLDM) framework to ensure their children are safe. The Family Facilitator will provide support to families through culturally appropriate practices that effectively engage with traditional owners, elders and families across all communities. This position is also expected to build and maintain professional relationships with staff of the Department of Child Safety, Youth and Women.

Outcomes for families include:

· Children and young people are reunified or remain with family and community

· Families improve their capacity to meet their children’s care, protection, and development needs

· Families are supported to care for their children and young people

· Fewer children and young people in the tertiary system and in out-of-home care

· Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families have access to support to strengthen their capacity to

nurture and care for their children’s wellbeing

· Reduction of the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in the child protection system

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Prepare for the initial engagement with families by reading the referral and carefully considering what resources may be required

• Respectfully engage families by adopting appropriate cultural protocols

• Explore existing family supports and kinship relationships

• Ensure the perspectives of children and young people is valued and considered

• Identify family strengths and stakeholders

• Ensure families are aware of the department’s immediate safety concerns, including the concerns that are not negotiable

• Develop and document safety plans with families

• Assess all forms of risk and protective factors for preschool and aged children

• Prepare families for planning meetings with the department

• Complete referrals, in consultation with families

• Provide culturally appropriate FLDM support to families across all points along the child protection continuum (e.g. safety planning, court processes, reunification, transitioning to independence etc)

• Facilitate the engagement between families and the department across the child protection continuum

• Facilitation of Family Group meetings

– Prepare families for the FGM process

– Ensure that all of the information is available to families

• Facilitate a safe environment for families to engage

Administration

• Record case notes of all work undertaken with families in the required timeframe

• Record case notes/safety plans/cultural plans

• Complete case summaries

• To conduct regular reviews of all plans

Networking and Partnerships

• Work collaboratively with the Family Wellbeing Service

• Effectively engage with other service providers

• Effectively engage with traditional owners, elders and families across all communities

Required Qualifications and Experience

• Qualification relevant to position (i.e. Certification IV Child, Youth and Family Intervention)

• Ability to use MS Office suite

• Experience in working with client information systems (experience in using ARC desirable)

• Working understanding of FLDM model and adopting strengths-based practice

• Ability to work within the QATSCIPP practice framework and standards

• Knowledge of or the ability to acquire knowledge of the relevant government statutes governing statutory child protection work (i.e. Child Protection Act 1999) and the ability to keep current of the legislative, practice and procedural changes within the system

• Ability to demonstrate strong capabilities around building relationships with and motivating vulnerable people, assessing needs, and advocating for the client

• Ability to Work with vulnerable Young People and their families

• Have an understanding of the historical, social, cultural, and economic issues effecting the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and young people today

• Highly developed communication skills with the ability to liaise, consult and negotiate positive outcomes in collaboration with clients, internal and external stakeholders.

THIS IS AN IDENTIFIED POSITION FOR ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLE

To Apply:

Please read the current Position Description here

You must submit the below documentation.

• CV/Resume
• One page cover letter detailing how you will achieve success in the position

Applications Close: 14^th June

Email: hr@taihs.net.au for more information