Kinship Care

1 week ago

West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Brightside Recruitment Full time
Help improve the lives of the local Aboriginal community

  • Provide culturally sensitive child centric support for C&YP in foster care
  • Join and strengthen a well established team

Organisation;

Brightside Recruitment is currently working with a large Not-For-Profit organisation that works across Victoria, Melbourne, providing support services within the Child and Family sector.


Role;

To provide ongoing support to carers and children involved in statutory kinship care placements and regularly visit the children in kinship care placements.


To identify the training and support needs of kinship carers, particularly non-Aboriginal kinship carers in terms of their cultural competence and connection to the Aboriginal community and provide cultural information and support to non-Aboriginal kinship carers.


Provide family support to carers who need short term family support intervention and Organize and facilitate access between the children in kinship care placements and their parents or other family members.


Criteria;

  • Tertiary qualifications in Community Services, Child Protection, Social Work or related field
  • Demonstrated experience in the Out of Home Care (Foster Care) sector
  • Ability to engage and relate to children and families who are traumatised and have suffered loss and grief.
  • Strong understanding and proven ability to engage with and work within the local Aboriginal Community.
  • Demonstrated knowledge and practice experience in the child welfare field.
  • Ability to provide case management services to clients and to undertake assessments of carers.
  • Strong computer skills with ability to learn the CRIS and CRISSP client data systems.
  • Working knowledge of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 and the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Regulation 2000
  • Hold VIC driving license and Fully Vaccinated against COVID19.

Additional Information;

  • Immediate start available
  • Current drivers licence required
  • A successful Working with Children Check (WWCC) and Federal Police check is required prior to starting in this role

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