Aboriginal Cultural Support Specialist, Cyf. Permanent Full Time

4 weeks ago

Perth, Australia Life Without Barriers Full time

**Job no**: 504454
**Employment type**: Full Time
**Location**: Perth, Bunbury & South West
**Categories**: Child, Youth & Family
- **Work for one of Australia's largest social purpose organisations**:

- **Competitive remuneration package and monthly RDO**

**About the Organisation**

We have a commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people by hearing their voices and taking action in partnership with community direction. We are committed to supporting and increasing opportunity and improving outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals, families, and communities. We value your cultural heritage and so do our clients. It is vital for our clients to be able to connect with our employees who actively support them and are connected to land and country.

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants.

**About the role**

As an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Support Specialist, you will ensure that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people remain connected to family, community and culture, provide strong advocacy to ensure their voices are heard and develop a strong sense of connection and belonging. You will also play a key role in developing, monitoring and implementing Aboriginal cultural support plans for children and young people living within an Out of Home Care setting.

In this role, you will be instrumental in achieving our Strategy 2025 and Elevate RAP objectives and upholding our commitment to the transition of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children in OOHC to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Community-Controlled Organisations.

This is a permanent full-time opportunity supporting young people across Noongar country (Perth and Southwest WA) the role will be based from our state office in Leederville.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Lead the development and delivery of cultural support plans for children and young people in out-of-home care
- Promote and drive LWB’s transition of Aboriginal children in LWB’s out of home care program to Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations.
- Participate on carer and intake panels as an Aboriginal Independent Panel Member to provide cultural advice and recommendations.
- Attend home visits to provide cultural support to children, young people and carers
- Provide crisis support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children and Young people in the case of placement breakdown
- Support and promote engagement with local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities and community groups.

**Key Requirements**
- Certificate IV or higher in Community Services or a related discipline
- Be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander decent
- You will be required to provide contact details for a cultural referee who can comment on your knowledge of issues impacting on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities in contemporary society and your ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The cultural referee must identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person.
- Demonstrated experience working with individuals, families and communities, ideally with children and young people in an out of home care environment.
- Knowledge of issues impacting on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities
- Ability to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders including peers, employees and external agencies
- Life Without Barriers considers that being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent is a genuine occupational requirement as outlined in section s 50 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (WA)._

**Benefits**:

- Generous Salary Packaging benefits
- Monthly Rostered Day Off (RDO)
- Work with a multidisciplinary team, committed to seeing positive outcomes for your people living in Out of Home Care
- Ongoing training and development opportunities

**How to Apply**

**Applications close at midnight on Sunday 5**th** of January 2025**
- To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a minimum of two (2) doses or hold a valid medical exemption certificate, in accordance with Life Without Barriers Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Policy. You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process._

**Advertised**: 24 Dec 2024 W. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**: 05 Jan 2025 23:55 W. Australia St

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