Empowerment Specialist

We are a not-for-profit community owned health and human services organisation delivering on the unique health and wellbeing needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in greater Brisbane and Logan.

We pride ourselves on providing health and human services, our way – supporting our people and community in our commitment to create a flourishing future and lasting legacy for them and their families.

As an Empowerment Specialist, you will effectively deliver an accountable, effective and culturally strong service to reduce the disproportionate representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the child protection system.

You will provide independent support to families when child protection concerns are reported for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child or young person with the goal of securing the safety of the children and the family's participation in decision making.

• Family-led Decision Making: Provide independent facilitation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander family-led decision making.
• Culturally Sensitive Service Delivery: Enable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families to participate in decision making about them and their children.
• Early Intervention: Facilitate family-led decision making from early in the child protection continuum.
• Self-Determination: Support self-determination and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle.
• Client Education: Assist families to understand Child Safety processes and the safety concerns held by Child Safety (where applicable).
• Client Support: Provide support to families to enable them to have active input to decisions.
• Family Mapping: Conducting family mapping to identify family members who could support the resolution of safety concerns or maintain the child's cultural and family connections.
• Planning Sessions: Facilitating family planning sessions in preparation for a family-led decision making meeting.
• Decision Making Processes: Facilitating formal family-led decision making processes, ensuring all participants can contribute to the family plan.
• Linkage Services: Linking families with the support services they need to implement and sustain the family plan.

To be successful in this role, you will require:

• A current Bachelor's Degree, in Social Work, Human Services, Social Science, Health, Allied Health, Youth Work, Community Services, Family Intervention or Criminology with 2 years' relevant experience in social services field.
• OR A current Diploma in Community Services, Social Work, Human Services, Child and Family, Allied Health, Youth Work, Child and Family Intervention with 3 years' relevant experience in social service field.
• AND At least 1 year of abovementioned experience in a case management role.

• Ability to travel across the Logan and/or Brisbane region, as per program location.
• Current drivers' licence.
• Valid police check.
• Requirement to work outside core business hours in meeting individual client needs and provide responsive care.

We offer a starting salary of $86,000 per annum + 11.5% Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging (Increases your take home pay). The estimated salary for this position is $95,700 annually.