Family Participation Program Empowerment

**Introduction**:
About ATSICHS Brisbane

ATSICHS Brisbane is 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.

**Description**:
Please note that it is a genuine requirement that this position is filled by an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person in accordance with s25 of the Anti-discrimination Act 1991 (Qld).

About the Role

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 also 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.

Duties
- Effectively engage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander families that come into contact with the Child Protection system.
- Provide high quality case management practices and meet case performance targets.
- Empower families through targeted interventions to have improved meaningful involvement in the Child Protection decisions that affect their lives.
- Be a conduit and ‘lead case worker’ role for all Child Safety matters that involve the family being supported.
- Commit to a high level of quality management for ATSICHS through use of LogiQC quality management systems.
- Lead the direct integration with the Family Support System and internal ATSICHS services.
- Provide crisis care support.
- Cultivate productive working relationships at all levels, which support the nurturing of internal and external relationships, facilitates cooperation, trust and respect, values differences and diversity and guides, mentors and focuses on the development of staff.

Culture

You will be a part of unique and supportive culture where every team member is treated and valued as an indiviual.

**Benefits**:

- Starting Salary of $83,517 per annum (depending on qualification and experience) + 11% Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging (Increases your take home pay).
- Multiple part time and full time positions at our Brisbane and Logan offices.
- Supportive and collaborative team of dedicated professionals.

**Skills and Experiences**:
COVID - 19 Requirements
- Immunisation history showing evidence of up-to-date COVID vaccinations.

Required

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

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

With at least 1 year of abovementioned experience in a case management role.

Demonstrated ability and comfortableness working in a performance driven environment to meet individual weekly, monthly and quarterly performance targets.
Demonstrated ability to build client agency, self-efficacy and facilitate change through client empowerment, while actively discouraging client dependence on supports.

Demonstrated knowledge and ability to provide brief behaviour change interventions that build client self-awareness and active change in achieving their identified goals.

Demonstrated ability to work with the whole-of-family, irrespective of primary client, in meeting the totality of family needs.
Demonstrated ability in coordinating multiple services in providing access to holistic care for clients, particularly integrating internal agency supports across multiple teams.

Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the factors contributing to vulnerability, disengagement, and intergenerational trauma of client group.

Experience with case management for high risk and/or crisis clients, with high-level planning and organisational skills.

Knowledge of the supports available to target clients in the areas of mental health, substance misuse, education, employment and housing.

Additional Requirements

Requirement to travel across the Logan and/or Brisbane region, as per program location.

Current drivers’ licence.
Valid police check.

Requirement to work outside core 9am-5pm business hours in meeting individual client needs and provide responsive care.

Working with Children’s Card (Blue Card) or be eligible to apply.

How to apply

Only successful applicants will be contacted.