Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander Cultural

**Job no**: 503587

**Employment type**: Full Time

**Location**: Gold Coast, Logan

**Categories**: Child, Youth & Family
- **A tool of trade vehicle and a fuel card**:

- **Up to $15,900 annual salary sacrifice**:

- **Up to $2600 annual meal & entertainment card**:

- **Work for one of Australia's largest social purpose organisations**

**About the Organisation**

Every day, Life Without Barriers provides support and care to children and young people, as we work collaboratively with families, carers, and communities, to ensure they have the environment they deserve to grow. With a focus on ensuring safety and respect, this is an opportunity to make a positive and meaningful difference in these young lives and help pave a brighter future.

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. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply.

**About the role**

The purpose of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Cultural Support Coordinator is to develop cultural support plans for Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Island children and young people in Out of Home Care and establish and maintain relationships between Life Without Barriers and local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities.

Develop and maintain relationships with the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community and to identify and explore alternative sources of information to fulfil the individual cultural heritage components of the cultural support plan, while working with children or young people, family, Life Without Barriers case managers and relevant government agency staff.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Assist in the development and delivery of culturally enriching support plans for children and youth in out-of-home care, partnering closely with the young individuals and a diverse team of professionals.
- Foster strong relationships with relevant stakeholders to ensure the successful implementation of the goals identified in cultural support plans.
- Maintain open channels of communication to promptly address and report any potential risks associated with goal implementation.
- Take proactive measures to ensure Life Without Barriers (LWB) consistently attains 100% compliance with cultural support plans.
- When necessary, develop, deliver, and support Cultural Awareness programs, activities, and training initiatives.
- Advocate for, endorse, and oversee LWB's adherence to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Placement Principles and related standards.

**Skills & Experience**
- Experience working in child protection and with children in out of home care
- Demonstrated ability to work with individuals, families, and communities from a strength-based, culturally appropriate perspective.
- Extensive knowledge of issues impacting on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities, and a demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and sensitively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
- Experience in creation and implementation of Cultural Awareness programs, activities, and/or training initiatives.
- Ability to work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders including peers, employees, external organisations, funding bodies and government agencies.
- Demonstrated written communication skills for the creation of reports, correspondence, and other material.

**Essential Criteria**
- Must be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander decent.
- Relevant tertiary qualification in Social Science, Community Development, Social Work, or related discipline, and/or demonstrated knowledge and experience working with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities.
- Effective time management skills with a track record of delivering high-quality results amidst competing priorities.
- Familiarity with relevant legislative and regulatory frameworks within your area of responsibility.
- Current Drivers Licence.
- **Life Without Barriers considers that being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent is a genuine occupational requirement as outlined in section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act (1991) and permitted as a 'special measure' under section 8 of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) and by articles 1(4) and 2(2) of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.**
- Please note_: _To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or hold a valid medical e