Specialist Support Worker

**The Rev. Bill Crews Foundation is one of Sydney's largest frontline charities and has been operating for 35 years.**

**Our mission is to provide assistance to address the cause and effect of homelessness and poverty, as well as unemployment, faced by marginalised individuals. We succeed in achieving this through a combination of caring services like food provision, medical and social welfare, and education.**

Our Social Health and Wellbeing team are the first point of contact for people facing multiple complex challenges in their lives. They offer a range of support from crisis support, case management, essential needs assistance including bills assistance, medical, dental and complimentary medical services.

**The role**

The Specialist Support Worker directly engages with First Nations members of the BCF community, acting as their initial contact via face-to-face and phone interactions. The role involves delivering culturally affirmative services, practices and outcomes for identifying their goals and needs, referring to alternative support agencies when needed.

**Does this sound like you?**
- Providing support services to clients presenting with a wide range of needs including: AOD, disability, health and wellbeing, domestic violence, mental health and isolation.
- Deliver case management activities in accordance with BCF’s practice approach, working through individualised plans to deliver outcomes that holistically and flexibly meet individual goals and needs.
- Delivering high quality services and community engagement, facilitating positive educational and social experiences and provision of cultural advice to peers and welfare team.
- Development and reporting of the Foundation's Reconciliation Action Plan ('RAP'), including internal championing of the RAP process. Establishing and chairing a RAP implementation Working Group (RWG)
- Develop a business case for increasing understanding, value and recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, histories, knowledge and rights within our organisation.
- Provide assistance and suggest processes and training to enhance staff comprehension of the importance and meaning behind cultural protocols, encompassing Acknowledgement of Country and Welcome to Country protocols.
- Work with key Stakeholders, Traditional Owners, Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations, diverse community members and community organisations to ensure inclusive engagement and positive outcomes
- Build strong relationships with partner agencies through strengths focused engagement including building relationships with local communities, kinship groups and with elders

**We need you to have**:

- Tertiary qualifications in Social Work, Social Science or Community Development/Services
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience

**Benefits**
- NFP salary packaging benefits ($15,900 tax free)
- caring, supportive and family-focused environment
- work with a great group of people who care about giving back to the community and the clients that we serve
- close to public transport and / or free off street parking

**To apply**

If you’re looking to work for an organisation that is truly making a difference in the community, one person at a time, please send through your resume.
- Bill Crews Charitable Trust and the Exodus Foundation are separate but co-operating entities. Both collaborate to meet the services and programs delivered under the Rev. Bill Crews Foundation brand name._
- All Bill Crews Foundation employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and to comply with relevant booster vaccinations approved by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration. Proof of COVID-19 vaccination status will be required prior to commencing this role._

**Job Type**: Fixed term
Contract length: 12 months

**Salary**: $41.52 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Salary packaging

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- ASHFIELD, NSW 2131: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

Application Question(s):

- Are you fully vaccinated against COVID-19?

Licence/Certification:

- National Police Certificate (required)
- Working with Children Check (required)
- First Aid Certification (required)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (preferred)

Work Location: In person