Aboriginal Cultural Child and Family Support Consultant

**Job no**: 902341
**Work type**: Full time, Part time
**Location**: Adelaide Metro Northern
**Categories**: Community and Social Services, Child, Aged and Disability Care, Aboriginal Health
- **Women's and Children's Health Network,**Child and Family Health Service** **(CaFHS) Inner North Regional Team**:

- **Classification - ASO5 - Administrative Services Officer L5 - $85,790.00 - $95,413.00 + Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits**:

- **Multiple Positions - Full time and Part Time - Ongoing Permanent**
- This position is exempted from the provisions of Sections 30(1), 52(1) and 103 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 pursuant to an order of the Equal Opportunity Tribunal, therefore only Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people with expertise, cultural knowledge and life experience are to be appointed to this position._

**About the Opportunity**

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the team as an Aboriginal Cultural Child and Family Support Consultant, where you will be responsible for:

- Working within a supportive team environment to deliver child-focused and family-centred services.
- Providing responsive, flexible, home and community-based support to Aboriginal families with children aged 0-5 years.
- Supporting the health, development, and well-being of Aboriginal children and their families.
- Offering culturally appropriate parenting guidance tailored to the needs of each family.
- Assisting families to engage and connect with health services within CaFHS and across the wider community.
- Providing Aboriginal cultural consultancy and advice to colleagues to strengthen culturally safe practices.

**About You**

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- Knowledge of Aboriginal cultures including Aboriginal history, kinship systems and family structures, spirituality/religion, values and beliefs, behavioural expectations and family and community obligations and how this may create access barriers.
- Proven ability to relate to and be accepted by Aboriginal families of diverse backgrounds and adopt a non-judgemental approach.
- Proven ability to communicate well with, and gain the confidence and cooperation of, Aboriginal and non
- Aboriginal persons whilst maintaining a high degree of confidentiality.
- Experience in successfully working with Aboriginal families (infants, children, and parents, including fathers) with complex issues.
- Proven experience of developing connections with Aboriginal communities and identifying and addressing their needs in relation to the use of health services.

**What WCHN Can Offer You**
- Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year. Click here more information
- Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
- Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
- Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program

**About Us**

The **Women’s & Children’s Health Network** is the state’s leading provider of best practice health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia. We offer:

- specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions
- state of the art maternity and obstetric care services
- community based services reaching hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across SA
- specialist programs including Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth and Aboriginal Health services.

Join our patient centred team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.

Our values of Compassion, Respect, Equity, Accountability and working Together for Excellence or CREATE Together represent who we are as a Network.

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**Special Conditions**

To find out more about this role, including key selection criteria, all special conditions and minimum requirements, please on the attached role description and also review our document checklists below.

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**Application Instructions**

**Other Important Information**

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss t