Aboriginal Family Clinician

**Department of Human Services**
**Job reference**: 666046
**Location**: 5168 - NOARLUNGA CENTRE
**Job status**: Long Term Contract
**Eligibility**: Open to Everyone

**Role Highlights**
- Flexible working arrangements available
- Provide a range of services to promote wellbeing of young people
- Access excellent learning and development opportunities

Here at the Department of Human Services (DHS), we strive to deliver modern programs, services and policy that strengthen communities and enable South Australians to actively participate in community life. With people at the heart of what we do and a commitment to child safety, ageing well and supporting people with disability, we work to increase inclusion, independence and decision-making, and help our communities when it matters most.

**About the Business**

Our Safer Family Services team delivers a range of services, including intensive family support and multi-agency responses, to help children stay safely at home with their families and avoid the need for out-of-home care. They also help families with parenting support, workshops and connection to community events and initiatives to improve child safety and wellbeing.

**Role** **Details**

Safe Start is a program that provides coordinated, targeted and culturally appropriate earlier intervention for infants 0-24 months and their families to improve their safety, health, development and education outcomes where risk factors exist. Safe Start delivers an improved collaborative and coordinated response of services and programs to meet the needs of families whose children are at risk. The Aboriginal Family Clinician is responsible to the Supervisor for provision of a range of interventions for vulnerable Aboriginal parents.

The Aboriginal Family Clinician works collaboratively with health professionals to provide case management to assist families form relationships with service providers that will assist them achieve their personal goals. The role contributes to the development and implementation of a service of best practice delivering an effective and efficient client focused service that meets the needs of Aboriginal clients. The role also contributes to the maintenance of data and record management to improve service delivery, develops skills and expertise in a specialised area and supports and actively participates in a positive culture and safe work environment.

**Special Conditions**
- National Police Check required.
- Employment-related Screening Check required.
- Some interstate and intrastate travel may be required.
- Must hold a current Australian issued driver’s licence (equivalent to minimum class C).

**Role Status**: Term up to 22/05/2025

**Salary Range**: $88,255 - $102,240 (AHP2)

**Location**: Noarlnga Centre

**Diversity and Inclusion**

DHS is committed to making our services and workplaces safe and inclusive for all people and ensuring the full diversity of the communities we serve are represented in our workforce, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability and/or neurodivergence, young people, older people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, LGBTIQA+ and gender diverse people.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working, including part time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss flexible working arrangements for this role.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. We also celebrate the many strengths and skills people with disability and/or neurodivergent people bring to our workplace and acknowledge our role in ensuring a supportive work environment for people with disability and/or neurodivergent people to thrive in.

**Applications close**: 25/04/2025 11:30 PM