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Bicultural Worker - Shepparton

Save The Children

Children are facing more and more challenges to their development. In Northern Victoria, Save the Children Australia provides critical support to vulnerable families.Working in our playgroup, you will provide professional support to families with complex needs. This is your chance to help children reach their potential and support vulnerable families and their local communities.

Save the Children is no ordinary not-for-profit.

We're ambitious, creative and outspoken. We stand up for children's rights. We want all children to be educated, healthy and live a life free from violence. We've been working with families and communities in Victoria as a trusted support for children for nearly 70 years. More information on our work in Victoria is available here.

Where you come in:

In this casual position, you will play a critical role supporting our Play2Learn Educator and Family Support Worker to communicate effectively by providing interpreting during group sessions, one-on-one support, and community events. Working alongside our program staff, you will be supporting parents and children's participation in program activities. You will be based in Shepparton and report to the Team Leader, Children and Families.

You will make an impact by:

  • Facilitating communications between program staff and participants by providing interpreting, along with cultural insights and understanding
  • Facilitating the building of trust and rapport with culturally and linguistically diverse clients
  • Actively encouraging vulnerable, detached, or fearful families to engage with our programs
  • Providing unbiased, objective information, support, and advocacy to program participants
  • Promoting the program to members of the community

Does this sound like you?

You're truly passionate about standing up for children and supporting culturally and linguistically diverse families. Your cultural knowledge will help you build strong connections with people from a variety of cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. You have empathy, a 'can-do attitude' and most importantly, an infectious enthusiasm for your job.

This role requires:

  • Demonstrated experience working with families from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds
  • Interpreting experience or qualification - Dari, Arabic, or Swahili
  • Ability to effectively communicate in English
  • Knowledge and/or experience working with vulnerable children and families
  • Excellent client engagement and interpersonal skills
  • A valid driver's licence

Working at Save the Children is more than just a job.

It's the feeling of knowing that your work is contributing to making the world a better place for children and working with others who feel the same. In addition to a connection to social causes, you will have access to:

  • Internal employment and development opportunities
  • Friendly and flexible work environment
  • Child friendly work environment
  • Award rate salary plus full salary packaging benefits
  • Professional supervision training and monthly supervision sessions

Sound interesting?

We'd love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume by clicking on one of the buttons in the 'Apply' section.

Position Description - Bicultural Worker (Casual)

At Save the Children, we seek a workforce that is as diverse as our society - in race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, cultures and beliefs - and reflects the communities we work in. We believe diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and core values and we demonstrate this commitment through all our employment practices. Our inclusive workplace culture contributes to making Save the Children a great place to work.

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check where necessary, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct.

Save the Children Australia supports the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. If you are successful in your application, we will request consent to access HR held information pertaining to your last 5 years of employment. You can read about the Scheme and our commitment to Safeguarding here.

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