Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 14th Sep 2021
Join the SDN village and make a real difference to the lives of children and young people.
Discover how you can make a real difference to the lives of children and young people by strengthening their village and partnering with families when they need it most.
The Family Preservation Program delivers targeted voluntary intervention services to children and young people aged 0-17 where concerns of risk of significant harm have been raised.
The primary outcome of the Family Preservation Program is to keep children and young people within their safe and stable family by improving family functioning and reducing risk and safety concerns so they can have a healthy development.
The voluntary programs focus is on preventing vulnerable children from entering the child protection system by improving children and young people's wellbeing.
You will work in partnership with families using a coaching approach that is focused on clear, achievable goals with the aim of reducing risk and increasing safety for children and young people ensuring that crucial conversations happen to address risk of harm concerns and systemic patterns of behaviour.
This is a full time permanent position based at our Caringbah Family Preservation office with flexibility to travel required. Flexible working arrangements with a strong focus on work life balance.
To succeed in this role you will need:
In the context of COVID-19 we are continuing to deliver services to families face to face. Staff have the option to work from home or at the office based on individual needs.
SDN's values are at the heart of everything we do. If you share our values and believe that through working together we can make the world a better and more equitable place then we want to hear from you!
We commit ourselves to being: trustworthy and reliable, inclusive and respectful and creative and innovative. SDN's commitment to staff is demonstrated by investing in an Employee Value Proposition project based on staff feedback.
SDN Benefits include:
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SDN Children's Services welcomes and encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.
Successful applicants will be subject to relevant pre-employment checks including Working with Children Check (NSW), National Police Check and Covid 19 vaccination in line with government regulations.