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Program Worker - Grafton

Social Futures
  • 18 mth Part Time/Fixed Term possible extension (60hrs per fortnight)
  • SCHCADS Level 5 plus generous salary packaging options
  • Location Grafton

Aboriginal people are strongly encouraged to apply.

Family Connect and Support (FCS) is a new and exciting service, connecting families, children and young people to the right supports at the right time. The FCS will provide timely information to customers, families, carers and community partners and support appropriate service referrals and provide practical assistance to families, children and young people.

The Position

The Program Worker role will be responsible for providing high quality, strengths based, person centered assessments and interventions within a case management framework. The ability to be flexible and responsive to the needs of the service, build positive connections and work collaboratively with key stakeholders are essential to the position.

The role will sit within a fast-paced environment, with a highly skilled, supportive and motivated team and will involve travel to other locations and settings across the region.

The person we are looking for will have extensive experience and understand the cultural complexity when working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families. They will have the capabilities to work independently and with limited supervision. In addition they will be innovative and solution-focused, passionate and have great people skills. They will also have a deep understanding of the challenges that families, children and young people face.

What Social Futures Offers:

  • A responsive and family friendly workplace
  • Access to banked hours leave
  • Attractive salary packaging options
  • Regular supervision and support
  • Ongoing training and development

Social Futures is a voice for social change in regional Australia, helping to create connected, resilient communities. With more than 40 years’ industry experience, we are a community service leader, striving to create change through our work across homelessness and housing supports, youth and family services, sector advocacy and programs that promote genuine participation for people with disability.

Social Futures is an equal opportunity employer and will actively recruit our workforce from key communities; including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, LGBTIQ+ and people living with a disability, people with lived experience and people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

Social Futures is committed to prioritising the safety and well-being of children and upholds the National Child Safe Principles. Working with Children and National Police Check clearances are mandatory requirements for all staff.

To address the selection criteria and apply online, please click on Apply Now to visit our website.

Only those who apply via the Social Futures Website and that adequately address the Selection Criteria will be considered.

For further information, please contact Fiona Halligan on 0427 203 536.

Position description: Program Worker FCS

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