Aboriginal Family Time Worker - Mid North Coast, Northern & New England NSW

Job Description

Aboriginal Family Time Worker - Mid North Coast, Northern & New England NSW Division: Northern CPPYJ Location: Coffs Harbour, Kempsey, Lismore, Tweed Heads, Muswellbrook, and Tamworth Employment type: Casual Salary: Clerk Grade 1/2: $40.26ph - $43.77ph plus casual loading & superannuation This position is open to Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people only. Are you passionate about supporting children and families within your community? We are looking for dedicated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are committed to creating positive change and strengthening family bonds. Join the family time team and support Aboriginal children and families. Your role This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a new team and support DCJ in building a dedicated workforce for supervising family time. As an Aboriginal Family Time Worker, you'll supervise and support family time visits between children and young people in out-of-home care and their families. You’ll ensure the safety and well-being of children during these visits, transport them to various locations, and communicate effectively with everyone. Your role includes recording observations, providing basic coaching to parents, and maintaining accurate documentation in line with DCJ policies. You'll also handle administrative tasks to support team operations and ensure efficient service delivery. What you’ll do Supervise family time visits, ensuring the safety and well-being of children and young people, getting support from your team leader as needed. Communicate with children, young people, families and carers in a culturally sensitive manner to facilitate positive interactions during family time and transport. Transport children, young people, and occasionally parents or carers to various locations, including family time visits. Record observations and prepare documentation following supervised visits, ensuring accuracy and adherence to DCJ guidelines. Support administrative tasks to contribute to the efficient operation of the team and service delivery. What we’re looking for Effective Communication: Ability to communicate clearly and sensitively with children, young people, and families, while maintaining professional boundaries. Cultural Competency: Demonstrated understanding and respect for cultural diversity, including working with or supporting Aboriginal families. Organisational Skills: Strong skills in documentation and administrative tasks, with experience using relevant technology and maintaining accurate records. Resilience and Adaptability: Ability to manage stress-related behaviour and navigate complex family dynamics while maintaining a professional demeanour. Minimum Requirements: This is an identified position and only open to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons. Current NSW driver’s licence. Working with Children Check clearance. First aid certificate, or willingness to obtain one before commencing in role. The role may require some evening and weekend work. As an identified role, this position is open only to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander persons, Australia’s First Nations people. There are two alternatives to confirming your Aboriginality, one of which must be uploaded to be considered for the role: Confirmation of Aboriginality form Written confirmation from 2-3 Aboriginal organisations within the community in which you live/work, which addresses the following criteria: is of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent, and identifies as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person, and is accepted as such by the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community. Applications close: Monday 10th February 2025 at 11:59pm AEST If you would like to hear more about the team and role as well as the recruitment process, join us for one of our upcoming information sessions: Session 1: Tuesday 28th January 2025 (5:30pm AEST) - Click HERE to register Session 2: Yarn Up for our Aboriginal Candidates – Wednesday 29th January 2025 (5:30pm AEST) - Click HERE to register For more information about what it’s like to work for DCJ as a Family Time Worker, please see the DCJ Family Time website. For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the Family Time Team on 02 9765 1924 or at If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best, please call Kirsten Wafer on 02 9765 3844 or via Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit. We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience, and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers, and other diversity groups. A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months. Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application. #J-18808-Ljbffr