Family Connect and Support Brighter Beginnings Worker

July 31, 2024

MacKillop Family Services

Queanbeyan

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact? Join our vibrant team at Mac Killop Family Services as a Family Connect and Support (FCS) Brighter Beginnings Worker (FCS), contributing to providing high quality intake, referral, outreach and case coordination services to vulnerable children, young people and their families in the community.
About the role:
The FCS works collaboratively with services to provide integrated service response that supports families to resolve issues, promotes child wellbeing, prevents escalation to crisis, and fosters the development of supportive, protective and nurturing environments for children and young people.
The FCS provides a regional intake and referral service and a catchment-wide telephone service from shop-fronts in Batemans Bay, Bega, Queanbeyan and Goulburn, with outreach to specified areas within the catchment.
Key Responsibilities:
In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring that vulnerable children, young people, and families have access to services that are tailored to their specific needs. Utilise a child-centered and family-oriented approach to assess strengths, needs, risks, and protective factors.
Develop partnerships with mainstream services to enhance outcomes for children, young people, and their families. Collaborate with Statutory Bodies and support services in the region to strengthen connections and create unified service strategies.
Key Selection Criteria:
To succeed, bring your previous experience in case coordination, effective communication and interpersonal skills, and a commitment to confidentiality and organisational values. Willingness to provide services across the Southern NSW catchment areas and travel to FCS shop-fronts and outreach circuits.
Please address the full Key Selection Criteria outlined in the PD as part of your application.
Requirements:

A tertiary qualification in social work, early childhood, community development or relevant field.
Valid and current Driver’s Licence;
Satisfactory Criminal History Check (paid for by Mac Killop);
Valid and current NSW Working with Children Check;
Valid and current NDIS Workers Screening Check

Our Offer:

Salary packaging – we can help you to maximize your salary packaging up to $18,550 per year, which allows you to reduce the amount of tax you pay.
Ongoing Career Development, Education and Training
Fitness Passport - which is a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to you and your family. For a fraction of the price of a regular gym membership.
Employee Assistance Program- Free access to a wide range of options with all aspects of life such as social, financial, physical, mental health by providing counselling and coaching supporting relating both to your circumstance, even including health advice from qualified nutritionists.
Sanctuary Organisation - Mac Killop’s work is underpinned by the Sanctuary Model, an evidence-supported, whole of organisation framework that brings our values to life. The model reinforces our ability to create a safe environment that teaches people to cope effectively with stress and trauma, and to heal.

Click HERE to find out more about becoming a member of the Mac Killop Family Services team and what further support we have to offer our employees.
If you're ready to take on a rewarding challenge and make a meaningful impact in the lives of vulnerable children and young people, we want to hear from you. Join us in our mission to provide safe and nurturing environments where every child and young person can thrive. Apply now!
For more information, please contact: Russell Meers at Russell.Meers@mackillop.org.au
Our Commitment:
Mac Killop celebrates and draws strength from diversity and respects the dignity of all people. Every person at Mac Killop has the right to be safe and to be treated justly. We value every person’s ability, cultural or linguistic backgrounds, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, intersex status, relationship status, religious or spiritual beliefs, socio-economic status, and age.
It is our goal that Mac Killop Family Services continues to evolve as a culturally safe, culturally competent, and welcoming organisation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people, families, and communities.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

We regret to inform you that this job opportunity is no longer available