• Full time position available. Fixed term contract ending 29 June 2024
• Competitive annual salary + Super + Salary Packaging* (to increase your take home pay – plus benefits if relocating from Regional SA or interstate)
• Located in Hindmarsh with potential for flexible working

 

You’re welcome at RASA

Our belief in the transformative power of relationships lies at the heart of everything we do.
You will be joining an inclusive, supportive and welcoming culture. Relationships Australia South Australia (RASA) Values are Diversity, Respect, Belonging and Learning and this is reflected in the way we work and treat each other. Our teams embrace people from a wide range of cultures, backgrounds, beliefs, sexual and gender identities. We understand that your relationships are important, so we believe in being flexible, where possible, to support you to balance your work and personal commitments.

 

Ngartuitya is from the Kaurna language and means ‘for the Children’. Kaurna people are the traditional owners of the Adelaide Plains region. Relationships Australia South Australia have been using Ngartuitya for some time for children’s services with a strong focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Ngartuitya Family Group Conference Service enables families to make their own decisions about how they will all work together to ensure their child’s safety and promote wellbeing.

Who we are looking for

To be successful in this role you will:

• Tertiary qualifications (AQF level 7) in social work, perinatal metal health, psychology, occupational therapy, developmental education, counselling, or a Diploma (AQF Level 5) with relevant experience in a one of the aforementioned fields, or demonstrated relevant experience for Family Led Decision Making in a cultural context.
• Demonstrated experience as a group facilitator, educator, family therapist or mediator.
• Completion of professional training in Family Group Conferencing (or ability to complete within 3 months).
• Demonstrated experience in community development and working with families in crisis or conflict.
• Demonstrated experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and those from diverse cultural back grounds.

It would be a bonus if you:

• Experience in delivering services to children and families at risk of entering the child protection system.
• Perinatal Mental Health Certificate or related training and experience in working with parents and their infant in the first thousand days.

What you will be doing

The Ngartuitya Family Group Conference Coordinator (Perinatal Work) provides referred Aboriginal families in the Unborn Child Concerns service within the metropolitan region of Adelaide with an independent, facilitated process to support them to develop family agreement plans. The plans focus on the safety and well-being of the unborn child and outlines specific actions by family members will be undertaken to address risk of harm and the DCP concerns. The coordinator facilitates culturally appropriate family-led decision-making processes through NFGC to support secure and stable care arrangements for the infant as an early intervention measure.

• Provide referred families with an independent, facilitated decision making process to support them to develop family agreement plans that focus on the safety and well-being of the unborn child throughout the pregnancy, develop a birth plan and a plan for the infant once born, that outline the specific actions by family members will be undertaken to address the DCP concerns.
• Provide a high standard of coordination in line with the Child & Young Person (Safety) Act 2017 and Ngartuitya Coordinator standards.
• Effectively prioritise workflow, understanding the Ngartuitya Family Group Conference Program and service requirements so that the referred family are responded to within set timeframes.

 

For more information you can read the full Position Description.

 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.

If this role is what you are looking for, we’d love to hear from you.

Enquiries: Any enquiries can be addressed to Sareena Saunders on 08 8245 8167.

 

Relationships Australia South Australia is a Child Safe and Equal Opportunity Employer

Please note that the services provided at RASA sites mean that our employees need to follow some specific requirements:

• A satisfactory DHS Working with Children Check
• A satisfactory National Criminal History Check
• Have had the three TGA approved and recognised COVID vaccine doses and provide the certificate. If you can’t comply, you are encouraged to have a confidential conversation with the hiring manager about your individual circumstances.

 

*How Salary Packaging can increase your take home pay

Salary packing is an entitlement granted by the Federal Government to workers in approved non-government and health organisations. Salary Packaging can increase your take home salary by creating tax free earnings. In effect, $15,899 of your wage can be paid tax free in each fringe benefit tax year. This ‘tax free’ amount is in addition to the tax-free threshold of $18,200 for income.

Follow the link to the Salary Packaging information provided by AccessPay, our chosen provider, to find out more.

 

About RASA

Relationships Australia South Australia (RASA) is a not-for-profit, secular, community organisation, helping people to overcome difficulties and bring about positive change in their lives. We offer services for families, couples and individuals of all ages, backgrounds and abilities. To find out more about RASA go to rasa.org.au.