Introduction:
About ATSICHS Brisbane

ATSICHS Brisbane is a not-for-profit community owned health and human services organisation delivering on the unique health and wellbeing needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in greater Brisbane and Logan. We pride ourselves on providing health and human services, our way - supporting our people and community in our commitment to create a flourishing future and lasting for them and their families.

ATSICHS Brisbane is a member of the Institute for Urban Indigenous Health (IUIH).

See more at our website - www.atsichsbrisbane.org.au

Description:
About the Role

The ATSICHS Family Caring 4 Family (FC4F) program is a unique initiative that works to identify kin placement pathways for children and young people residing in the child safety residential OOHC system. The aim of the program is to re-unify family under safe and thriving conditions. The program is not only excluded to kin placement options but also places a great emphasis on family reunification with biological parents, when safe to do so. Coordinated and culturally safe support and interventions are provided to families. By offering a comprehensive mix of services tailored to family to community needs, we aim to build family capacity, strengthen community connections, and safeguard the wellbeing of children. At ATSICHS, through assertive kin finding, holistic case management, and collaboration with multiple service providers, FC4F empowers families to navigate challenges, develop essential like skills, and access therapeutic support in efforts of family reunification.

Duties

• Effectively engage clients (extended family and kin of child) through cold-call home-based visits. Turn initial 'kin agreement' home visit into ongoing consent and interest in becoming a Kin Carer.
• While completing family engagement activities, ask to identify other strong family members that could possibly become a kin carer. Actively seek contact details and relationship connection with child and broader family.
• Facilitate FLDM meetings with broader family kin, gaining family consensus on a Placement Plan to reunite child with family care arrangements. Utilise the ATSIFLDM framework in facilitating meetings imbedded in the FC4F Digital Model of Care.
• Assist in the assessment of carers, including initial screening, Blue Card submission, and PAC assessments. Advocate and support families when being assessed externally.
• Deliver case managed services according to the program model of care, ensuring minimum case load requirements are maintained to ensure equitable access to services for community.
• Maintain accurate and detailed case notes of all client interactions, ensuring case notes are written from the perspective of clients in their voice.
• Ensure clients complete the 'Have Your Sat' client feedback tool and submit. Act on the client feedback to make continuous improvements to your practice and approach with clients.
• Provide a service overview to various kin family members to explain the role of a Kin Carer. Be upfront in explaining challenges and complexities, alongside the positive impact and personal reward.

Culture

You will be part of unique and supportive culture where every team member is treated and valued as an individual.

Benefits

• Starting salary of $102,595 per annum (depending on qualifications and experience).
• Permanent full-time position.
• 12% Super + Not for Profit Salary Packaging (Increases your take home pay).
• Supportive and collaborative team of dedicated professionals.

Skills and Experiences:
Covid-19 Requirement

• Immunisation history showing you have received two doses of a Covid 19 is encouraged.

Required

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant social services field with at least 4 years case management experience in family support, child protection, youth support, housing or related field.

OR

• Diploma in relevant Community/Services field with at least 6 years in a case management role in family support, child protection, youth support, housing or related field.

OR

• At least 6 years case management experience in family support, child protection, youth housing or related field. A commitment to complete Diploma (funded by ATSICHS) while working. And identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (with confirmation proof) OR non-indigenous and having worked for an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation for at least 4 years.

AND

• Exceptional case management skills, including grammatical writing ability, personal organisation and time management, and execution of services according to the model of care phases of work.
• Demonstrated ability to create new social work theoretical frameworks of practice, aligned with ATSICHS values. Ability to coach other staff on client interventions that build client motivation, insight and acceptance, self-awareness, decision making (agency), and sustainable behaviour change.
• Ability to critique and problem solve legislative grey zones, while managing organisational and child/client harm risks.
• Influence decisions of external stakeholders, including Child Safety, Youth Justice, Schools, and Hospitals.
• Ability to connect through systems panel coordination numerous internal ATSICHS programs and services to activate wrap-around care for clients, trading-off and negotiating resources across the organisation and between other teams to achieve client impact.

Additional Requirements

• Working with Children's Card (Blue Card) or be eligible to apply.
• National Police Certificate.
• Driver's Licence.
• Evidence of Work Rights.
• Travel to work in the community on a regular basis.
• Able to work after-hours and on weekends.

How to apply

If this sounds like you, please submit you application by following the links on the recruitment page. Applications will be assessed with interviews being conducted as they are received so do not delay in applying.

Only successful applicants will be contacted.