Tangentyere Council is a community controlled Public Benevolent Institution delivering human services and social enterprise activities for the benefit of Aboriginal people from the Town Camps and Central Australia. First incorporated in 1979, the organisation was a finalist in the 2016 Reconciliation Australia, Indigenous Governance Awards and is one of the 15-20 biggest Aboriginal Corporations in Australia. The Council offers 6 Weeks Annual Leave
IFPS Senior Practitioner
Level: Level 6/7 (depending on experience)
Salary: $80,207 - $86,581
Contract Ends: March 31, 2020
Hours/Employment Status: Fulltime
The Intensive Family Preservation Service (IFPS) receives referrals from Territory Families (TF) and provides intensive support to families with children aged 0-18 residing in the Alice Springs region where it has been identified by TF that there is a high to very high risk of the children being removed from the family home due to Child Protection concerns.
Working from a strengths based perspective, the IFPS Social Worker will provide focused and purposeful intensive support to families on their caseload, working alongside them to address safety concerns and risk factors in order to ensure the family stays together and the children can remain safely in the family home. The IFPS Social Worker will collaborate with the family and TF to develop and implement a Family Preservation Plan (FPP) aimed at addressing barriers to change and draw on strong case management skills to work alongside the family to build their capacity to care for and protect their children through the provision of significant outreach support and advocacy.
This position will also be required to support the A2E Kinship Care Program and provide day to day support to the Kinship Care team, including helping find family for children who are involved in the child protection system and conducting interviews and written assessments on identified Kinship Carers.
This position requires a satisfactory Police Check and Ochre Card. Applications must address the Selection Criteria and include a Curriculum Vitae with nominated referees. A suitable applicant may be appointed prior to closing date.
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Closing Date: February 27, 2019