Multicultural Child Protection Caseworker - Arab

NSW Department of Communities and Justice – Bankstown NSW

Multicultural Child Protection Caseworker: Arab

Department of Communities and Justice - South West Sydney - Bankstown CSC

Location: Bankstown

Employment type: Ongoing

Salary: $92,632 - $120,478 pa plus superannuation and annual leave loading

Do you want to use your language and cultural skills to work within the community?

DCJ is all about keeping families together so that children thrive at home. We're excited to welcome motivated caseworkers into our team who share this vision. As a DCJ Multicultural Child Protection Caseworker, you will build relationships and appreciate the importance of children to our future. We will support and help you to develop your career.

We strongly encourage and support applications from people who are from Arab communities and relevant language skills would be highly desirable. While all applications are welcome, once we have determined through merit-based assessment which candidates meet the pre-established standards of the role, we will select the candidate from Arab communities.

Come Join Us. Become a Multicultural Child Protection Caseworker!

About the role

As a Multicultural Caseworker, you will respond to reports about children or young people who may have been harmed or where there are safety concerns. The first priority is always the safety, welfare and wellbeing of the children or young person.

You will work sensitively and respectfully with parents, family members, children or young people, and work collaboratively with other agencies to develop safety plans and complete risk assessments.

Multicultural Caseworkers use their cross-cultural skills and expertise to assist families from a range of backgrounds.

Multicultural Caseworkers support families by providing:

- Primary Casework - working with families from their target community
- Secondary Casework - for families from their target community
- Cultural Consultations - to other Caseworkers supporting families from their target community




- Language Support - Multicultural Caseworkers in roles targeting a specific language group are requested to undertake a language assessment and if successful, receive accreditation to provide straightforward communication with families. DCJ will arrange this through the Community Language Assistance Scheme. For information, please go to https://multicultural.nsw.gov.au/services/clas-examinations

What we're looking for

To be a Multicultural Child Protection Caseworker you need to be confident, curious and resilient. The essential requirements include:

- Minimum of 2 years experience in child protection, out of home care or provision of casework in another setting
- Preferred Completed or in your final semester of a Bachelor's or master's degree in social work, Social Science and Welfare along with practical experience. (If you are in your final semester of university you will not be able to commence on duty if successful until you have completed your degree)
- Other related degrees are considered, if you can demonstrate your knowledge skills and experience working with vulnerable children, young people and families
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and the ability to build positive working relationships
- A valid driver's licence (P1 or above)
- A paid working with children clearance number

We focus on hiring people who share our commitment and goals of inclusion, collaboration, adaptability, courage and integrity. If you meet the essential requirements and the role resonates with you, we welcome applications from all backgrounds.

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

- A challenging and rewarding career
- Flexible,



autonomous work environment
- Competitive pay and conditions
- Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
- Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It's work that really matters.

Are you ready to join us?

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.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

For more information visit Applying for DCJ jobs on the DCJ website.

Thank you for your interest in this role. We look forward to receiving your application.

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📌 Multicultural Child Protection Caseworker - Arab (Bankstown)
🏢 Nsw Department Of Communities And Justice
📍 Bankstown