About The Role

The position provides supervised contact to children and young people in out of home care with opportunities to maintain and develop relationships with their family in a safe, supportive workplace under the supervision of trained staff. The Contact worker is responsible for planning, supervising and reporting on contact visits.

About The Role

The position provides supervised contact to children and young people in out of home care with opportunities to maintain and develop relationships with their family in a safe, supportive environment under the supervision of trained staff. The Contact worker is responsible for planning, supervising and reporting on contact visits.

Key Selection Criteria

To be successful in this role, you will have:

- A diploma in a child-related field
- A knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal culture and awareness of the current issues faced by Aboriginal children, young people and their families
- Demonstrated experience in supervised contact, out of home care, children's services, youth work or a related field;
- Demonstrated understanding of child and adolescent development, the impact of trauma, and the indicators of child abuse;
- Ability to manage challenging behaviour; and prevent and/or de-escalate crisis.

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Our Offer

- Generous Salary Packaging (helps increase your take home pay)
- Ongoing Career Development, Education and Training




- Employee Assistance Program - free and confidential counselling, coaching and emotional support for work and personal challenges
- Click HERE to find out more about becoming a member of the MacKillop Family Services team and what further support we have to offer our employees.

You Must Have a

- Valid and current Driver's Licence;
- Satisfactory Criminal History Check (paid for by MacKillop);
- Valid Employee Working with Children Check;
- Valid and current NDIS Workers Screening Check (for risk assessed / client facing roles). MacKillop can assist successful candidates with their application.

Our Commitment

MacKillop celebrates and draws strength from diversity and respects the dignity of all people. Every person at MacKillop 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 MacKillop 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.

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📌 Family Time Worker (City of Wollongong)
🏢 MacKillop Family Services
📍 City of Wollongong