Job Description

Support Families. Lead Reform. Keep Decision-Making in Community Hands.

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Njernda Aboriginal Corporation is seeking a Family Services Reform Worker to deliver the Aboriginal Restoring Families Coordination and Aboriginal Family Group Conferencing functions within our Families, Healing and Support Services team. This dual-function role connects Aboriginal families across the Echuca/Moama region to the right programs and facilitates culturally grounded, family-led conferences that place families at the centre of decision‐making.

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You'll work closely with DFFH, the area-based Restoring Families Coordinator, the Orange Door, Child Protection, Youth Justice and community services to strengthen system-wide responses for Aboriginal families.

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Act as Njernda's central contact point for Restoring Families referrals, triaging and prioritising Aboriginal families in a culturally informed way

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Participate in area-based prioritisation and allocation activities alongside the RFC, Alliance facilitator, Child Protection navigators and Youth Justice contacts

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Plan, prepare and facilitate culturally grounded Aboriginal Family Group Conferences, including pre-conference engagement with extended family, kin and professionals

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Support implementation and monitoring of family plans following conference

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Build capacity across Njernda's workforce to identify families suitable for conferencing and support family readiness

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Maintain accurate, compliant records in IRIS, CSNet and SAMS, and contribute data to quarterly reporting

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Engage with Njernda's cultural governance structures, including the Elders Advisory Group

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At Njernda Aboriginal Corporation you'll be part of a values-driven, community-controlled organisation,



guided by our values of Respect, Accountability, Resilience, Advocacy and Cultural Sensitivity.

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$99,000 annual salary (SCHADS Level 5, Pay Point 1) + super

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Generous salary packaging benefits (not-for-profit)

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Victorian Ambulance Membership reimbursement (for you and your family)

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Supportive team environment and access to supervision

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Genuine work–life balance and the benefits of a regional lifestyle

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To be considered, your application must include a separate document responding to each of the numbered criteria below.

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A Degree or Diploma in Social Work, Community Services or a related discipline, plus relevant specialist family violence qualifications and/or lived experience/knowledge

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A minimum of 4 years' experience in a coordinator role or similar

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Demonstrated ability to work with Aboriginal families and communities in a culturally appropriate, trauma‐aware and strengths‐based manner, including an understanding of cultural governance structures and the needs of Aboriginal families in the Echuca/Moama region

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Demonstrated experience in program coordination, service triage and area‐based collaboration within a multi‐agency environment

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Demonstrated experience in facilitating or co‐facilitating family group conferences,



or willingness to complete FGC facilitation training prior to service commencement

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Knowledge or experience of Family Group Conferencing principles and methodology, including conference phases, mandatory private family time requirements and post‐conference plan support

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Ability to maintain clear functional separation between the coordination and facilitation roles, preserving family authority and conferencing integrity

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Thorough understanding of family violence systems, legislation and risk management frameworks, including MARAM, FVISS, CISS and Aboriginal‐specific practice responses

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Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to produce transparent case notes, quarterly reports and data submissions, and strong knowledge or experience of DFFH reporting and accountability systems

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Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities across dual functions

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Good negotiation skills and demonstrated ability to build and maintain collaborative partnerships with external parties

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Well‐developed computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel and case management/data systems

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Desirable: Experience working in an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation (ACCO) and in rural Victoria.

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Current and valid Victorian Working with Children Check

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National Police Check

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Current and valid full Victorian Driver's Licence

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Eligibility to work in Australia

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Vaccination status disclosure and negative alcohol and drug screening, in line with Njernda policy

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Please note: late applications, and applications that do not address the 'Selection Criteria', will not be considered.

📌 Family Services Reform Worker (Echuca)
🏢 Njernda Aboriginal
📍 Echuca