About

ATSICHS Brisbane delivers health care and community services that are culturally safe and built around the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Brisbane and Logan regions. We are a community-owned not-for-profit organisation, started over 50 years ago to improve health outcomes for our people, our way. Through offering wraparound services, we support the physical, social, emotional, cultural and spiritual wellbeing of our people. We are working towards a future where our community thrives.

Learn more at www.atsichsbrisbane.org.au

Please note that it is a genuine requirement that this position is filled by an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person in accordance with s25 of the Anti-discrimination Act 1991 (QLD).

About the Role

You can access the full Position Description by visiting our website under "Join Our Team”.

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You will effectively deliver an accountable, effective and culturally strong service to reduce the disproportionate representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in the child protection system. You will also provide independent support to families when child protection concerns are reported for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander child or young person with the goal of securing the safety of the children and the family's participation in decision making.

Duties

- Provide independent facilitation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait family-led decision making.
- Enable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families to participate in decision making about them and their children.
- Facilitate family-led decision making from early in the child protection continuum.
- Support self-determination and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child Placement Principle.
- Assist families to understand Child Safety process and the safety concerns held by Child Safety (where applicable).
- Provide support to families to enable them to have active input in decisions.
- Conducting family planning to identify family members who could support the resolution of safety concerns or maintain the child's cultural and family connections.
- Facilitating formal family-led decision-making processes, ensuring all participants can contribute to the family plan.




- Linking families with the support services they need to implement and sustain the family plan.
- Cultivating effective working relationships across all levels, which encourage the growth of both internal and external connections, promote, collaborate, trust and respect, embrace diversity, and provide guidance, mentoring, and focus on staff development.

Culture

- Everything we do is driven by a deep connection to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
- We’re united in our purpose to improve lives, strengthen families, and support our communities to thrive.
- We embrace innovation, new technologies, and evidence-based approaches to meet the evolving needs of our community.
- You’ll be supported by a welcoming culture where your voice is heard, your strengths are valued, and your wellbeing matters.
- We celebrate achievements, value collaboration, and make work an enjoyable and fulfilling place to be.

Benefits

- Starting salary of $96,421 per annum + 12% super.
- Permanent full-time role.
- Salary package up to $15,900 net and add Entertainment Benefits up to $2,649 every Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) year.
- Flexible rostering hours/9 day fortnight options available.
- Work for an organisation that values growth and innovation to provide culturally safe community and health care.
- You’ll be supported with training, access to learning and development opportunities (including LinkedIn Learning) as well as career progression pathways.
- Employee Assistance Program — access up to six free and confidential sessions in any two-year period.
- Annual staff gathering, team building days, and team social gatherings.

Required

- Current bachelor's degree in Social Work, Human Services, Social Science, Health, Allied Health, Youth Work, Community Services, Family Intervention or Criminology with 2 years' relevant experience in social services field.

OR

- Current Diploma in Community Services,



Social Work, Human Services, Child and Family, Allied Health, Youth Work, Child and Family Intervention with 3 years' relevant experience in social service field.

AND

- With at least 1 year of above mentioned experience in a case management role.
- Demonstrated ability and comfortableness working in a performance driven environment to meet individual weekly, monthly and quarterly performance targets.
- Demonstrated ability to build client agency, self-efficacy facilitate change through client empowerment, while actively discouraging client dependence on supports.
- Demonstrated knowledge and ability to provide brief behaviour change interventions that build client self-awareness and active change in achieving their identified goals.
- Demonstrated ability to work with the whole-of-family, irrespective primary client, particularly integrating internal agency supports across multiple teams.
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the factors contributing to vulnerability, disengagement, and intergenerational trauma of client group.
- Experience with case management for high risk and/or crisis clients, with high-level planning and organisation skills.
- Knowledge of the supports available to target clients in the areas of mental health, substance misuse, education, employment and housing.

Additional Requirements

- Valid police check.
- Current Working with Children's Card (Blue Card) or be eligible to apply.
- Current drivers' licence.
- Evidence of Work Rights.
- Requirement to travel across the Logan and/or Brisbane region, as per program location.

Other Information

ATSICHS Brisbane is committed to promoting the wellbeing, protection, and cultural safety of all children and young people. Our recruitment and screening practices reflect our zero-tolerance approach to child abuse and our dedication to creating culturally secure environments where children feel protected, respect, and empowered.

How to Apply

If this sounds like you, please submit your 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.

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