Aboriginal Child and Family Worker

Eleanor Duncan Aboriginal Services Limited

Location: Central Coast, Darkinjung Country (NSW)

Employment Type: Full time

Empowering Strong, Healthy, Long Lives.

Eleanor Duncan Aboriginal Services (EDAS) is seeking a passionate and community-connected Aboriginal Child and Family Worker to join our Child and Family Services team. This is a designated Aboriginal-identified role suited to someone who thrives in a culturally grounded, person-led environment focused on healing, advocacy, and positive outcomes for Aboriginal families.

About the Role

This is a frontline role supporting Aboriginal children, young people, and families through culturally safe, trauma-informed care. The position offers a diverse and rewarding scope, combining case management, family support, group work, outreach, and community education with a particular lens on early childhood development, domestic and family violence (DFV) prevention, and language and cultural revitalisation.

You will work as part of a transdisciplinary team alongside clinicians, midwives, health workers, and allied health practitioners to deliver integrated, holistic care across the lifespan.

Key responsibilities include:

- Conducting wellbeing assessments and developing culturally respectful case plans
- Delivering health education and facilitating group sessions focused on parenting, AOD awareness, DFV support, and healthy lifestyles
- Supporting families to navigate systems such as housing, Centrelink, education, child protection, and NDIS
- Coordinating referrals and collaborating with local services to ensure wrap-around support
- Advocating for clients’ needs, building community trust, and strengthening cultural identity through care
- Supporting early learning transitions, promoting child development milestones, and ensuring safety for women and children impacted by DFV
- Contributing to the revitalisation of Darkinjung language and cultural knowledge through group activities, family programs, and community education





To succeed in this role, you will have:

- Demonstrated experience supporting Aboriginal families, children, or young people
- Skills in family-focused and child-centred practice, including developmental and educational support
- Knowledge of maternal, child, youth health, mental health, DFV, and AOD impacts
- Confidence supporting families impacted by domestic and family violence, using trauma-informed strategies
- Ability to develop and monitor case plans and support outcomes through coordinated care
- Experience supporting language or cultural revitalisation and embedding cultural practice in daily work
- Excellent written, verbal, and digital communication skills
- High standards in client documentation and confidentiality

Essential Requirements

- Aboriginality and connection to community
- Understanding of early childhood development frameworks and case management practices
- Current NSW Working With Children Check
- NDIS worker screening check or willing to obtain
- Satisfactory National Police Check (no serious/criminal/court record)
- Current NSW Driver’s Licence
- Relevant tertiary qualifications or equivalent experience in community, health, education or social services

Desirable

- Trauma-informed and cultural safety engagement
- Familiarity with systems such as NDIS, DFV services, and child protection
- CPR and First Aid certification
- Ability to use client management systems (e.g. Best Practice)

Why Join EDAS?

- Be part of a proud Aboriginal organisation
- Make a meaningful impact in the lives of children and families
- Participate in cultural and language revitalisation efforts
- Work in a collaborative, culturally safe, and supportive team
- Ongoing training and professional development opportunities
- Competitive salary under the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award

To Apply:

Send your cover letter, resume, and responses to the selection criteria to:

Closing Date: 30/10/2026

For more information, contact the Child and Family Services Manager Operations on (02) 43 511 040.

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