Manager – Goodradigbee Permanency Support Program (Aboriginal Identified)

Our Purpose

Our Organisation is dedicated to delivering culturally appropriate support services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and communities. We are committed to deliver a holistic model that provides whole of person care without discrimination. This includes underpinning social determinants that impact heavily on the health and well-being of individuals and families in our community. Our Organisation also provides advocacy in areas including housing, education, child safety and protection.

Our Values

To be an esteemed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander service provider to improve the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people, so, they can stay safely in their home, receive a good education, and grow up healthy and proud of who they are.

About the role

This is a permanent full-time (38 hours week), opportunity where you will be recruited directly into Goodradigbee Cultural and Heritage Aboriginal Corporation and subcontracted back to Uniting until transition (expected to occur 2024)

The position will be located in Parramatta until transition and then move to Penrith.

As the Manager you will lead change and be responsible for ensuring a seamless transition of client management, staff, foster carers, children and young people to the Goodradigbee Aboriginal Corporation in 2024.

This role is responsible for leading culturally safe and responsive operations, practice and outcomes delivery, for planning, budgeting and reporting on activities as well as leading child/young person focused key practice approaches within the Casework team and stakeholder and community engagement.

Goodradigbee will take over case management during 2024 and Uniting will continue  to provide on-going support for a further 12 months.

About Goodradigbee’s Permanency Support Program

• The Permanency Support Program (PSP) aims to give every Aboriginal child/young person a loving home, whether that be with parents, family, extended family or through guardianship or quality long term care
• We provide culturally supported placement options for children and young people 0-18 years of age
• PSP also provides a ‘light touch’ Aftercare service for young people 18-25 years who have left foster care and for the next 4 years will collaborate with Uniting’s Extended Care Pilot program team to provide holistic support to young people using the Advantage Thinking approach.

About you

• This is an identified position for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People All applicants must be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander decent. Aboriginality is a genuine qualification authorised under Section 14(d) of the Anti-Discrimination ACT 1977
• Provide evidence of Aboriginal identity, and be able to demonstrate ability to work effectively with Aboriginal peoples and communities
• Tertiary qualification at diploma level or above in Social Work, Psychology or relevant discipline with a minimum of 3 years casework experience with children, adolescents and families (desirable)
• Proven ability to lead cultural change and innovation
• Ability to manage cultural complexities of people from differing Aboriginal lands
• Skilled decision maker for children’s best interests underpinned by a demonstrated commitment to hearing the voices of children and young people
• Excellent communication and conflict resolution skills
• Demonstrated experience in the leadership of people delivering complex and challenging services.
• Demonstrated experience in leading teams to deliver contracted performance and compliance outcomes.
• Demonstrated expertise in collaborative practice leadership that creates high quality, safe and culturally appropriate service delivery, and where continuous improvement and innovation drives the very best outcomes for children and young people.
• Computer literacy including a sound level of competency with Microsoft Office platforms and client management systems.
• Demonstrated ability to represent Goodradigbee at senior levels in establishing and maintaining effective community networks that promote the service and facilitate access to community supports and resources.

Even better

• Understanding of the Permanency Support Program (PSP) and its guiding principles including a commitment to family finding, restoration, and permanency.
• Case management experience in a PSP setting.
• Knowledge and experience in restoration practices and the Structured Decision Making (SDM) model.
• Understanding of family inclusive practices in relation to permanency outcomes

Should you have any questions, please contact Alex Sullivan from the Talent Acquisition Team on; 0466 801 937 / [email protected] using the subject line: Manager – Goodradigbee Permanency Support Program (Aboriginal Identified) enquiry via EthicalJobs for more information.

Employment with is subject to satisfactory background checks, which include National Police Checks, Working with Children Checks and Reference Checks.