Job description
- 2 positions available across Sale and Morwell VIC
- Full time – fixed term 12 months
Under Section 12 Special Measures of the Equal Opportunities Act 2010, this is a designated position for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples. Applicants may be required to provide their Confirmation of Aboriginality to support application and considerations for this role.
About us
Ramahyuck District Aboriginal Corporation (RDAC) was established as an Aboriginal Community Controlled organisation in 1992 to improve the social, health and economic outcomes for Aboriginal people. RDAC is a leading provider of primary health care and related social and family support services to Aboriginal people and communities across Gippsland. RDAC’s services are provided at the following locations: Sale and Morwell.
RDAC’s services include: general practice; health assessment and education; dental, audiology; chronic disease management; drug and alcohol counselling; child and family services; child and maternal health; home and community care; immunisation and vaccinations; social and emotional wellbeing support and counselling; allied health; client transport and corporate services; child care service and Aboriginal Best Start program.
As a member of the Community Support and Engagement team and In recognition of the impact of current, past and intergenerational trauma, dispossession, separation of families, ongoing social disadvantage, racism and other historical, social and cultural issues that impact on the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals, families and communities – the Social Emotional Worker provides crisis intervention, assessment, case management services and ongoing support to assist to improve their social and emotional wellbeing. It is expected that the SEWB worker will conduct ongoing casework, comprising comprehensive assessment, case planning, out postings, working with other professionals, families and significant others.
It is intended to assist in the process of healing for people through a strengths based, culturally safe, trauma aware and healing informed approaches.
What we offer
- Meaningful jobs that make a difference in our local community
- Company uniform, pool cars, mobile phones and IT equipment provided to relevant positions
- Competitive salaries
- Professional development opportunities
- Monthly accrued day off offered for full time employees
- Paid Christmas closure period
- Ramahyuck exclusive public holidays included in our Enterprise Agreement
- Attractive tax-free salary packaging benefit
- Supportive Employee Assistance program
- On site car parking
- Employee discount at our local Arts and Crafts shop
Position Requirements
- Minimum of a Certificate IV relevant field or willingness to obtain
- Current Working with Children’s Check
- Satisfactory Criminal History Check
- Current Victorian Driver’s License
- Satisfactory drug & alcohol testing screening
- Triple COVID19 vaccination
For further information only, please contact – [email protected] using the subject line: Social and Emotional Wellbeing Workers x2 – Sale / Morwell enquiry via EthicalJobs.
Applications will be shortlisted as they are received.
Ramahyuck District Aboriginal Corporation promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children. therefore we require successful applicants to obtain a satisfactory criminal history check, satisfactory pre employment AOD test and an Employee Working with Children Check. we also require all Ramahyuck employees to have received a minimum of 3 doses of the COVID19 vaccination
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply