Cultural Officer - Adelaide
You will be passionate about sharing and promoting culture with Aboriginal children and young people.
Summary about this job
Indigenous & Multicultural Services
Company: Aboriginal Family Supports Services Ltd
Location: Adelaide
Work type: Full Time
Salary: $70,000 - $79,999
Phone: +61-7-2341-2779
Fax: +61-8-9612-3181
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Detail information about job Cultural Officer - Adelaide. Terms and conditions vacancy
$71,867 to $75,128
Please Note: Due to the specific nature of this role we are seeking an Aboriginal person to fill the position.
You
Will be passionate about sharing and promoting culture with Aboriginal children and young people. You will be able to relate to and engage with children and young people to develop individual Cultural Plans that contribute towards the maintenance of their connection to culture. You will have excellent networks with Aboriginal people, group, communities and organisations across South Australia and a good understanding of family connections.
Your New Role
AFSS is committed to ensuring relevant and appropriate cultural services are provided to Aboriginal children and young people unable to live with their birth families. AFSS Cultural Officers ensure children and young people in foster care or residential service are supported to maintain a connection to their family and culture through an active and rigorous approach to creating and sustaining cultural connections. This includes working with AFSS foster carers who have Aboriginal children in their care and working with AFSS Residential Services who provide day to day care for Aboriginal children and young people. The priority is to ensure that each Aboriginal child and young person in care has an individualised Cultural Plan that focuses on their connection with their own language, culture and community.
Based in Adelaide, this position has a focus to work across AFSS Residential Services and Family Based Foster Care programs across South Australia. Some travel including overnight absences and travel in small planes is a feature of this role.
You Will Need
- A Child Related Employment Screening(CRES)
- A current Drivers License
- Eligibility to work in Australia
- A Child Safe Environments Certificate
(Don’t have a CRES? Download a CRES registration form from our website and send it to us when you send us your detailed job application.)
Working in a not for profit agency you can salary sacrifice to increase your take home pay.
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.
Now: Look at the J&P in the AFSS Employment section at: www.afss.com.au
Then: tell us in a 2 page cover letter (that reflects the J&P) why you’re a good fit for this job and send this with your resume to: [email protected]
Need more info? Please call Warren on 0408 452 715 (9am-5pm)
Applications close 5.00 pm Friday 27 July 2018
If you do not provide a 2 page cover letter against the Job and Person Specification we will not consider your application.