Family Contact Worker (Parkes)

Lifestyle Solutions has grown to become one of the major leaders and innovators in the Community Services sector in Australia. We are a National accredited Not For Profit organisation with a rapidly growing workforce of 2,000 passionate and talented people who are committed to providing person centered, flexible and responsible support services for our community. The key to our success lies in our commitment to delivering person centered solutions, a commitment to equality and social justice and a commitment to outcomes that are meaningful for each individual.

About the role

We are currently seeking a casual Family Contact Worker to work across a 7 day roster.

This position will require you to do regular travel throughout our Western region and will be based at Forbes/Parkes.

As a Family Contact Worker you will have a positive attitude, the enterprise to work alone, the wisdom to ask for help, the resourcefulness to handle competing priorities and the ability to be proficient in time management. Have an understanding of the stakeholders and the community services in Parkes/Forbes to be able to engage for the Children and Young People we support.

Your verbal communication skills will be outstanding as you liaise with Case Managers, Carers and Natural Parents to facilitate and carry out supervised contacts. You will be expected to be able to extend on your communication skills through written reports documenting resound detail for the Children and Young People following policy and procedure of the organisation and our responsibilities under the Child Care and Protection Act. Above all, you are someone who respects professional boundaries and holds the safety of Children and Young People paramount to your values.

To be successful in the role, you will need:

• Current driver's licence
• Current First aid certificate or willing to obtain one
• Valid NSW Working with Children check
• Cert 3 or 4 in Youth work, Welfare or Community Services or relevant certificates (preferred, not essential)
• Sound practice and knowledge or significant experience in meeting the holistic needs of Children and Young People
• Ability to work collaboratively in a complex environment as a member of a multidisciplinary team and in partnership with other services
• Ability to work weekdays, weekends, public holidays, morning, evening, night and sleep over shifts - (in emergency situations)
• Experience working with Children and Young People who have complex trauma backgrounds
• Experience working with Children and Young People who display difficult or challenging behaviours

In return we offer our people an attractive and supportive work environment with inspiring assignments, opportunities to expand and learn from others and openings to improve and learn new skills.  Our great benefits include a corporate wellness package and corporate discounts in health, travel and technology.

Lifestyle Solutions is a Child Safe organisation.

For any further questions please call Megan McKee on 02 4014 7895

We encourage you to submit an application today! We will be shortlisting & interviewing outstanding people during the application period. Lifestyle Solutions reserves the right to close this job to new applicants prior to the specified closing date without notice

IMPORTANT POINTS TO REMEMBER:  

Any offer of employment and subsequent continuing employment is dependent upon the applicants capability, application, interview and selection process and completion of relevant pre-employment probity checks. All applicants are required to undergo employment screening through probity checks, prior to commencing.

Lifestyle Solutions reserves the right to remove this post before the specified closing date. 

Lifestyle Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes applications from people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background