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About Centrecare

Centrecare is a not-for-profit organisation with over 300 employees and is committed to delivering quality professional counselling, support, accommodation, mediation, and training services in over 11 locations across the Perth metropolitan, Goldfields and South West regions. 

The Service: Stronger Together

Centrecare, in partnership with Wungening Aboriginal Corporation, delivers the Stronger Together, Intensive Family Support Service, a targeted early intervention program. The service aims to ensure children live in safe, stable, and nurturing environments by supporting families to keep children safely at home or to reunify them after out-of-home care. Stronger Together provides intensive, in-home support to families most at risk of child protection involvement. Working closely with families and the Department of Communities – Child Protection and Family Support, the program takes a culturally responsive, strengths-based approach to address safety concerns and build long-term family wellbeing.

Stronger Together provides intensive, in-home support to families most at risk of child protection involvement. Working closely with families and the Department of Communities – Child Protection and Family Support, the program takes a culturally responsive, strengths-based approach to address safety concerns and build long-term family wellbeing.

The Role

Provide assessment, case planning and support for families with medium to low risk factors and/or complexity to families who are most at risk of child protection intervention. Priority access will be given to Aboriginal families.

• Implement a case management approach to service delivery including strengths-based needs assessment and informal counselling to family members including extended family members.
• Assist at-risk families to gain access to mainstream and specialist services as required and requested.
• Respond to and provide crisis intervention supports to families and children as required
• Assist, foster, and provide direct services to families to:
  • develop strategies to facilitate a safe home environment for children and young people
  • support safe and positive contact between parents and children and young people.
  • develop a positive attachment to their identified community.
  • increase positive life skills.
  • develop strategies to enhance their self-esteem.
  • provide practical assistance to families where appropriate in maintaining their accommodation and links to mainstream, CaLD and Aboriginal specific services.
  • Liaise, mediate, and advocate on behalf of the families, children, and young people with other service providers
• Help increase skills development and education programs made available to families, children, and young people in the target area
• Maintain a partnership approach to work effectively with families, children, and young people.
  

Selection Criteria

• Recognised tertiary qualification in Community Services, Social Work, Counselling, Psychology, Youth Work and/or related disciplines;
  • 4-year degree with 1-year relevant experience
  • 3-year degree with 2-years relevant experience
  • An Associate Diploma with relevant experience
• Further education qualification in related discipline with substantial years of experience considered
• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively within a multiagency, multidisciplinary team, with stakeholders to achieve positive community outcomes
• Demonstrated cultural awareness and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history
• Understanding and knowledge of working with families and children including with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and children
• Understanding of relevant legislation, regulations and external standards that apply to relevant work practices
• Current National Police Certificate
• Valid Working with Children's Check 

About You

• Ability to display and remain calm in stressful situations and employs a solution focused approach to problem solving
• Proficient verbal and written communication skills
• High attention to detail

Benefits

• Salary package options up to $15,900- increases your take home pay
• Annual leave loading at 17.5% 
• Extra 5 days leave per year pro rata
• Access to professional development and training
  
• Discounted corporate health cover provided by Bupa and Medibank
• Insurance cover to and from work
• Employee Assistance Program 

How to Apply

Click apply where you'll be directed to our portal to complete your application, successful applicants must meet the selection criteria

Position closes: 2 August 2025

Shortlisting will commence straight away, Centrecare reserves the right to close the position early if needed.

For any queries, please contact Human Resources on (08) 9288 2244

At Centrecare:

• Children feel Valued, Heard, and Safe: Centrecare is fully committed to the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations, child safe cultures and practices. harm. Centrecare also believes that all children are valuable and worthy of respect. It strongly supports the rights of the child and is committed to ensuring the safety, wellbeing and protection of all children who are in contact with or receive its services.
• We are Inclusive: We actively promote a working environment that values diversity and inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from First Nations people, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQ+ and people with a disability. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.
• We support the Uluru Statement from the Heart: We are committed to walking alongside First Nations people to support a more inclusive Australia and Closing the Gap.

www.centrecare.com.au