Intensive Family Support Worker – Connected Beginnings Program
Core
Provide intensive family support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families to improve early childhood health, safety, and development before school.
Role type
Intensive Family Support Worker
Builds
Safe, stable, and nurturing home environments for children
Domain
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community health and early childhood development
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Cultural competency with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, family engagement, budgeting assistance, nutrition education, routine establishment, goal setting, resource navigation
Preferred skills
Experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients, ability to work independently under supervision
Responsibilities
Guide parents in building confidence and skills in caring for their children, assist families with budgeting exercises, teach meal preparation and nutrition, support parents in establishing routines and family structures, help families set and achieve meaningful goals, connect families with local services and resources