Family Support Practitioner - North
Core
Provide social and emotional support and health education to Indigenous women and families from pregnancy through the first three years post-birth.
Role type
Family Support Practitioner (Maternal & Child Health)
Builds
Holistic health and wellbeing services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
Domain
Indigenous Health / Maternal & Child Health
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
culturally safe engagement, health education, parenting support, service coordination, logistics management, relationship building
Preferred skills
none stated
Technologies
none stated
Responsibilities
Create pathways for culturally respectful engagement between women, midwives, and service providers; support women with developing routines and healthy parenting strategies; deliver evidence-based health promotion on topics like smoke exposure reduction, breastfeeding, immunisation, and safe sleeping; assist with logistical challenges such as transport to appointments; build collaborative relationships with midwives
Seniority
Individual Contributor