Organisational Values
- Respect
Establishing relationships based on respect and trust
- Accountability
Taking ownership and initiative of Njernda values to ensure trusted collaborations are formed
- Resilience
Encouraging cultural and spiritual growth to enable personal growth
- Advocacy
Working to transform the disadvantage and challenge that causes impact on our community
- Cultural Sensitivity
Welcoming and serving our community with understanding and without judgement
Key Responsibilities
Family Services Delivery
- Ensure aboriginal culture is embedded throughout all aspects of the programs to ensure cultural safety in all activities.
- Facilitating the timely interventions of case work practices.
- Ensuring risk assessments and family service plans are completing in partnership with families.
- Monitoring and reviewing client progress for each family.
Program Management
- Day to day management of family services programs.
- Management of the referral process, including monitoring records of all referrals received.
- Liaise with and develop positive relationships with DHHS and other Community Service Organisations.
- Monitoring program budgets and ensuring financial compliance with budget parameters.
Leadership and Staff Management
- Conduct annual staff appraisals and link staff into relevant training requirements.
- Assist with recruitment and orientation of new staff and complete HR requirements such as timesheets, leave applications etc.
- Ensure staff comply with the electronic data systems recording for programs such as IRIS.
- Provision of formal and informal supervision and support to family services caseworkers.
- Facilitate regular team meetings.
Reporting and Compliance
- Completion of internal/external reporting requirements as per KPI funded agreements.
- Initiate quality activities within your department to demonstrate a genuine commitment to continuous improvement across Njernda.
- Actively participate in quality activity reports within your division ensuring that a quality culture of Do, Check and Act is evident in your work conduct.
Corporate Responsibilities
- Support values that respect historical and contemporary aboriginal cultures so that aboriginal people are recognised as having a special connection with the state.
- Promote compliance with relevant legislation and Njernda policies.
- Assist with and support any internal or external audit processes.
- While at work, comply with OH&S requirements as noted in the Occupational Health
Key Selection Criteria
Applicants must possess:
- Demonstrated experience in program development including monitoring, evaluating and maintenance of standards.
- Communication (written and verbal) and Interpersonal skills of a high standard.
- A sound knowledge and understanding of aboriginal culture and values and the ability to effectively communicate with aboriginal people.
- Family and community experience.
- A sound knowledge and understanding of the complexities involved in the provision of intensive family support to parents and children including those involved with child protection.
- An excellent understanding of the principles and practises of case work and case management.
- Staff management – demonstrated ability to supervise and support staff.
- Respect cultural diversity and take action to provide services that are inclusive of aboriginal people and engage in learning about other cultures to better establish relationships and improve services.
- Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively and effectively as part of a multi-skilled team
- Strong computer skills.
Qualifications and experience
- Diploma of Community Services
Other relevant information
- The successful applicant will be required to undergo satisfactory pre-employment checks, including providing at least two professional referees, completion of a medical declaration, Police Records Check, Working With Children Check, Victorian Driver’s License, and proof of identify and qualifications
- Commitment to equal opportunity and occupational health and safety principles and practices is required
- You will need to disclose any pre-existing illness or injury you know about which could be affected by the described work duties. Under section 82 (7) of the Accident Compensation Act, failure to disclose such a pre-existing illness or injury will mean that, if employed, you will not be paid compensation for that condition.
All applications must address the key selection criteria and include a recent resume
Address your application marked: “Private & Confidential”
To: Corporate Services Manager
Njernda Aboriginal Corporation
307 High St,
Echuca Vic 3564
(PO Box 201)
Echuca Vic 3564
Email jobs@njernda.com.au
All applications close: Wednesday 12th January 2022
Please check the closing date to ensure your application is received within the specified time. Applications may be posted, emailed, hand delivered or faxed (provided that a hard copy is posted on the same day). Applications may be posted, emailed, hand delivered or faxed (provided that a hard copy is posted on the same day).
All applications close: 12th Jan 2022
