Micah Projects is a community based not-for-profit organisation with a vision to create justice and respond to injustice at the personal, social, and structural levels in church, government, business, and society. We believe that every child and adult has the right to a home, an income, healthcare, education, safety, dignity, and connection with their community of choice. Micah Projects provides a range of support and advocacy services to individuals and families.

Family Connections is an approach developed and tested over more than 25 years in the USA. It is grounded in prevention and intervention sciences with a focus on supporting families to reduce risk factors and increase protective factors in the family environment. Family Connections uses a strength based, systems orientated approach, offering in-home family support, that involves an individual families’ assessment and outcome driven service plan.

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Family Support and Advocacy Practitioner to work as part of the Family Connection team providing a strength based, systems-oriented approach, offering in-home tailored family support approach. This team will work with families experiencing severe disadvantage, complex challenges and who are at high risk of escalating child protection involvement. Family Connections will use an adaptation of the Family Connections USA approach and the Family Connections practice approach to the support of families in the program includes the use of the Common Assessment Tool.

This is a full-time employment opportunity at Level 4 of the SCHADS Award.

Key Responsibilities:

• Use of the Micah Projects Family Connections approach and tools.
• Build family capacities to keep children well and safe.
• Use the tools and processes and approaches developed by Micah Projects Family Connections Program for planned support.
• To maintain a high quality of work with individuals and families as evidenced by well documented case notes and support plans using our service record system.

Essential Criteria:

• Understanding of the issues faced by vulnerable families, including those at risk of or experiencing child safety involvement, domestic & family violence, poverty, substance misuse issues and homelessness.
• Demonstrated understanding of child protection issues and an ability to assess risk using a strengths-based approach.
• Demonstrated ability to work with families in crisis and work in partnership with them to achieve their goals, using a variety of evidence-based intervention strategies.
• Sound knowledge of childhood development and experience in delivering parenting support.

More information about the role and to learn more about the key selection criteria, select the link to the Position Description.

For more information, please email hr@micahprojects.org.au using the subject line: Support and Advocacy Worker enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Benefits of working at Micah Projects:

• Join a well-recognised multidisciplinary organisation;
• Salary Packaging option up to $15,899, increasing your take home pay (additional meals and entertainment card option up to $2,650);
• Access to discounted fitness facilities through Fitness Passport for you and your family;
• Access to free and confidential Employee Assistance Program;
• Ongoing professional development opportunities, including further training, so you can broaden your horizons and sharpen your skillset during your time with us;
• Access to other employee benefits, including Portable Long Service Leave (QLeave), supply of uniforms, and Flare benefits.

How to Apply:

If you believe that you have interest, passion, and desire to make a difference in people’s lives, please click on apply.
Please supply a Resume/CV and a covering letter/email addressing the Key Responsibilities and Essential Criteria (maximum of 2 pages), along with any other relevant documentation.

Applications will be assessed with interviews being conducted as they are received so do not delay in applying!
 
Micah Projects is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all abilities and life experiences. We also encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply.

A position description is attached.