Nunkuwarrin Yunti, the foremost Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation in Adelaide aims to promote and deliver improvement in the health and wellbeing of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their families in the greater metropolitan areas of Adelaide and regional areas to advance their social, cultural and economic status. The Organisation places a strong focus on a client centred approach to the delivery of services and a collaborative working culture to achieve the best possible outcomes for clients.
Nunkuwarrin Yunti is a Child Safe Organisation.
About the Program:
Nunkuwarrin Yunti’s Link-Up SA program assists clients in supporting and uniting families and individuals who were removed under Australia’s past government policies and practices including people identified as Stolen Generations, adopted, fostered or institutionalised. The Link-Up SA team provides culturally appropriate services including family tracing, case management, reunification, counselling, promotion state-wide and community awareness on the impacts of removals. Link-Up family reunions activities for clients takes into account the context of Aboriginal people’s lives and implications of cultural separation on their identity and wellbeing.
Job Description
About the Role:
The primary role of the Case Worker, Link-Up SA is and not limited to:
Undertake training and develop expertise in a family history research and reunion protocols
Undertake family research, investigate information and provide support and guidance to clients seeking reunification / family tracing in line with program guidelines
Work in partnership with Counsellor, Link-Up in developing case management plans
Coordinate family reunions in consultation with client, family, community, Counsellor, Link-Up, BTH Counsellor and respective Link-Up services
Liaise and maintain working relationships with key record agencies (government and non-government) and other relevant organisations and communities as requested
Participate in community visits around the state in partnership with Senior Case Workers, Promotions Officer and Bringing Them Home Counsellors
Respond to mainstream organisation requests for presentations in partnership with Counsellor, Link-Up
Continually build and maintain service provider relationships regarding access / protocols regarding resources relevant to family connections
Work in collaboration with national Link-Up networks in following principles and protocols outlined in the National Memorandum of Understanding
Desired Skills and Experience
Selection Criteria:
Essential -
Prepared to commence a Certificate IV relevant qualification i.e. Certificate IV in Stolen Generations Family Research and Case or Community Service, within 12 months of employment.
Minimum qualification of Certificate IV in Aboriginal Primary Health Care and minimum of two years of demonstrated vocational experience in the relevant health field.
Communication skills including the ability to communicate effectively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and be able to work in a manner which takes into account community kinship systems.
Ability to relate, mediate or liaise with other agencies, self-help groups and other Aboriginal organisations and communities
Ability to demonstrate initiative and co-ordination skills
Capacity to work under pressure to meet required timelines
Understanding of basic computer concepts
Awareness of the need for, and means of maintaining confidentiality
Able and willing to undertake skills enhancement training and engage in professional development opportunities
Ability to set priorities and monitor own workflow.
Desirable -
Collection, collation, analysis and interpretation of data experience
Current Senior First Aid Certificate / Mental Health First Aid Certificate
Demonstrated understanding of issues relating to individuals who have been removed from their families and communities either through forcible removal and institutionalization, fostering and/or adoption
Comprehensive understanding of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues
Case management experience
Knowledge of family tracing processes
Please note, a current National Police Check and Working with Children Check is mandatory for this role.
