About us…
KWY is an award-winning Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation delivering culturally grounded programs that support Aboriginal people, families and communities to create positive, lasting change.
Since 2011, KWY has worked to break the cycle of domestic and family violence, strengthen family wellbeing, and reduce the overrepresentation of Aboriginal children in the child protection system. Our services span family support, youth work, men’s behaviour change, kinship care, reunification, social and emotional wellbeing, research, and workforce development.
Supporting more than 2,300 families each year, KWY offers a collaborative, values-driven workplace where your work makes a genuine difference in the lives of Aboriginal families and communities.
About the position...
We have (5) full-time and part-time vacancies available for an initial 12-month period, with a high likelihood of extension. YAFIN Program was funded for delivery over the next nine years.
The Young Aboriginal Families in the North (YAFIN) program provides intensive, early intervention support to young, first-time parents, working from pre-birth to up to 2 years of age.
The program focuses on:
As a YAFIN Practitioner, you will deliver intensive, culturally responsive case management to young parents and families with complex needs. You will work alongside families to support safety and long-term wellbeing outcomes through practical support, advocacy, and collaborative planning.
Key Responsibilities...
About you...
You are a skilled and motivated practitioner who is passionate about early intervention and working with Aboriginal families.
Essential
Desirable
The successful applicant will possess skills, experience, and knowledge in working with Aboriginal people to address Child Protection and Domestic and Family Violence concerns. The applicant
will operate within a therapeutic, trauma-informed framework. The applicant would have
demonstrated knowledge of case management and working with Aboriginal families.
What we offer...
Job requirements...
About applying...
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
