About KWY:
KWY is a leading Aboriginal Community-Controlled organisation in South Australia, committed to Creating a Space for Change for Aboriginal families and communities.
Since 2011, KWY has worked to break the cycle of domestic violence, promote safety for women and children, and reduce Aboriginal children in the child protection system through a specialised suite of programs focused on empowering families through culturally grounded support and healing.
Supporting over 1,800 families annually and growing, KWY offers a dynamic and values-driven work environment where your contributions make a real impact. Join our inclusive, collaborative team and help drive meaningful change.
About the position:
The KWY Kinship Care Program assesses, trains, advocates and supports both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Kinship Carers who care for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children and young people who have been placed with family by the Department for Child Protection (DCP). The program aims for children and young people to feel safe and supported, we do this by supporting Kinship Carers to connect children to their Culture, Kinship system, Community and Identity,
empowering them to reach their full potential.
The Program Coordinator is responsible for providing direct support and clinical expertise
to Practitioners within the Kinship Care Program. The Program Coordinator is a highly skilled and experienced worker with dedicated and proven leadership skills who can demonstrate a high level understanding of complex case management.
You will work closely with the Senior Manager and Director on assessing and allocating Kinship
Support and Assessment referrals, meeting contractual and internal KPI’s, contributing to reporting, including reporting any emerging issues and trends.
Key Responsibilities:
About you:
The successful applicant will possess extensive skills, experience, and knowledge to support Aboriginal children and young people in the Out of Home Care sector. The applicant will be highly driven with previous case management experience in the field of Child Protection and Out of Home Care with a minimum of 5 years of experience in this sector. The applicant will have demonstrated
experience in working with Aboriginal families, as well as Aboriginal organisations and Communities.
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.
