A community controlled Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Service located in Rockhampton, Central Queensland. The Centre provides a range of therapeutic supports, (such as Counselling) that are delivered in conjunction with cultural healing programs and activities to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Rockhampton, Mount Morgan and Woorabinda. Works with individuals, couples, families and community groups to address violence and trauma with a view to facilitating harmony, safety and wellbeing.
Programs
* Women's business
* Men's business
* Counselling
* Case Management Support
* School Program
* Elders Gatherings
The Role
As the Healing and Harmony Facilitator you will support and encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families to access and engage in the range of Healing and Harmony programs, in particular Community Mediation and Family dispute Resolution as offered by Helem Yumba.
Ensuring that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families understand and actively engage in processes that may pre-empt escalation to formal Family Dispute Resolution. That is, to employ a range of community meditation and support strategies to support families to address issues and open communication channels around reconnection, especially as it pertains to reconnecting children and young people to their families.
What You'll Be Doing:
* Obtain relevant skills knowledge and experience required to deliver culturally compatible and safe meditation services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families within the Target Area.
* To raise awareness about Helem Yumba's Healing and Harmony program through a range of community engagement and connection activities.
* Represent Helem Yumba and the Healing and Harmony program at relevant sector and community forums, network evens, meeting and official functions as authorised by Helem Yumba Senior Management.
* As part of the Healing and harmony program team to develop and implement culturally relevant and appropriate promotional and publicity resources and materials of Helem Yumba's Healing and Harmony program through print and digital media platforms.
* Utilising a range of trauma-informed and culturally safe strategies to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to access and enter Helem Yumba's Healing and Harmony programs and to refer internally or externally if assessed to do so
* Provide support coordination, (premised upon values of cultural safety) to Aboriginal and Torrs Strait Islander families engaged in Helem Yumba's Healing and Harmony program
* Participate in the Healing and Harmony model development project in collaboration with identified partner organisations agencies and academic research bodies and
* Actively work across Helem Yumba's functional teams to ensure a holistic and collaborative approach for those families engaging in the Healing an Harmony program.
Qualifications and Skills Required:
* Must possess Mediation Levels 1 and 2 as accredited under the Australian National Mediation Standards or similar or be able to rapidly acquire these acreditations
* A valid Queensland Driver's Licence.
* Demonstrated ability/capacity to provide a range of strategies that supports and encourages the motivation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and individuals within historical and contemporary social contexts (especially as they relate to family dynamics).
* Demonstrated understanding of issues impacting on and emerging trends in the provision of human services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and individuals within historical and contemporary social contexts (especially as they relate to family dynamics)
* Demonstrated knowledge and experience in group facilitation skills and public speaking skills
* Demonstrated ability to develop document and evaluate culturally sensitive programs and processes
* Demonstrated ability to have a high level of interpersonal, verbal and written skills
* Demonstrated ability to contribute to and participate in teas that ensue healing and harmony of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and to embody the values inherent in healing and harmony
* Demonstrated capacity to work autonomously when required and
* Demonstrated time management skills and electronic file management skills
Application requirements:
* Be available to travel (as part of service delivery, training and professional development), as is necessary and authorised by Helem Yumba Management
* Be available to work before and after the normal working hours of 8.30am to 4.36pm so as to provide support to individuals and families who cannot attend therapy/counselling sessions during normal working hours. Prior approved Time in Lieu will account for extra hours worked
* Must engage is Supervision and other Self-Care activities as directed by Helem Yumba management and provide feedback/reports to such
* Requirement to disclose any relevant criminal history and charges at time of interview. A formal criminal history check will be undertaken on the preferred applicants in accordance with the Child Protection Act (1999). Please note that the possession of a criminal record is not an automatic bar to employment as the nature of the circumstances of any offence is taken into consideration.
* Must provide references from two respected Aboriginal or Torres Strait community - based people as well as two professional referees.
Application requirements:
Candidate will be screened by IWS and will need to apply through IWS link
Indigenous Workstars specialises in the engagement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people into employment in a variety of communities and industries across Australia.
***Please note only candidates that are successful in moving to the next stage of recruitment will be contacted further***