* Full time, 76 hours per fortnight
* Fixed Term until 30/06/2025
* located in Kalgoorlie
* Salary $43.08 p/hr + $2.78 p/hr regional allowance
* Salary packaging benefits
HOPE has been a community service in Western Australia for over a century, providing much needed support to people affected by alcohol and other drugs, mental ill-health, youth justice issues and socioeconomic disadvantage.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Trainee Family Support Worker to join the Mara Pirni Healing Place team! The position is full time, fixed term, working Monday to Friday.
About the Opportunity
The One Stop Family Domestic Violence Hub Mara Pirni Healing Place, provides victim-survivors with access to services and supports in a single, accessible location, as well as providing off-site services for perpetrators and young people. The service model will see the creation of a multicultural and multidisciplinary team, while adopting a trauma informed, culturally competent approach: while the various hub team members will be employed by one of the four service partners, they will work within the cohesive FDV Hub team culture under the leadership of the FDV Manager, to provide support to women and children who are experiencing family violence .
Requirements of the Role:
* Conduct child safe assessments using the risk assessment tools on a regular basis.
* Work in a strengths-based, child-centred, family-focused way where the wellbeing and safety of children and young people remains paramount.
* Strengthening family connections, promoting placement prevention, and promoting the safety of children, young people and parents.
* To participate in the development of comprehensive family plans using a wrap-around approach and participation in ongoing review and evaluation of family plans
* Support families in their understanding of child development and enable them to develop positive parenting skills.
* Provide support to parents struggling with individual issues that impact on their parenting such as mental health, drug and alcohol issues, family violence, disability, unstable housing, and poverty in collaboration with the safety advocate team.
* Assist families to improve their relationship, communication and problem-solving skills.
* Advocate for the needs of children, youth, and families in promoting access to services and resources
About you:
* Progressing towards a relevant qualification in Community Services or related discipline (minimum Cert III) or willing to engage in formal study via a registered training organisation.
* Values alignment: ability to demonstrate and authentically promote HOPE’s values.
* Ability to network and establish sound working relationships with related services, especially other community agencies.
* Excellent written and verbal communication, time management and organisational skills.
* Intermediate to advanced Computer literacy using MS Word, Outlook, Excel and efficient
* Ability to network and establish sound working relationships with related services, especially other community agencies.
* Excellent written and verbal communication, time management and organisational skills.
* Intermediate to advanced Computer literacy using MS Word, Outlook, Excel and efficient and
Appointments will be subject to Australian residency/visa, satisfactory National Police check (within 3 months), Working With Children card, Current C or A class driver's license, First Aid Certificate, and suitable work referees.
Our Culture
Hope strives to provide a safe workplace and promotes progressive policies that prioritise the health, safety and unique needs of our team. Hope’s ambition is to be an employer of choice by supporting staff to grow, learn, innovate and achieve their potential. We invest in developing our people to sustain the workforce built on ‘growing our own’.
Find out more about Hope on our website.
If you need support to submit your application, please email hr@hopecs.org.au
Your benefits
Knowing you are making a real difference in your community and being in a team that celebrates your successes and supports you during challenges.
Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via AccessPay).
Discounts with a major health insurance provider.
We offer employees and their family members access to a confidential, and professional counselling service.
What to expect next
If your application is shortlisted, you will receive a phone call to discuss your skill further and may be invited to attend an interview either online or in person at our local office/Hub.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.
HOPE acknowledges and welcomes diversity in all its forms amongst staff and clients, including culture, language, race, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex variations, religion, and socio-economic and relationship status.