Family & Parenting Support Worker

Department for Correctional Services
Job reference: 579347
Location: 5085 - NORTHFIELD
Job status: Ongoing
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

About the Department for Correctional Services

The Department employs approximately 2,000 staff and has responsibility for nine prisons and fifteen Community Correctional offices across the state. Our vision is for a safer community by protecting the public and reducing re-offending. We work towards this through the contribution of staff who are employed in a wide variety of fields, from correctional officers and teachers, to social workers, psychologists and supervisors of court orders. Their commitment ensures we deliver quality services to prisoners, offenders and victims of crime. We strongly promote diversity and equity in our workforce, which directly contributes to greater effectiveness and better outcomes. In a supportive and collaborative environment, you will encounter interesting professional challenges and you will work alongside dedicated and passionate people who help to turn around the lives of offenders and rebuild lives affected by crime.

Duties

The Family and Parenting Support Worker is responsible to the Manager Offender Development for supporting Aboriginal pregnant women and parents on admission and throughout their sentence to improve opportunities for culturally connected parenting practices that enhance rehabilitation and reunification with their children prior to release from custody by:

• establishing and assessing parental needs,
• providing information to parents, families and service providers regarding child placements,
• leading child centred case management and transitional planning,
• delivering parenting programs and interactive visit sessions,
• creating opportunities to sustain child/parent communication, and
• developing innovative partnerships with families, carers, researchers, community partners, government, and non-government agencies to deliver improved outcomes for women and men in custody

Special Conditions

• Section 47 of the Public Sector Act 2009 applies in conjunction with other provisions of the act and other applicable industrial entitlements.
• The incumbent is required to satisfactorily complete a National Criminal History Check.
• A current South Australian Driver’s Licence is essential.
• Must hold a current Working With Childrens Check.
• A flexible approach to working hours is required.
• Some interstate and intrastate travel will be required which may necessitate overnight absences

Requirements

AHP2 - 

Essential: A degree level qualification in Social Work leading to eligibility for membership of the Australian Association of Social WorkersDesirable: NIL

PO2 - 

Essential: Appropriate tertiary qualifications in community services, early child focused development, sociology, criminology, justice, correctional practice, social sciences, human services, health or related fieldDesirable: NIL

ASO5 -

Essential: NILDesirable: Tertiary studies in early childhood development or other similar discipline

Remuneration

AHP2 ($86,950 - $100,729 pa)

PO2 ($86,950 - $96,223 pa)

ASO5 ($84,522 - $94,003 pa)

Enquiries

Ms Ashleigh Horsnell Manager Offender Development, AWP APC (08) 8343 01******************@sa.gov.au

Application Instructions

All applications must be submitted online via I Work for SA. All written applications are required to include additional information that specifically addresses the selection essential criteria outlined in the Job and Person Specification. Your response to each key selection criteria should not exceed one page in length. Please note: Applicants that do not address the selection criteria may be disadvantaged during the shortlisting process. Refer to the Advice to Applicants for information on how to apply. Applicants are required to complete the Employment Declaration if not currently employed by the Department for Correctional Services.

Additional Information 

This is a permanent and ongoing position. Successful applicant will be appointed at either classification (AHP2/ PO2/ ASO5) depending on the qualification and experience held.

Applications close: 20/03/2024 11:00 PM

Attachments:
- Advice to Applicants Nov 2022.pdf
- JPS Family and Parenting Support Worker AHP2 AWP.pdf
- JPS Family and Parenting Support Worker ASO5 AWP.pdf
- JPS Family and Parenting Support Worker PO2 AWP.pdf
- DCS Pre-Employment Declaration - V8.1 (Fillable).pdf

Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.