AddressBig Brown House (BBH) is a community-based organisation focused on holistic family support and child protection. We offer quality, therapeutic services with a focus on providing families, children and young people with the opportunity to access support that assists in building positive outcomes.
The casual Supervised Contact / Transport Worker & Mentor position is responsible for providing high quality supervision and transport for visits between children and/or young people and their families. The position must ensure that the child’s best interests are protected throughout the visit.
As a Supervised Contact / Transport Worker & Mentor for BBH you will:
- Assist the children or young person in maintaining a positive relationship with their parent or family member in a safe, secure environment that is free from conflict.
- Supervise access visits between participants.
- Ensure the safety and welfare of the children and/or young people at all times.
- Provide safe transport to and from visits.
- Observe and record interactions between participants and the children and young people.
- Provide a timely and accurately documented report of the supervised contact.
- Work across our mentoring program to provide an opportunity for young people to spend time with a positive role model who will help them build skills and resilience through targeted activities.
Essential Criteria:
- Current paid NSW Working with Children Check
- Clear and Current National Criminal History Check
- Current First Aid Certificate
- Australian Driver’s License
- A reliable and comprehensively insured car
- Completed or undertaking a qualification in relevant discipline e.g. Community Services, Youth Work, Teaching, Child Care or relevant industry experience.
- Ability and commitment to maintaining a safe work environment.
- Ability to work weekends and for overnight shifts.
You will:
- Have the ability to manage challenging situations with a positive attitude, applying policy, procedure, and legislation requirements.
- Be confident in working in a high-risk environment.
- Work effectively with minimal supervision and as part of a team.
- Have excellent communication skills with the ability to produce reports in an effective and timely manner.
- Have flexibility in your availability and be able to work on weekends.
- Be reliable and punctual.
In return, you will:
- Work in a supportive and committed team environment.
- Be provided with ongoing support and opportunities for future development.
- Attend an intensive three-day Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) training, which will provide you with training based on Trauma Informed Care and will support you in your employment as a Supervised Transport & Supervised Contact Worker
Big Brown House is an inclusive employer. We celebrate our diversity and strive to reflect contemporary Australian society and the communities in which we work, in order to better serve our clients. We welcome and encourage applications from Women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse people, People with Disability, Sexually and Gender Diverse people, people with lived experience of adversity and from people of all ages.
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