FFT Intake Worker

About the role:

The Intake Worker works collaboratively with the Family Therapy Supervisor to ensure the intake and exit functions for MacKillop’s FFT-CW Shoalhaven service operate effectively.

The Intake Worker is responsible for engaging with families who are referred to MacKillop’s Functional Family Therapy – Child Welfare (FFT-CW) Shoalhaven team, assisting families to understand the FFT CW service, and completing the intake and exit process for each family including the collection of pre and post FFT-CW service evaluation data.

This is a Permanent Full Time opportunity based in Wollongong, NSW within our FFT-CW Shoalhaven program. The position reports to the FFT-CW Family Therapy Supervisor.

Key Selection Criteria:

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Demonstrated skills and experience in an intake or relevant service delivery role.
• A relevant tertiary qualification (e.g. Aboriginal Health Worker, Bachelor of Social Work, Psychology).
• Highly developed interpersonal and engagement skills.
• Ability to relate to children, young people and families from diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.
• A knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal culture and values and an awareness of the current issues faced by Aboriginal children, young people and their families.
• Demonstrated skills and experience in data entry, spreadsheets and information systems.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of safe home visiting, risk identification and mitigation, and safety planning.
• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders including DCJ, NGOs, ACCOs and the community.

Please address the full Key Selection Criteria outlined in the PD as part of your application.

For a full position listing, please click APPLY. The Position Description is available for review at the bottom of the page.

For more information, please contact:

Tracy Ellem at tracy.ellem@mackillop.org.au or on 0439 910 917

Our offer:

• Generous Salary Packaging - helps increase your take home pay
• Ongoing Career Development, Education and Training
• Employee Assistance Program – free and confidential counselling, coaching and emotional support for work and personal challenges
• Click HERE to find out more about becoming a member of the MacKillop Family Services team and what further support we have to offer our employees.

You must have a:

• Valid and current Driver’s Licence;
• Satisfactory Criminal History Check (paid for by MacKillop);
• Valid Employee Working with Children Check;
• Valid and current NDIS Workers Screening Check (for risk assessed / client facing roles). MacKillop can assist successful candidates with their application.

Our Commitment:

MacKillop celebrates and draws strength from diversity and respects the dignity of all people. Every person at MacKillop has the right to be safe and to be treated justly. We value every person’s ability, cultural or linguistic backgrounds, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, intersex status, relationship status, religious or spiritual beliefs, socio-economic status, and age.

It is our goal that MacKillop Family Services continues to evolve as a culturally safe, culturally competent, and welcoming organisation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people, families, and communities.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

Shortlisting for this position may commence immediately so please submit your application as soon as possible.