Yerrabi Yurwang Child & Family Aboriginal Corporation · Acton, Canberra & ACT, Australia
Yerrabi Yurwang Child & Family Aboriginal Corporation is recruiting a Family Practitioner to join its Empowering Families team. This role offers the opportunity to drive meaningful, innovative, and culturally responsive service delivery that sets new standards in the sector, ensuring Aboriginal children and young people grow up safe, healthy, and deeply connected to their family, culture, and community. The position is based in Acton, Canberra & ACT, and requires a commitment to working with Aboriginal children, young people, and families in a culturally responsive, trauma-informed, and strengths-based manner. Applicants must demonstrate experience in early intervention, inter-generational trauma, ATSICPP, and multi-disciplinary team work. The role includes case management, record keeping, reflective practice, and professional development. Salary is negotiable based on experience.
The successful candidate will:
Deliver culturally responsive, strengths-based, and trauma-informed therapeutic interventions to Aboriginal children, young people, and their families.
Work within a multi-disciplinary team and independently when required.
Apply knowledge of early intervention and prevention practice, including inter-generational trauma and colonisation impacts.
Demonstrate understanding of child and adolescent development, including impacts of abuse and neglect.
Ensure compliance with ATSICPP and keep Aboriginal children central in all decision-making.
Maintain accurate, timely, and high-quality case records in line with the Territory Records Act 2002.
Engage in reflective practice, supervision, and ongoing professional development.
Develop strong relationships with community, government, and non-government stakeholders.
Champion Aboriginal family-led decision-making and empower families and children to participate in care and protection matters.
Contribute to a collaborative learning culture within the team.