Program Support Worker – Newpin

About the Role:

This is a part-time permanent opportunity working 31.5 hours/ week located in Bidwill. Starting base annual salary $62,096 to $67,944 negotiable based on experience, plus super, plus generous salary packaging options.

About Uniting:

When you’re part of Uniting NSW.ACT, you’re part of a diverse, purpose-led team of people who are really making a difference to the world around them.

We contribute to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services and spiritual care. We provide care and support for people through all ages and stages of life, with a focus on people experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability. Our purpose is to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.

Uniting leaders and employees work together to create a culture that is safe, inclusive and person-centred. We bring this to life every day through our values: compassionate, respectful, imaginative and bold.

Uniting acknowledges the continuing sovereignty and rich cultural diversity of Australia’s First Peoples. We pay our respects to all Elders – past, present, and emerging – and to all First Peoples on whose lands we live and work.

Uniting is a Child Safe Organisation committed to promoting the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of children and young people.

About the opportunity:

Uniting Newpin are currently seeking a Program Support Worker to join our dedicated Newpin team in Bidwill. This is a rewarding opportunity where you will provide day-to-day support to the Newpin team and program, which focuses on helping children in being restored to their parents in a supportive therapeutic environment.

The ideal candidate will be a motivated, sensitive, and nurturing individual who is passionate about supporting families through challenging circumstances. You thrive in a team environment and are committed to fostering a safe and supportive space for children and parents to grow, develop and heal. We are looking for someone who can work with a trauma-responsive lens, ensuring the well-being of both children and parents.

In this role you will also provide administration support and back of house coordination to the team and the centre coordinator. You are positive and adaptable, capable of responding to the evolving needs of the program and bring a flexible, can-do attitude, particularly when balancing both administrative tasks, support duties such as transport of families and or assist with playgroups.

You possess strong communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and written, with demonstrated ability to apply these skills across a variety of engagements with participants, families, children, external stakeholders, service providers, government agencies, your team members and the broader leadership team.

Who are we?

Newpin – New Parent and Infant Network program is a centre based therapeutic restoration program that supports and empowers families under stress, by breaking the cycles of adversity, to providing safe, nurturing environments for children and fostering healthier parent-child relationships Newpin specialises in engaging parents whose children are in the NSW foster/kinship care system where restoration is seen as a possibility. Parents, children and staff work together towards restoration under the Newpin core values of Safety, Equity, Empathy, respect and self-determination.

What you need to succeed:

A minimum Diploma in a relevant field (welfare/ community services) and/or relevant work experiences with children and families. 

• Understanding of child protection issues and the ability to identify and address these issues with families when required.
• Understanding of the impact of trauma and experience working with families/ children who have been affected by trauma
• Understanding of culturally safe and sensitive service delivery
• Demonstrated ability to work co-operatively with colleagues (internal and external).
• Exceptional Administrative skills and high-level proficiency in MS Office (particularly Outlook, MS Word and Excel).
• Current driver’s license and commitment to transporting families in organisational vehicles. Transporting families is an important element of this position.
• Comply with NSW Working with Children Check and National Police History Check requirements. 
• A demonstrated commitment to social change and contributing to an organisation that advocates for the most disadvantaged.
• Understanding of EEO, OH&S and cultural issues.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families are overrepresented in this program and within the child protection system. Appropriate cultural knowledge and understanding is important to deliver effectively in this role.  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged. 

Working to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice brings its own rewards, but there is more

You will have access to a range of support and opportunities including:

• Salary-packaging options
• Wellbeing programs
• Learning and development opportunities
• Diverse and inclusive workplace
• Flexible working arrangements
• Regular supervision, support and team meetings

If you want to become a part of our positive and respected team, do not hesitate to apply now or contact Alex Sullivan from Uniting’s Talent Acquisition Team on 0466 801 937 asullivan@uniting.org  for more information. To be considered for this position please upload your resume as well as a Cover Letter responding to the two Targeted Questions below (2 A4 page max);

TQ1: Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within a team to provide support to parents and children who have experienced trauma.

TQ2:  Demonstrated skills and experience in administrative tasks to support the team and liaising with external agencies on behalf of families.  

Employment with Uniting is subject to satisfactory background checks, which include National Police Checks, Working with Children Checks and Reference Checks.  

Applications Close: Friday 31^st January 2025 at 11:55PM

“At Uniting, we don’t just care about Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) because it’s the right thing to do – D&I is part of our identity and the future we see for ourselves. 

We’re on a journey to intentionally and visibly weave diversity and inclusion into everything we do. We strive to be a place where everyone feels included, safe and confident to be themselves. A place where diversity is valued, and essential, to co-create a better world. 

 We have four lived experience-led employee D&I networks that provide insights and guidance to our organisation and drive active allyship: Uniting PRIDE network; Uniting Disability Inclusion Network; Uniting Cultural Diversity Network; and, the Uniting Ngumbadal Network.”