Job Description
Aboriginal Identified Practitioner
📍 Bendigo (Relocation Required) | 💰 SCHADS Level 4-5 ($88k - $105k) + Super + Salary Packaging | 🕐 Full-time (0.8 considered)
An opportunity is available for an Aboriginal Identified Practitioner to support Aboriginal children and families by providing cultural advice and advocacy within the child and family service system.
This role is ideal for someone from community who is passionate about advocating for Aboriginal children, supporting families, and ensuring culture and connection remain central in decision-making.
About the Role
In this role, you will provide specialist cultural advice and support to ensure decisions affecting Aboriginal children are culturally safe and in the child's best interests.
You will work alongside practitioners and services to ensure Aboriginal children remain connected to family, community, and culture.
Key Responsibilities
Provide cultural advice and guidance regarding Aboriginal children and families involved with services
Support case planning and decision-making to ensure culturally safe outcomes
Liaise with families, community members, and services to strengthen supports around children
Advocate for Aboriginal children's cultural identity, connection, and wellbeing
Work collaboratively with practitioners to promote culturally responsive practice
About You
We strongly encourage Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people from community to apply.
You might have experience working in community, supporting families, or advocating for others - but formal qualifications or community services experience are not required.
What matters most is that you:
Have a strong connection to Aboriginal community and culture
Are passionate about supporting Aboriginal children and families
Are confident advocating and speaking up for community
Have the ability to build strong relationships with families and services
Are open to relocating to Bendigo for the role
What's on Offer
SCHADS Level 4-5 salary ($88k - $105k)
Salary packaging available
Superannuation
Supportive team environment
Opportunity to make a real impact in community
If you're passionate about supporting Aboriginal children, families, and culture, we'd love to hear from you.
About Tradewind Australia
Tradewind Australia is a multi-award-winning recruitment agency recognised for outstanding candidate experience across the Social and Community sectors. We partner with leading organisations across Victoria, providing opportunities that align with your skills, values and career goals.
What sets us apart:
- Dedicated consultants specialising in Family Services
- Access to exclusive locum and permanent opportunities
- Support throughout the entire recruitment and onboarding process
- Transparent communication and ongoing career development support
How to Apply
Click "Apply" to submit your CV.
For more information, please contact our Family Services Team on 03 9081 0562
Commitment to Child Safety, Inclusion and being an equal opportunities employer
Tradewind Australia is committed to the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children and vulnerable people. We strongly encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, and those from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
All successful applicants will undergo reference checks, identity verification and Working with Children Check and further compliance requests pending the organisation's requirements.
*Tradewind considers that being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent is a genuine occupational requirement as outlined in section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act (1991) and permitted as a 'special measure' under section 8 of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) and by articles 1(4) and 2(2) of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
