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Join our Restore team as an Aboriginal Engagement Worker, empowering families through cultural, therapeutic, and practical support to strengthen safety and connection.

The Role

The Aboriginal Engagement Worker is part of the Restore Intensive Family Services team, a voluntary, family-focused program that supports families experiencing complex challenges to keep children safe at home. Restore uses a restorative, strength-based, and trauma-informed approach to build parenting capacity, strengthen family functioning, and promote connection to culture and community through intensive, wraparound support.

In this role, the Aboriginal Engagement Worker provides cultural, practical, and therapeutic support to families, helping create safe, stable, and nurturing home environments. The position works closely with the Murinthi Aboriginal Workforce Development team and Elders to ensure services are culturally safe, inclusive, and responsive, while empowering families to strengthen wellbeing, resilience, and community connections.

This is a fixed term opportunity until 30 June 2026.

See attached position description for full details. 

What you need to bring

Essential

• Knowledge and experience of Aboriginal Communities
• Experience working with families involved in the Child Protection System
• Valid Department of Human Services (DHS) Working with Children Check
• Current Drivers Licence

Desirable

• Community Services or equivalent
• Knowledge and experience in trauma-informed practice approaches
• Experience in working collaboratively within multi-disciplinary teams

What's in it for you

• SCHCADS Award 2010 Level 5 $51.00 per hour plus super
• Generous salary packaging to help increase your take home pay
• Ongoing training and development opportunities
• Highly skilled multidisciplinary team
• Experienced and supportive leadership
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 6 weeks parental leave for primary carer and 2 weeks for secondary carer

What you can expect from us

• We work under guidance of the Aboriginal Governance Committee and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Worker Support Policy 
• Support you to respond to family and community obligations within work time
• Provide opportunity for cultural supervision 
• Support you to engage in education and training 
• Support you with Sorry Business and Funeral Leave 
• Extra paid day off on the Friday of NAIDOC week to attend NAIDOC events 

Who we are

Each year, we support more than 20,000 people across metropolitan and regional South Australia through a wide range of community services, guided by a strong ethical framework. We are committed to a client-focused approach, delivering effective and flexible support to people of all ages, backgrounds, abilities, cultures, religions, gender identities, and sexual orientations.

Centacare is a Child Safe, Quality Accredited Organisation and a registered NDIS provider. We value individuality and embrace diversity, working in consultation and collaboration while upholding integrity and professionalism in everything we do.

We are dedicated to fostering a respectful and inclusive workplace, free from harassment and discrimination. Our commitment to equal opportunity reflects our mission, vision, and values—and we believe that our positive culture leads to better outcomes for our clients.

To learn more about us, explore our Who we are page and our organisational video.

How to Apply

Please submit your resume and cover letter (as one document) outlining how you meet the requirements of this role as outlined in the position description. To access the position description or submit your application click on the Apply button.

For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please contact Megan Jones, Manager, on 08 8159 1423 or Leslie Wanganeen, Uncle in Residence on 08 8159 1465.

Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible; applications will be shortlisted as received. Centacare reserves the right to close the advertisement once a suitable candidate has been recruited.