Aboriginal Caseworker - Family Connect and Support

Aboriginal Caseworker – Family Connect and Support

Empowering Aboriginal families. Strengthening communities. Making a difference.

About the Role

This is a permanent Full-time opportunity working 35hours/ week and will be based in Dubbo with regular outreach across the Western NSW region

Uniting is seeking a passionate Aboriginal Caseworker to join our Family Connect and Support (FCS) team based in Dubbo, with outreach across Western NSW. This is an identified role for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, offering the opportunity to work directly with families and children (0-18 years) experiencing or at risk of vulnerability.

• Build strong, meaningful relationships with families, providing culturally safe and responsive support.

• Engage with families, offering short-term casework, case planning, and service coordination.

• Work with low, medium, and high-complexity cases, ensuring families receive the right support at the right time.

• Conduct outreach, home visits, and assessments, helping families navigate services and access support.

• Collaborate with key partners including DCJ, schools, hospitals, and wellbeing units, as well as accepting self-referrals.

About You

• This is an identified position for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Aboriginality is a genuine qualification authorised under Section 14(d) of the Anti-Discrimination ACT 1977.  Successful applicants will be required to provide appropriate evidence of identity as an Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person.
• A deep understanding of Aboriginal communities, their strengths, challenges, and cultural protocols.
• Experience working with Aboriginal families, supporting them through advocacy, casework, and community connections.
• Strong relationship-building skills to engage families, break down barriers, and provide practical support.
• The ability to assess and identify risk while working in a trauma-informed and culturally safe way.
• Qualifications in Community Services, Social Sciences, Youth Work, or a related field (desirable but not essential).
• A current NSW Driver’s Licence and Working with Children Check.

Why Work with Uniting

Benefits & culture 

At Uniting, we celebrate and support our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees through:

• The Ngumba-Dal Network – a collective of Aboriginal employees fostering connection and cultural support.
• Regular Aboriginal Staff Gatherings and Yarning Circles to share experiences and knowledge.
• Salary packaging options to increase your take-home pay.
• Wellbeing programs and learning & development opportunities to grow your career.
• A diverse and inclusive workplace, where your voice matters.
• Flexible working arrangements, so you can balance work and community commitments.

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

If you have any questions, please contact Program Coordinator Angela Mathieson on amathieson@uniting.org

Applications close: 11:55pm, Tuesday 29th April 

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.