Cultural Practice Lead (Aboriginal Identified Role)
- Permanent, part-time role (4 days a week)
- Make a real and lasting impact in our community
- Benefits include: generous NFP salary packaging available (up to $15,900/annum), 24/7 EAP, discounted health insurance & gym membership with Fitness Passport
- Generous leave provisions including birthday leave and 5 weeks annual leave after 2 years of service!
We Are Key Assets Australia
Key Assets is a leading not-for-profit, children, family and community services agency, founded in Australia in 2007. We provide foster care & family services. Operating across all states, the ACT and Norfolk Island, our purpose is to achieve positive and lasting outcomes for children, families, and communities. To achieve that, we need people like you!
We pride ourselves on being inclusive and embrace and celebrate the diversity of all people within our communities. Our diversity helps us provide the best support possible to carers, families, children and young people and all our external stakeholders.
A little about the role
At Key Assets Australia we are committed to embedding culturally safe practice across the organisation and ensuring our First Nations voices are central to the way we work.
Working closely with the ACT leadership team and the Territory Director, the Cultural Practice Lead provides cultural leadership and guidance across KAA ACT, working to deliver services in line with the Our Booris Our Way Report and the Aboriginal Placement Principle. This important role promotes the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people by strengthening cultural safety and supporting culturally informed practice across all areas of service delivery.
Through cultural leadership and relationship building you will support staff, carers and children, influence practice and decision-making, and help ensure children and young people remain connected to culture, community, family and identity.
As a member of the KAA’s national Cultural Practice Collective, you will join Cultural Practice Leads from across Australia to share knowledge, contribute to organisational initiatives and strengthen practice. The Collective also provides you with opportunities for connection, collaboration and shared leadership, ensuring First Nations knowledge and perspectives continue to shape our organisation.
In this role you will:
- Lead and drive best practice in the provision of culturally responsive services and work with Social/Case Worker, Support Workers, and caregivers to build capability in culturally responsive practice.
- Assist in ensuring all KAA policies, procedures and other documentation are culturally appropriate.
- Contribute to strategic and operational planning.
This position is permanent, part-time position working 4 days a week (0.8 FTE). The base rate for this position is $58.37 - $60.95 per hour (please note hourly rate is rounded), equating to an annual pro-rated salary of $92,269.63 - $96,352.26 per annum + super + salary packaging options up to $15,900 per annum.
About you
The successful candidate will come with:
- Strong understanding of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, local connections and relationships.
- Proven ability to build strong alliances and partnerships with Aboriginal Community Organisations.
- Experience working in child protection, Out of Home Care or family preservation, and an and ability to advocate for children, young people and carers.
- A Social Work qualification, or Psychology, Counselling, Behavioural Science or other relevant area would be highly regarded.
This is an Identified position and being an Australian Aboriginal and/ or Torres Strait Islander is considered a ‘genuine occupational qualification’ in accordance with section 33(b) of the Discrimination Act 1991 (ACT).
My Key Assets
The health and wellbeing of our people is at the core of our employee and client experience. All employee offerings are intentionally curated with care, allowing you to bring your best self to work, every day. Knowledge sharing, ongoing learning and development, engagement and recognition are key pillars in our culture and values.
- Work-Life Balance: We are well equipped to support a hybrid approach to the future of work and have developed a flexible work framework to support these arrangements. We understand that work-life balance is important and accommodate flexibility for team members wherever possible. Flexible, family-friendly working arrangements and remote work – just ask us!
- Health and Wellbeing: We promote health and wellbeing for our people, just like we would for the children, families and communities we serve. We provide discounted health insurance and gym memberships, confidential counselling services and offer 5 weeks of annual leave after 2 years’ continuous service with us!
- Professional Development: We provide both digital eLearning and ongoing face to face training as well as an online library. Your continual professional development is always top of our priority list - you’ll have access to apply to our Annual Learning fund for subsidised professional development opportunities!
- Salary Packaging: part of your wage is paid tax free each pay, saving thousands in tax each year.
The fine print
- Applications close: Wed 9 September 2026
- For further information, please contact Lucy Mitchell, Territory Director ACT on 0456 903 586 or [email protected].
- Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Check and ACT CYF Suitability Check and hold a valid WWCC.
- Full driver’s license and travel between sites is required.
If you are seeking a role in an excellent, innovative, and supportive team, in a growing organisation, we would love to hear from you. Click Apply today!
Note for our recruiter network - we’re handling this recruitment in-house and kindly ask that agencies refrain from contacting us regarding this opportunity.
Key Assets Australia is committed to Equal Opportunity, ethical practice and the principles of cultural diversity and social inclusion.
Key Assets is a Child Safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.
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