Careers at the Department of Communities - individual and family support

The Department of Communities is the support organisation responsible for providing emergency management and coordinating welfare services.

Coordinators working in the Emergency Services Unit are part of a central operational support team which also includes District Emergency Support Officers across the state. The role of the team is to coordinate the Communities mandated responsibilities and provide emergency welfare support in emergency events. Welfare support activities include for example, coordinating emergency accommodation, emergency catering, clothing and financial assistance. 

Our State-wide Welfare and Emergency Coordinators support the WA community in welfare and emergency occurrences. 

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Professionals working in FDV Prevention and Support have both a strategic and practice-based role. They lead the integration of the Safe and Together Model with the Signs of Safety Framework (Child Protection framework) to promote and strengthen FDV-informed practice in child protection.

They consult with stakeholders and work collaboratively with other units within Communities to promote a cohesive response to FDV. They have responsibility for operational policy (practice guidance) for child protection staff and providing strong guidance in assessing and safety planning regarding FDV.  

Staff in the unit are also involved in complex case consultations and mappings to support child protection districts.  

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Adoptions Officers are responsible for all operational aspects of adoption in Western Australia.  The work of the Adoptions team sits under four main areas: recruitment, assessment, approval of prospective adoptive parents, and post adoption services.

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Youth and Family Support Workers build and maintain relationships with at-risk Aboriginal children, young people and their families, to increase safety and wellbeing. This includes children and young people in care who are not engaging, to maintain placement stability.

They work directly with at-risk young people to provide role modelling and mentoring opportunities that positively influence their behaviour and choices and assist children and young people in care to access appropriate support services or to engage in recreational activities. 

The Youth and Family Support Worker also maintains positive working relationships with key youth service agencies to enable an effective and coordinated response to the most at-risk young people in the community. 

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