Source: DCJ Dear service provider In response to the growing COVID-19 situation in NSW and consistent with contract requirements[1], please report any COVID-19 positive incidents that occur involving clients, or that impact the delivery of services to clients in your workplace, as soon as reasonably practicable to your DCJ contract manager. This process would apply […]

Source: DCJ A message from Anthony ShannonHi all, IFS Conference 2021 (Virtual Event) DCJ is proud to be a sponsor of the 23rd International Federation of Settlements and Neighbourhood Centres (IFS) Conference on 14-17 September 2021, which will be hosted by LCSA in partnership with the Australian Neighbourhood Houses and Centres Association (ANHCA). The theme for […]

Start date: 24th January 2022Estimated end date: BSW – 30th June 2022, MSWQ – 30th May 2022Number of hours of placement: 400 hoursDuration: 4-weeks full time, followed by Monday to Wednesday attendance until the completion of 400 hours for the BSW students and 4 weeks’ full time for the MSWQ students followed by 4 days […]

Wollondilly Shire Council is opening a special round of community grants in response to the current COVID-19 pandemic. The new program will be open from 30 August 2021 offering grants to Wollondilly based not for profit or charitable organisations to provide support to residents experiencing severe financial hardship as a result of COVID-19 related loss […]

Source: Department of Health Important information on mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for residential aged care workers Important advice has been provided today to all residential aged care providers and facility IPC leads and managers on mandatory COVID-19 vaccination in residential aged care. The Minister for Health and Aged Care, the Hon Greg Hunt MP and the […]

Macarthur Family and Youth Services Supporting children, young people and communities to be the best they can be. Aboriginal Caseworker Position Description        Candidate Information POSITION TITLE:                             Aboriginal Caseworker Position Status:                                Permanent Location:                                            16 King Street Campbelltown NSW 2560 There will be variable sites of work dependent on service delivery needs. Responsible to:                                 Team Leader […]

From the early days of this lockdown, the Tenants’ Union and others called for financial support and protection for renters. So we welcomed the measures announced on 13 July from the Commonwealth and NSW Governments to support impacted renters. The income supports and the incentives for landlords to reduce rent will make a real difference. The stop on […]

(Source: facs) Hi all,  Launching the TEI Community Wellbeing Survey Pilot LCSA and DCJ have been working in partnership on the TEI Community Strengthening Data Project with the valued advice from a sector-lead Reference Group. This project was developed in response to sector feedback about the need to: better collect, analyse and report the stories […]

(SOURCE: Services Australia) Services Australia is responsible for delivering the COVID-19 Disaster Payment, a support payment for workers adversely affected by a state public health order. Who can get it You must meet all eligibility rules to get the COVID-19 Disaster Payment. You can get it even if you’re eligible on only one day of […]

A message from Anthony Shannon Hi all,   Aboriginal Guardianship Support Model – TRIAL AbSec, the New South Wales Child Family and Community Peak Aboriginal Corporation, is trialing a new support model for Aboriginal children and young people on guardianship and their guardians. This AbSec initiative will support Aboriginal community controlled organisations (ACCOs) to deliver a new service […]