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Bicultural Support Workers are available

free of charge to Austral ian Government

Appreved Child Care Services:

p r iv a te a n d c o m m u n i t y- b a se d l o n g d a y c a re c e n t r e s;

o u t si d e s c h o o l h o u r s c a r e , in c lu d i ng v a c a ti o n c a re s e r v ic e s ;

f a m il y d a y c a r e s e r vi ce s ;

o c c a s i o n a l c a r e c e n t r e s ;

i n- h o m e c a re s e rv ic e s ;

f le x i b le / m u l t if u n c t io n a l s e r v ic e s ;

n o n - r n a in s tr e a m o u t si d e s c h o o l h o u r s c a re s e r v ic e s ;

n o n - fo r m u la f u n d e d o c c a s io n a l c a re s e r v ic e s ;

m u l ti fu n c t io n a l A b o r i g in a l C h i l d re n 's S e r v i c e s ( M A C S ) ;

m o b i le c h il d c a r e s e rv ic e s .

Y o u n e e d t o b e r ef er re d b y e it he r C h il d re n 's S e rv i c e s

C e n t r a l ( c a ll 1 8 0 0 1 57 8 18 ) o r b y y o u r r e g io n a l ln c lu s io n

S u p p o r t A g e n c y .

•A B ic u lt ur al S u p p o rt W o r k er i s o n l y a v a ila b le t o s e rv ic e s fo r

a t im e - lim i te d p e rio d . G e n e ra ll y , th is w i ll b e f or 4 h o u rs p e r

w e e k, fo r u p t o 10 w e e k s . D u r in g th is p e rio d , t he W o r k er

w i ll g e n e ra ll y w o r k d ir ec tl y w i th y o u r s e r v k e , b u t m a y a is o

w o rk w i t h th e I n c lu s io n S u p po rt A g e nc y in y ou r r e g io n , t o

a s s i s t th e m t o h e lp y o u r s e r vi c e .

We will always try to provide you with a

Bicul tural Support Worker when you need

assistance to include an Indigenous child or a

child from a CALD background.

W e n e ed t o e n su re w e h a ve a n a v a ila b le W o r ke r, w h o s pe a kst h e c h il d 's la n gu a ge o r w h o h a s th e c u lt u ra l b a ck g ro u nd y o u

r e q u ir e , i n y o u r r e g io n . W e m u s t a ls o e n s u re w e d o n o t e x c ee d t he

a m o u n t o f h o u rs t he f un d in g a g e n cy ( Fa m i li e s , C o m m u n it y S e rv -

i ce s a n d I n d ig e n o u s A f fa ir s ) h a s a l lo c a te d f o r c h il d re n 's s e rv ic e s in

N e w S o u th W a le s .

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B ic u lt ur a l S u p p o rt W o r k er s h a v e a c ce s st o t he M o b i le R e s o u rc e

L ib r a ry w h i c h t ra n s p o rt s m u l ti cu l tu r a l a n d I n d ig e n o u s r e so u r c es

a n d b il i n g u a l b o o ks , t o t he c h ild re n 's s e r vi ce s t h e y a r e w o r ki n g

w i t h .

Ih e l i b ra r y h e lp s e q u ip B ic u ltu ra l S u p p o rt W o r k er s w i th t he

m u l ti c u lt ur a l r es o u rc e s th e y n e e d to im p l em e n t a p p ro p ria te

a c ti v it ie s w h i l e t he y a re w o r kin g w i th y o u r s e r v k e .

Ih e r es o u rc e s fr om t he M o b i le R e s o u rc e L ib ra ry a re o n ly

a v a il ab l e t o B i c ul tu r a l S u p p o r t W o r k e r s, n o t d ir e c tl y t o c h ild r e n 's

s e r v i c e s . C h i l d r e n , p a re n ts a n d s e rv ic e s b e n e fi t f ro m t he r es o u rc e s

t he B ic u lt ur a l S u p p o rt W o r k er b r in g s t o t he s e rv ic e t h e y a re

. w o r kin g w i t h.

C h i ld r e n 's s e rv ic e s c a n i n de p e n d e n t ly b o r ro w m u l ti cu l t u ra l a nd

I n d ig e n o u s r e so u r ce s d i re c tl y f ro m t h e C h i ld r e n 's S e r v ic e s C e n t r a l

G e n e r a l R e s o u r c e L i b ra r y : f re e c a l l1 8 0 0 1 57 8 18.

Ethnic Child Care Family and Community

Services Co-operative recruits workers to

be part of the Bicultural Suppor t Pool on

an ongoing basis.

W e a re in te re s te d in h e ar in g f r o m y ou if y ou ;

H a v e a g o o d c om m a n d o f t he E n g l i s h l a ng u ag e ;

S p e a k a la n g u ag e o th e r t ha n E n g li s h o r;

H a v e a n I nd ig e n o us b a c kg ro u n d ;

H a v e e x p e rie n c e o r q u a l i f ic a ti o ns i n c h i ld c a re ;

E n jo y w o r k in g w i th c h il d re n f ro m d iv e rs e c u lt ur es .