Bilingual Guides- Dari/Farsi and Dari Pashto

ABOUT THE PROJECT

The Humanitarian Settlement Program (HSP) builds skills and knowledge for the social and economic wellbeing of humanitarian entrants through needs-based case management. SSI delivers the program in Sydney and regional NSW, supporting refugees and humanitarian entrants to settle quickly, successfully adjust to the changes in their lives, and identify and work towards their education and employment goals.

YOUR CONTRIBUTION

As part of your role as a Bilingual Guide you may be required to assist in the reception and settlement of refugee and humanitarian entrants as part of HSP. You may be required to undertake basic casework tasks related to early settlement and community orientation as directed by a Caseworker or Team Leader and support community orientation and other client activities as needed.

Alternatively, you may be required to work more closely with the Out Of Home Care Program where you will supervise contact between foster parents and children and provide language support to carers in non-matching placements.

Responsibilities:

• Providing on-arrival assistance to clients, including initial Airport reception, accompanying clients from Sydney Airport to their Short Term Accommodation (STA)
• Meeting clients at arrival at Sydney International Airport and assisting them to board onward transportation to regional areas of NSW or to other Australian Capitals. During the transit BG’s will also assist clients with food, health and orientation needs.
• Assisting clients for essential registration in schools, including Adult Migrant English Programs, Centrelink, and banks
• Accompanying clients to medical appointments, including specialist appointments, local community health centres, Refugee Health Clinics, NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture (STARTTS)
• Transporting clients by car or public transport to activities, supervisions and other appointments they may have
• Providing informal interpreting and translation services, demonstrating practice and of use of Telephone Interpretation Services (TIS), emergency numbers and mobile phones
• Assisting clients in settling in STA property, assisting the SSI Housing Division in the process of property check-in
• Writing clear, concise, accurate, and objective case notes and submitting those case notes in a timely manner
• Report writing and supervision may be required during client visits, administration duties relating to a specific department may be required

ABOUT YOU

You will need to be able to speak read and write in Dari/Farsi/Pashto whilst also being proficient in written and spoken English. Experience working in a CALD setting within and outside their own language/ community group is desirable.

ABOUT OUR BENEFITS

• Access to in-house training and learning opportunities for professional development and growth;
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Working alongside professional and dedicated team members all wanting to make a difference in our communities.