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Worker’s Name: Susan
Cunningham
Organisation/Service/Project: STARTTS
Initiative/Project: FICT
- Employment
Opportunities:
Families in Cultural Transition
Bi-Cultural Facilitator Program
Eligibility Criteria
We
are currently recruiting facilitators who can
speak the languages of Syria and Iraq including:
Arabic,
Assyrian, Chaldean, Kurdish languages
v Be able to speak and
read and write in English and one of the languages above spoken within your community
v Have experience in
running groups for adults
v Be available to
attend 4 days of initial training and periodic supervision and workshops during
standard working hours.
Accreditation as an interpreter is desirable, but not essential
Selection Process
1. Applicants who meet
the above criteria need to complete an
Expression of Interest form (included in this information package) and
email it along with your resume to susan.cunningham@sswahs.nsw.gov.au
by Wednesday 28th September
2016.
2.
Selected
applicants will be invited to attend an interview
3.
Successful
applicants will receive four days of training to become FICT Facilitators
Training will be
held from 9:30am-4pm in Sydney on 14th, 15th and 21st,
22nd October 2016.
4.
Successful
applicants will sign contracts to work as sessional FICT Facilitators once they
have completed their training.
Statement of Duties
Facilitators will be required to:
v Recruit participants
for FICT workshops from within their communities,
with the support of STARTTS
v Select, translate and
adapt FICT resources for use in workshops
v Make practical
arrangements for delivery of FICT workshops with support of STARTTS
v Maintain records and
participate in evaluation of workshops
v Attend relevant
training
v Participate in
supervision and focus groups
Rates of Payment
Facilitators will be paid $1800 for the delivery and preparation of each ten-module program.
If two Facilitators co-facilitate a workshop they will each be paid at the
above rate.
In addition to the above, Facilitators will be paid at a
separate rate of $27.00 per hour for
attending supervision and focus groups. Facilitators will not be paid for their
initial four days of training.
Contractual Arrangements
FICT Facilitators undertake paid sessional work under
short-term contracts signed with STARTTS. They are not employed by STARTTS.
Under this arrangement, it is best for Facilitators to
have an Australian Business Number (ABN). Information about how to apply for an
ABN from the Australian Taxation Office is to be found online. There is no
charge involved in obtaining an ABN. (Facilitators can sign a contract without
an ABN, but this is not recommended as a significant portion of the payment
must be deducted in tax).
As contract workers, Facilitators do not receive sickness
benefits or annual leave. STARTTS will pay the first year’s membership of the
NSW Bilingual Educators Association Inc. This will cover you for public
liability and professional indemnity insurance.
Facilitators are generally expected to carry out their
preparation work from home, although use of STARTTS resources (eg. computers,
photocopiers, printers) may be arranged. Copies of handouts required for your
group can be made at a STARTTS Office by prior arrangement.
