Role Title: Project Intern
Organisation: Department of Communities
Internship Period: Winter (June - July)
Location: Walyalup (Fremantle)
This role would be responsible for providing project support for the Residential Care Reform Project, including monitoring and reporting on activities and performance targets on behalf of the implementation project, undertaking research, and providing operational advice and support on related issues. The residential care service provides therapeutic residential care in a group home environment for children and young people aged less than 18 years who are unable to live with their families for a variety of reasons, usually due to child abuse and/or neglect, and are in the care of the CEO of the Department. The Reform Project is managing the effective implementation of positive change across multiple parts of the service, in multiple locations.
The role would be based within the Department of Communities’ Community Services division in Fremantle and would liaise with key stakeholders across the Department and state.
The Department collaborates to create pathways that enable individual, family and community wellbeing. What we do has far-reaching impacts across all aspects of society. Supporting wellbeing can mean many things including ensuring children are safe, helping people access a home, or creating diverse and inclusive communities.