How We Work with Families
Our family workers walk alongside of families, between 9 months to two (2) years, providing support for parenting skill development, advocacy, in home parenting, referrals to other Agencies, access to essential services, or other goals (identified by the families), in a culturally connected manner.

Our workers can spend between 5 and 10 hours per week with the family, listening, understanding, linking and guiding the family toward outcomes which keep the children safe and reduce risk.

We work with the families to achieve goals set by the referring Community Services caseworker. Our worker will often work with the family to negotiate with the Department of Community and Justice to ensure that goals are achievable and realistic, and that they are culturally and practically safe for the family.

The goals that get set by the family and DCJ form the base of our work with the family and become the focus of our reports and the measures of change.

Ngunya Gumaguy workers do need to report regularly about progress to DCJ, DCJ will assess throughout the time any changes the family make and they will measure risk and safety concerns. Our workers will be available to support our families through these assessments.

All Ngunya Jarjum employees are mandatory reporters (including the Gumaguy team) and as such, if children are at immediate risk of significant harm, we do need to report to DCJ. A responsibility for all community people – we do not want children to be at risk.