Rural Family Support Worker

Rural Family Support Workers at MDSS strive to assist families with children aged 0-18 years to gain the knowledge, skills and resources to provide for the physical, social and emotional needs of their children.

• Improve the wellbeing and safety of children, young people and their families through positive family support.
• Providing parenting strategies to parents and carers to build the capacity of the family to care for and protect their children.
• Provide information, support and referrals to enable families to access the resources to build their capacity to solve problems and make positive choices and changes.
• Assisting children and youth aged 0-18 years with self-esteem issues, risk taking behaviours, anger management problems, risk of early school disengagement and adjustments with separation and divorce.

Eligibility: Children aged 0-18, Parents and Caregivers.

Referral:
Self-referral organisations may email referrals to ruralfam@mdssmoranbah.com.au.

Service Delivery Area:
Moranbah, Glenden, Clermont, Nebo, Coppabella, Dysart and Middlemount

Rural Family Support Program Evaluation:
Thank you for participating in a Moranbah and District Support Services Rural Family Support Program.  We are conducting a short survey to find out about your experience and what we might able to do to improve.  Please click on link below to complete our evaluation.

Family Support Evaluation Survey

Our Team:
Rural Family Support Outreach Worker: Keri Webster
Position Description: Assist families with children and youth aged 0-18 years to gain knowledge, skills and resources to provide for the physical, social and emotional needs of their children.
Service Area: Clermont, Nebo, Glenden and Moranbah

Rural Family Support Outreach Worker: Leeanne Kippen
Position Description: Assist families with children and youth aged 0-18 years to gain knowledge, skills and resources to provide for the physical, social and emotional needs of their children.
Service Area: Dysart and Middlemount