Bicultural Support Program

1. Bicultural Support Program

Formerly known as the Casual Ethnic Workers Pool (CEWP), the Bicultural Support Program (BSP) has been established since 1981 and is a free, state-wide, time-limited service, available to Australian Government approved Children's Services.

The Bicultural Support Program is run by Ethnic Child Care Family & Community Services Co-operative for Children's Services Central.

Children's Services Central is the Professional Support Co-ordinator in New South Wales and is an initiative funded by the Australian Government under the Inclusion and Professional Support Program. Children's Services Central is managed by a consortium of key organisations that resource and support the sectors of Children's Services in New South Wales.

The Bicultural Support Program provides additional resources to eligible Children's Services to assist with the inclusion of children from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds (CALD), refugee and Indigenous children.

The BSP provides approved Children's Services with time-limited support from either:

An on-site Bicultural Support Worker:

• provides hands on specific laguage and/or cultural assistance to children, parents and staff 
• assists in the settling-in of children from CALD, refugee or Indigenous backgrounds

• encourages maintenance of the child's home language by developing and presenting culturally appropriate experiences.

An off-site BIcultural Support Consultant:

• provides specialist support to staff and supports the implementation of inclusive programs/curricula                        
• delivers support resources on multicultural/Indigenous perspectives                                                                       
• delivers training on Cultural Competence
• provides information on community resources and services to support the inclusion of CALD, refugee or Indigenous children and families. 

Bicultural Support is available FREE OF CHARGE to Australian Government approved Children's Services:

• private and community-based long day care centres
• outside school hours care, including vacation care services
• family day care services
• occasional care centres
• in-home care services
• flexible/multifunctional services
• non-mainstream outside school hours care services
• non-formula funded occasional care services
• multifunctional Aboriginal Children's Services (MACS)
• mobile child care services.

For more information regarding the Bicultural Support Program contact Ethnic Child Care Family & Community Services Co-operative (02) 9569 1288.  BSP Pamphlet [1]   IPSP Guidelines [2]  

 

To access Bicultural Support contact:-

Children's Services Central on 1800 157 818 (toll free number).

and/or your:

Inclusion Support Agency (ISA)

www.cscentral.org.au/support/inclusion-support-agencies.html [3]

following the development of a Service Support Plan (SSP), developed in consultation with the ISA

Request Form For Bicultural Support Worker [4]      

Request Form For Bicultural Support Consultant [5]

Information For Services - Bicultural Support Worker [6]

Information For Services - Bicultural Support Consultant [7]

Bicultural Support Program Information Sheet [8]

The Bicultural Support Program is currently recruiting new Bicultural Support Workers and Bicultural Support Consultants.

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