Bi Cultural Support

Bi-cultural Support provides additional resources to eligible child care services to assist with the inclusion of children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (CALD), refugee children, and Indigenous children.

A worker engaged by the Bicultural Support Program, can offer time-limited support from either off-site consultants or an on-site casual bilingual or bicultural worker. This support can be provided when a CALD, Indigenous, or refugee child is enrolled at the child care service. Access to bicultural support is provided to eligible child care services free of charge.

The two step model for Bicultural Support includes:

• Supporting services to be inclusive through building the capacity building and raising the awareness of specific support services available with the of Inclusion Support Agencies
• Ensuring a consistent approach by Inclusion Support Agencies to service delivery.

The placement of onsite bilingual and bicultural workers is used to provide specific language and cultural assistance to eligible child care services.

Child care services can make a request for Bicultural Support through the respective regional Inclusion Support Agency or the Indigenous Professional Support Unit.

For more Information refer to the PSCTas website: www.psctas.org.au
Freecall:     1800 647 718.