Bicultural Support Program
What is the 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
- an off-site Bicultural Support Consultant
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.
For more information
For more information regarding the Bicultural Support Program contact Ethnic Child Care Family & Community Services Co-operative (02) 9569 1288, or take a look at the Bicultural Support Program pamphlet and the Inclusion and Professional Support Program Guidelines below.
- Click here to download the Bicultural Support Program pamphlet.
- Click here to download the Inclusion and Professional Support Program Guidelines.
Information Sheets in Languages other than English
Click on the links below to view the Bicultural Support Program Information Sheets
English
Other Languages
- Bicultural Support Program - Information in Arabic
- Bicultural Support Program - Information in Bengali
- Bicultural Support Program - Information in Bosnian
- Bicultural Support Program - Information in Chinese
- Bicultural Support Program - Information in Croatian
- Bicultural Support Program - Information in Dari
- Bicultural Support Program - Information in French
- Bicultural Support Program - Information in Hindi
- Bicultural Support Program - Information in Japanese
- Bicultural Support Program - Information in Korean
- Bicultural Support Program - Information in Persian
- Bicultural Support Program - Information in Somali
- Bicultural Support Program - Information in Spanish
- Bicultural Support Program - Information in Tamil
- Bicultural Support Program - Information in Turkish
- Bicultural Support Program - Information in Vietnamese
Accessing Bicultural Support
To access Bicultural Support please 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
following the development of a Service Support Plan (SSP), developed in consultation with the ISA.