• Full time position based in Tennant Creek 
• SCHADS Award Grade 6 – $115,206 TRP (including salary $102,546)
• Salary packaging option (up to an additional $15,900 p/a)
• Staff rewards program with savings and discounts at over 450 well known retailers
• Access to Wellbeing Centre providing support to a healthier and happier life 
• Relocation assistance offered 
• Local Tennant Creek residents encouraged to apply

Are you looking to join a diverse team making a positive difference?

About CatholicCare NT 

CatholicCare NT is a not-for-profit organisation, providing social services and programs to individuals, couples, families, children, groups, schools, and agencies across the Northern Territory. The programs that this role is responsible for include Family and Relationship Services (FaRS), Crime Victims Counselling (CVC), EAP counselling, Children & Parenting and Elders Visiting Program services.

About the role

Counselling is to support and strengthen family relationships, prevent breakdown, enhance children and young people’s wellbeing and mental health, assist couples and families to manage issues arising from relationships, including family violence, and support children after parental separation. Counsellors provide a range of evidenced based therapeutic interventions including family therapy, individual counselling and groups, support and information and referral. These interventions are primarily targeted to support critical family development and transition points including formation, extension, and separation.

The Children and Parenting program provide early intervention and preventative services and programs. Using a whole of family approach to resource, educate, support and skill parents to improve developmental and wellbeing outcomes for children and families, specifically targeting at risk populations. The program provides a range of evidence-based programs and activities for parents (Kinship, guardians, carers), to increase capacity, develop knowledge, skills, and support to raise healthy children and a range of developmental activities and experiences for children. 

The Elders Visiting Program (EVP) aims to provide support to prisoners within a Northern Territory Correctional Centre, through maintaining connection to family, country, and culture whilst in prison and reintegration back into community. Support is for community Elders to engage in EVP activities.

What we are looking for 

• Qualifications are generally beyond those required through tertiary education alone, typically acquired through completion of higher education qualifications to degree level and extensive relevant experience;
• Lesser formal qualifications with acquisition of considerable skills and extensive relevant experience to an equivalent standard; or a combination of experience, expertise, and competence sufficient to perform the duties required at this level.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills encompassing report writing, case note writing and supervision and the ability to communicate effectively with managers, staff, and stakeholders across a range of diverse cultural groups and settings.
• Demonstrated cultural competency, particularly in working with Indigenous people
• Application of a high level of discipline knowledge 
• A trauma-informed approach to be able to navigate complex dynamics sensitively, establish clear boundaries, and avoid inadvertently enabling harmful behaviour.
• Demonstrated experience in conducting comprehensive assessments and documenting observations accurately and objectively in case notes. 

How to Apply

For a full role description including key selection criteria, please visit our careers website. www.catholiccarentcareers.org.au

Applications Close: 9am Thursday 12 October 2023

Interviews week of: 16 October 2023

Applications only progress if made directly through our CatholicCare NT website. Expressions of interest from third party job boards will not be considered.

TENNANT CREEK

The Northern Territory is one of the most culturally diverse places in the world.

Tennant Creek is located between Alice Springs and Katherine situated in the Barkly Tableland, which has seen the rise of many Australian premier cattle stations. The traditional owners are the Warumungu people. Tennant Creek is situated near the popular tourist destination the Devils Marbles and hosts the Desert Harmony Festival each year.

In this role, you will have the privilege of working closely with aboriginal families and the experience of immersing yourself in an amazing part of the world.

This is an extraordinary opportunity to learn about yourself, other cultures and grow professionally at the same time as making a positive difference in the lives of others.

Safeguarding Children & Young People

CatholicCare NT is committed to maintaining zero tolerance of child abuse and neglect, and the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people who access our activities, programs, services, and facilities.

Employment is subject to obtaining a satisfactory National police check and Working with Children (Ochre) Card.

If you have resided in an overseas country for 12 months or more in the past 10 years, this position requires you to complete an International Criminal History check (ICHC) prior to your employment commencement date. The outcome of the initial screening check must be satisfactory.