Youth And Family Worker

About Anglicare NT
Anglicare NT is a respected provider of quality human services across urban, regional, and remote areas.
Anglicare NT offers a range of career opportunities in the community and social services sector in a diverse range of fields such as children and youth, family relationships and counselling, refugee and migrant, corporate services, financial counselling, mental health, disability and home care, social enterprises, and specialist homelessness services
We offer great benefits, including:

Further training and development options.
Flexible working conditions; five (5) weeks annual leave.
A strengths-based environment.

We also offer great salary packaging options that can significantly increase your take-home pay.
About the Program
Anglicare NT are dedicated to supporting individuals, strengthening communities, and advocating for social justice throughout the East Arnhem region.
Our comprehensive range of services includes youth and family services, financial inclusion, counselling and housing support services, as well as aged and disability support.
About the Opportunity
Please note: There are extremely limited private rental options in Nhulunbuy and accommodation is not supplied with this position.
Please consider this before applying.
Based in Nhulunbuy, the Youth Support Worker will play a pivotal role in delivering high quality support services across our Re Connect and #U-Turn programs, as well as other identified initiatives.
Using a strengths-based and trauma-informed framework, you will provide direct support and groupwork to young people, ensuring their individual needs are met while enhancing their capacity and resilience.
You will provide vital information, referrals, advocacy, and engage in developmental group work to address specific needs while raising community awareness about issues affecting youth and appropriate responses.
What we are looking for:

Minimum 2 years' experience working with young people and families in community-based environments
Knowledge of the youth justice, child protection system and local youth, family services (desirable).
Understanding of cultural systems, language skills and ability to work respectfully and collaboratively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people, their families, communities, staff, and Aboriginal controlled organisations

Note: The filling of this position is intended to constitute a special/equal opportunity measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), section 57 of the Antidiscrimination Act 1996 (NT) and section 12 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010.
Special Measures vacancies are open to everyone including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.
However, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy.
As part of the recruitment process, please address the key selection criteria using the online application on the Anglicare NT website.
For further information on this exciting opportunity, please contact the Manager – Youth & Family Services on (08) 8939 3400 or visit our careers page here.
A position description is attached.
Please note: It is a requirement that prior to commencing in this role, you must provide 100 points of identification to confirm Australian citizenship or eligibility to work in Australia; possess a Working with Children (Ochre Card), a current National Criminal History Check (within 3 months) and a valid NT driver's licence.

Experience of working closely with and having a strong understanding of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander culture would be considered an advantage.
Anglicare NT is a Child Safe, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.
COVID-19 Vaccination Status
Anglicare NT is committed to providing a safe working environment and taking all reasonably practicable steps to ensure that its people and the community are protected against vaccine-preventable diseases.
The Australian Immunisation Handbook lists the immunisations recommended for healthcare professionals.
Aged Care Support workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice).

Anglicare NT staff who do NOT work directly with vulnerable people will not be required to provide evidence of COVID 19 vaccination

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