Aboriginal Social Emotional Wellbeing

Aboriginal Social Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB)
Support Coordinator - Adult

Duration:  Full time, fixed term until 30 June 2026

Base Salary: $80,269 to $87,712 per
annum (HPCS 3.1 to 3.4)

This position is
identified for an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person and is
intended to constitute a special measure under section 8 (1) of the Racial
Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), and section 57 of the Anti-Discrimination Act
1996 (NT).

Who are we?

Established in 1991, Danila Dilba Health
Service (DDHS) is an Aboriginal community-controlled organisation committed to
providing culturally appropriate, comprehensive primary health care services
and community development within the Biluru (Aboriginal) community of the Yilli
Rreung (Greater Darwin) Region in the Northern Territory.

We work to address the social determinants of
health including the broader issues that affect our people's health, through
evidence-based research and public advocacy. We also work to empower
individuals, families, and communities to optimise their health.

About the role

The Social Emotional Wellbeing Adult Support
Coordinator will play a vital role in supporting clients mental, emotional, and
cultural well-being in the Greater Darwin Region. This position will provide
culturally safe and trauma-informed support involving collaborative development
of healing plans with clients, care coordination, and fostering partnerships to
enhance individuals' and families' social and emotional health.

Responsibilities:

• Provide high-quality
  services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults who have been referred
  and accepted to DDHS following a psychosocial distressing situation/crisis
  within moderate acuity.
• Initiate,
  coordinate, and support the planning, development, and implementation of
  culturally appropriate interventions, including client postvention activities,
  and develop individually tailored care and safety plans.
• Provide 3-month case
  coordination and an additional 1-month follow-up. check-ins as required to
  support people to remain linked with their appropriate support networks to
  facilitate ongoing care.
• Monitor and assess
  client's status to implement up-to-date changes to care plans to ensure
  appropriate supports are in place.

To be
successful you will need:

Essential

• Identify as
  Aboriginal
• Cert IV Mental
  Health/Cert IV in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care
  or equivalent training/ work experience or lived experience.
• Ability to work independently
  and in a team environment.
• 2 or more years of
  relevant work experience
• Knowledge of the
  social determinants of health (environment, economic and social inequalities)
  that have a profound impact on the health and well-being of Aboriginal and
  Torres Strait Islander people.
• Demonstrated ability
  to use culturally sensitive ways to ensure improved client access to DDHS
  and/or other health services.
• Proven teamwork,
  communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to constructively
  negotiate outcomes with a diverse range of people and service providers.
• High level of
  personal resilience and flexibility with the ability to deal with challenging
  situations.
• Demonstrated
  computer skills, especially in the use of client information systems or
  similar.

Desirable

• Experience working
  in community, hospital, or primary health care setting with clients with a
  range of presentations and needs.
• Experience working
  in Aboriginal community-controlled sector.

What we offer:

• 6 weeks annual
  leave per annum
• 5 days paid leave
  during end of year shutdown (on top of annual leave).
• Salary packaging
  of up to $15,990 per annum.

For further information please contact Tracey Castine (Adult SEWB Manager ) on

Employment with DDHS is subject to a police
check, a current NT working with children's card, CPR certificate, and full
vaccination against COVID-19, or an exemption as listed on the Australian
Immunisation Register (AIR).

Only those with full working rights will be
considered for this position.