Organisation : CatholicCare NT via BigSplash
Location : Northern Territory (Tennant Creek)
Work type : Full-time
Sector : Children, Community Support Services, Families
Salary type : Annual Package
Salary : SCHADS Award Level 5 - $82,510 trp (including salary $74,437 per annum)
Application closing date : 22 May, 2019
About the organisation
CatholicCare NT is a not-for-profit organisation, providing counselling services and programs to individuals, couples, families, children groups, schools and agencies across the Northern Territory.
We provide counselling and other support services in Darwin, Katherine, Alice Springs, Ltyentye Apurte, Finke, Titjikala,Tennant Creek, APY Lands, Nauiyu, Palmerston, Tiwi and Wadeye.
CatholicCare NT is a social services agency of the Catholic Diocese of Darwin. We are also a member of Catholic Social Services Australia (CSSA), a national body representing the Catholic social services sector.
About the role
- SCHADS Award Level 5 – $82,510 trp (including salary $74,437 per annum)
- Salary Packaging Option (up to an additional $15,909.00 p/a)
- Full Time position
We have a newly created position for a Case Manager Children & Parenting to join the Tennant Creek team at CatholicCare NT. The Tennant Creek office is a welcoming, accessible, supportive and engaging environment that is responsive and supportive to all children and their families. The position will be reporting directly to the Team Leader Family & Children, in conjunction with Regional Manager Tennant Creek.
This position plays a key role in working with families and the wider community to ensure that children and young people are safe, nurtured, and engage in positive play experiences that promote development. We are looking for a candidate who has the ability to identify risk factors or issues that may lead to poor mental health outcomes later in life and work with the child, or young person and their family to address these issues, and strengthen protective or positive factors.
The primary purpose of this role is to provide in-house and outreach strengths based case management, mentoring, advocacy, parent education and practical support. In addition the Case Manager will be required to provide community education regarding the factors that support children’s healthy development and wellbeing.
We are looking for a person with:
- Relevant qualification in Social Work, Community Development, Early Childhood and /or Psychology.
- Demonstrated ability to apply early intervention and prevention activities that support the wellbeing of children, young people and families.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills including case management skills, skills, report writing and case note writing
Benefits
At CatholicCare NT our employees have access to a range of benefits that help balance life at work and at home. These include professional development opportunities and health and wellbeing programs. To find out more about the benefits available to you when you join CatholicCare NT please visit our career website.
Please contact Recruitment on (08) 8944 2000, for further information.
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this job listing.
Please quote in application: Case Manager Children & Parenting via Pro Bono Australia.
Sector: #Children, #Community_Support_Services, #Families
