Social Worker / Team Leader (Outreach Service)
Job No:
90354
Location:
Tennant Creek, NT
- Are you a Social Worker, Psychologist or a Practitioner with extensive experience in the DV field?
- Join a small, dedicated and compassionate team in this incredibly rewarding role - helping women and children affected by domestic and family violence
- Negotiable remuneration package including salary sacrificing, 6 weeks annual leave and relocation allowance
A home away from home.
Tennant Creek Women's Refuge (TCWR) is a small, community organisation based in Tennant Creek, providing support and crisis accommodation to all women and accompanying children who are victims or in fear of family/domestic violence, in crisis, homeless and at risk. Their service is non-discriminatory and available to all women - from any racial group or background.
The Critical Intervention Outreach Service aims to assist women and their children to remain safely within their community and maintain a life free of violence while also addressing the emotional and practical needs and issues arising from the violence. The service operates within a collaborative and supportive team environment with a strong focus on partnerships with relevant external organisations.
Are you ready to make a difference?
The Tennant Creek Women's Refuge (TKWR) has a rewarding opportunity for a full-time Domestic Violence Practitioner to join them as Team Leader of the Critical Intervention and Case Management Outreach Service. Suitable candidates will be Social Workers, Psychologists and/or have extensive experience working in the area of Domestic Violence.
Reporting directly to the Manager / CEO and the Board, this is a critical role at TCWR, primarily responsible for providing leadership, supervision, coordination and support to outreach team staff, with a focus on critical intervention. You will focus on culturally responsive and timely outreach to Indigenous Women and their children assessed to be at high Risk of DFV and referred to our Service by the Family Safety Framework, Police, Support Link or Community Safe Houses. These clients will be living at home or in the Community living areas of Tennant Creek.
You will achieve this by:
- Supporting and maintaining a small caseload of women (and their children) with complex needs;
- Working to enhance partnerships with services that support DFV clients;
- Engaging in community awareness activities around DFV, in collaboration with the TCWR staff and other agencies; and
- Data collection and programme reporting to CEO and funding bodies.
Please Note: Due to the nature of this position, our Service and its Clients, the successful applicant must be female (under Section 51 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977).
About You
To be considered it is essential you have demonstrated, long-term experience in the DV field, and ideally hold tertiary qualifications in social work, psychology, community welfare or a related social science discipline, however experience is most important. With skills in critical intervention, case management and community education, you will display an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the effect of family violence on women, children and adolescents, and be able to articulate a practice framework including engagement and assessment.
The Tennant Creek Women's Refuge is seeking applications from candidates who have strong relationship management skills and take a collaborative approach in stakeholder liaison. You'll have an understanding of policy and practice in the welfare sector, and be able to effectively supervise, lead and develop a team, to deliver services that align with the aims of the Tennant Creek Women's Refuge.
Candidates with prior experience and an understanding of working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in remote settings will be preferred.
Please note: A current driver's license, a National Police Check and a Working with Children check (Ochre Card) are essential for this role.
If you'd like to discuss this role further, please contact Shirleen Alum, at shirl@tcwr.org.au
About the Benefits
This is your opportunity to escape the bustle of city life and make a real difference to remote communities in the Northern Territory. Working from Tennant Creek, you will travel to a number of remote and beautiful regions across the NT that most people will never get to see in their lifetimes.
An attractive remuneration package is offered including a range of fantastic benefits including salary sacrificing, 6 weeks annual leave and negotiable travel/relocation expenses. There are plenty of opportunities for career development and training as well as regular opportunities for professional networking.
Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are strongly encouraged.
About life in the heart of Australia
Located between Alice Springs and Katherine, Tennant Creek is the fifth largest town in the Norther Territory and sits within the Barkly Region. A huge expanse that covers more than 300,000 square kilometres, Tennant Creek is the 'real heart of Australia. A vast land of brilliant blue skies and boundless horizons broken only by kangaroos, soaring eagles, remote pubs and ancient rock art, it is full of outback characters and natural beauty.
Tennant Creek has a population of approx. 3,500 people and is well equipped with schools; a supermarket; pubs; clubs and restaurants; and a number of tourist attractions including the Nyinkka Nyunyu Cultural Centre and plenty of 4WD tracks for the avid adventurer.
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