Position Summary
Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation (TCAC) is a community controlled Public Benevolent Institution delivering human services and social enterprise activities for the benefit of Aboriginal people from the Alice Springs Town Camps, urban Alice Springs and Central Australia.
Tangentyere Council deliver a range of Youth, Family & Community Safety (YFCS) services across Town Camps and Alice Springs, supporting children, young people, families, and communities through the delivery of daytime and after-hours services focused on recreation, diversion, out-of-home care, community safety and family support programs.
The Tangentyere Safe House (Ndarndarinjika Safe Houses) provides short term crisis accommodation for Aboriginal children between the ages of 5-12 years old, including respite care. Working from a child centred approach the aim of the program is to ensure that young people are supported therapeutically through the safe provision of a physically, emotionally, and culturally appropriate family environment. The program recognises continued connection to family and culture as integral to a child’s identity and has cultural safety as a fundamental principle of its service provision.
This position is responsible for the day-to-day support for Aboriginal children in our care, the primary focus of this role is to ensure the children are supported through a physically, emotionally, and culturally safe family environment.
As part of your role, you will be working with children, people with a disability and people who are vulnerable. It is your obligation to always ensure their safety and report any concerns in line with our duty of care obligations. We have zero tolerance when it comes to abuse of any kind and will take disciplinary action, including and up to termination of employment, should we determine that abuse has taken place or there has been a failure to report any suspected or alleged abuse.
Responsibilities
• Mentor and support new and existing carers.
• Have high knowledge of individual cases, ensuring Individual Support Plans are implemented and reviewed.
• Maintain high standards of care, supervision, and protection to young people by providing a safe and consistent living environment in the Safe House.
• Identify and attend to the physical, emotional, and cultural needs of young people living in the Safe House.
• Maintain program documentation and client confidentiality in accordance with Tangentyere Council’s policy and procedures.
• Assist with achieving quality management objectives across the organisation.
• Assist with achieving safeguarding objectives across the organisation.
• Assist with achieving compliance objectives across the organisation.
• Other reasonable duties as required.
Qualifications and Selection Criteria
Required
• Experience working with Aboriginal people including children.
• The ability to form and maintain professional, nurturing relationships with Children.
• Good communication skills – both written and oral.
• Leadership skills and the ability to mentor and support others.
• Capacity to work outside normal business hours and willingness to work over night shifts and/or weekends, attend meetings and relevant training.
• Capacity to support On-Call.
• Current First Aid Certificate or willingness to obtain.
• Current NT Drivers Licence, NT Working with Children (Ochre) Card, satisfactory Police Check, and proof of full (3) vaccination against COVID-19.
Desired
• Working knowledge of Aboriginal Language/s.
• An understanding of the social justice issues facing Aboriginal People and the role of the Tangentyere Council programs in addressing these issues.
• Certificate III in Early Childhood Education and Care or willingness to obtain.
