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Safe House Carer

Level: 1.1 - 3.1

Salary: $27.65 - 36.00 per hour

Hours/Employment Status: Casual

The Tangentyere Safe House (Ndarndarinjika Safe Houses) provides short term crisis accommodation for Aboriginal children between the ages of 0-12 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.  Safe House Carers work on a roster system within a home care setting and are required to attend to all aspects of the house whilst on duty with a primary focus on the care and supervision of all children residing in our houses.

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.

This position involves out of hours work including evenings and weekends.

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Closing date:  ongoing advertisement

A suitable candidate may be appointed prior to closing date.

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Carpenter

Level: 6.1

Salary: $101,478 per annum/pro rata

Hours/Employment Status: Permanent Full Time

Tangentyere Constructions delivers property management, new construction work, and trade repairs and maintenance works to Alice Springs Town Camps and remote communities & outstations. Carpenters will be allocated by the General Manager to work on projects under the supervision of the Property Management Team Leader or one of the Constructions Supervisors.

This Carpenter will work under the supervision of the construction supervisors, and undertake various construction related activities including but not limited to tasks such as constructing and upgrading municipal residences and buildings, maintenance services including carrying out necessary minor general repairs.

This position is also expected to work autonomously or as part of a team, demonstrate sound judgement and decision making. The Carpenter must be a responsible person and have the capacity to instruct and supervise unskilled labourers in basic construction related tasks.

This position involves out of hours work including evenings and weekends.

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Closing date: 24/04/2024

A suitable candidate may be appointed prior to closing date.

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Senior Practitioner - Youth Case Management

Level: 6.1

Salary: $101,478 per annum/ pro rata

Hours/Employment Status: Permanent Full Time

The Youth and Community Safety (YCS) Division brings together a range of programs that support Aboriginal children, youth, and the community to improve safety, education, health, and wellbeing outcomes.  The Division includes Brown Street Youth Service, Town Camp Youth HUBs, Youth Outreach Service, Patrols, Looking After the Kids (LATK), and Youth Case Management Service.

Working closely with the YCS Manager and the Youth & Community Safety Coordinator, the Senior Practitioner is responsible for supervision and quality management of the Youth Case Management Service.  The service is responsible for some key priorities within the YCS division. It provides wrap-around responses to young people accessing YCS services, including restorative justice interventions where young people are involved in incidents or a suspension. It identifies, assesses, and refers as appropriate for specialist needs. And it provides Case Coordination support to identified young people working with multiple tertiary services. Alongside this work, Case Managers provide Social and Emotional Wellbeing activities up to two evenings per week at activity programs. The Case Management Service works closely with our LATK Outreach Workers, who do evening follow-up and outreach as identified by the Case Management team. The Senior Practitioner is responsible for supervision of up to four Youth Case Managers.

The successful candidate will have previous experience leading or managing other staff and a degree in a relevant discipline - social work preferred. Demonstrated understanding of trauma informed and strengths-based practices. They will work in a culturally safe manner and have demonstrated skills in assessing and engaging at-risk young people and families. The Senior Practitioner role will be pivotal in integrating the work of stakeholders around young people through previous experience in case coordination, referral, information sharing (consistent with legislative requirements), joint planning and co-work as required. Work in the evening until 7pm required two nights per week.

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.

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Closing date: 24/04/2024

A suitable candidate may be appointed prior to closing date.

Please see below for How to Apply and application requirements.

Youth Services Case Manager

Level: 5.1

Salary: $92,884 per annum/pro rata

Hours/Employment Status: Permanent Full Time

The Youth and Community Safety (YCSS) Division brings together a range of programs that support Aboriginal children, youth, and the community to improve safety, education, health and wellbeing outcomes.  The Division includes Brown Street youth services, Town Camp youth services, Patrols and Looking After the Kids (LATK).

The YCSS Division has created a number of Youth Services Case Manager roles through funding from various programs.  The combined funding has enabled YCSS Division to create a team of Youth Services Case Managers.  The Case Managers will provide a flexible service that is grounded in assessment and works flexibly and responsively to the needs of young people and their families.  

The aims of the Youth Services Case Managers are to provide individualised support to young people to facilitate their safety and improve their well-being.  Youth Services Case Managers take a primary prevention and early intervention approach to supporting young people.  This includes undertaking proactive engagement of young people, needs assessment, referral and facilitated engagement between young people, families, and other services, as required.  The Youth Services Case Managers are responsible for inter-agency collaboration through referral, information sharing (consistent with legislative requirements), joint planning and co-work as required.

The successful candidate will be a highly motivated individual with good communication skills and is committed to working with vulnerable and at-risk young people and their families. Their role will be pivotal in integrating the day and night programs within the YCSS Division. 

The Youth Services Case Manager will work alongside other YCSS programs including the Looking After the Kids program, Brown Street Youth Service, and the Town Camp Youth HUBs to provide timely outreach support, referral, and safety planning for young people. Additionally, they will engage with stakeholders and community members to promote the program, ensuring it is culturally safe and accepted by individuals, families, and communities across the Alice Springs region.

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Closing date: 24/04/2024

A suitable candidate may be appointed prior to closing date.

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Youth Services Case Manager - Aboriginal Identified

This is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identified position

Level: 5.1

Salary: $92,884 per annum/pro rata

Hours/Employment Status: Permanent Full Time

The Youth and Community Safety (YCS) Division brings together a range of programs that support Aboriginal children, youth, and the community to improve safety, education, health, and wellbeing outcomes.  The Division includes Brown Street youth services, Town Camp youth services, Patrols and Looking After the Kids (LATK).

The YCS Division has created a number of Youth Services Case Manager roles through funding from various programs.  The combined funding has enabled YCS Division to create a team of Youth Services Case Managers.  The Youth Case Managers will provide a flexible service that is grounded in assessment and works flexibly and responsively to the needs of young people and their families. This Youth Case Manager role is identified for Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander applicants.

The aims of the Youth Services Case Managers are to provide individualised support to young people to facilitate their safety and improve their well-being. Youth Services Case Managers take a primary prevention and early intervention approach to supporting young people.  This includes undertaking proactive engagement of young people, needs assessment, referral and facilitated engagement between young people, families, and other services, as required.  The Youth Services Case Managers are responsible for inter-agency collaboration through referral, information sharing (consistent with legislative requirements), joint planning and co-work as required. Further, Aboriginal Youth Case Managers will provide additional cultural knowledge and advocacy for young people engaged in the service. They will utilise their lived experience of being Aboriginal to support young people throughout their time with the service.

The successful candidate will identify as Aboriginal and or Torres Strait Islander, be a highly motivated individual with good communication skills and is committed to working with vulnerable and at-risk young people and their families. Their role will be pivotal in integrating the day and night programs within the YCS Division. 

The Aboriginal Youth Services Case Manager will work alongside other YCS programs including the Looking After the Kids program, Brown Street Youth Service, and the Town Camp Youth HUBs to provide timely outreach support, referral, and safety planning for young people. Additionally, they will engage with stakeholders and community members to promote the program, ensuring it is culturally safe and accepted by individuals, families, and communities across the Alice Springs region.

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Closing date: 24/04/2024

A suitable candidate may be appointed prior to closing date.

Please see below for How to Apply and application requirements.

Senior Youth Worker

Level: 4.1

Salary: $81,192 per annum/ pro rata

Hours/Employment Status: Permanent Full Time

The Tangentyere Youth and Community Safety (YCS) Division brings together a range of programs and services for young people. This includes the Brown Street Youth Service, the Youth Development Service providing afterhours programs to young people on Town Camps and out-of-school hours services.  The YCS Division is increasingly working in an integrated fashion, ensuring staff and programs work together to provide holistic services for young people to achieve positive outcomes in education, safety, and wellbeing.  This means that all staff, including Senior Youth Workers are working across programs to provide client and placed-based focused services that are flexible and responsive to needs. 

With services running seven days per week, and during school holidays, the Senior Youth Worker will supervise and provide a range of safe, fun, active, creative, and culturally appropriate activities and learning experiences for children and young people on Town Camps and across our other service areas. The YCS Youth Worker will lead, support, evaluate and manage these activities. Programs will be community-led, age appropriate (6-18 years) and gender specific when appropriate, with a strong focus on mentoring and support for young people to encourage school attendance, and support their personal, cultural, and vocational growth.

The Senior Youth Workers will also work alongside other Town Camps, 3 Brown Street, and Community Safety teams to plan and deliver larger youth activities and events. Either at Brown Street or around Alice Springs area. This role includes leadership/mentoring other YCS youth workers and staff. Providing direct supervision and direction during shifts. As well as positive role modelling for young people.

The hours of work range from 12pm to 9.30pm, Monday to Sunday. Flexibility around days and times will be provided to the successful permanent candidate.

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.

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Closing date: 24/04/2024

A suitable candidate may be appointed prior to closing date.

Please see below for How to Apply and application requirements.

Youth & Community Safety Support Worker

This is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identified position

Level: 2.1

Salary: $32.20 per hour

Hours/Employment Status: Casual

The Tangentyere Youth and Community Safety (YCS) Division brings together a range of programs and services for young people. This includes the Brown Street and Youth Development Service providing afterhours programs to young people on Town Camps and out-of-school hours. As well as our Night and Youth Patrol Service, including Looking After the Kids case management service.  The YCS Division is increasingly working in an integrated fashion, ensuring staff and programs work together to provide holistic services for young people to achieve positive outcomes in education, safety, and wellbeing.  This means that all staff, including Support Workers, are working across program siloes to provide client and placed-based focused services that are flexible and responsive to needs.

With services running seven days per week, and during school holidays, the YCS Support Worker will support activities across all these program areas. Including assistance with safe, fun, active, creative, and culturally appropriate activities and learning experiences for children and young people on Town Camps and at 3 Brown Street. Providing support to our YCS Night Patrol as a driver or support person. Or supporting our Youth Outreach Service to conduct activities at Town Camps without a place-based Youth Service.

The Town Camp Youth Support Worker will have an excellent knowledge of the Town Camp community and families and be a part of the broader Town Camp communities.

The Town Camp Youth Support Worker will work alongside a youth worker or patroller in delivering the program and activities.

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Closing date: 24/04/2024

A suitable candidate may be appointed prior to closing date.

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Reporting & Data Analysis Officer

Level: 5.1

Salary: $92,884 per annum/pro rata

Hours/Employment Status: Permanent Full Time

Tangentyere Employment Services (TES) delivers the Community Development Programme (CDP) for Alice Springs Town Campers, outstations in the region and Amoonguna.

The Administration Support Officer is responsible for the quality and effective support to the Case management and Activity Teams. The position reports to the Quality and Compliance Coordinator. 

Key responsibilities of this position are to produce reports and statistical analysis in relation to CDP Case Management, Employment and Retention, Activities and Municipal and Essential Services. Central intake for Municipal and Essential Services including monitoring, recording and allocation of Microsoft Planner tasks as per Priority Matrix. Support implementation of Job Readiness Traffic Light Procedures, ensuring data remains current and supports TES client’s movement into sustainable employment.

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Closing date: 17/04/2024

A suitable candidate may be appointed prior to closing date.

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Gallery Sales & Administration Assistant

This is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identified position

Level: 2.1

Salary: $62,978

Hours/Employment Status: Permanent Part Time

Tangentyere Artists is part of the Family Safety & Social Services Division, which aims to improve the quality of life of Central Australian Aboriginal people and the wider community through providing innovative, responsive, and culturally appropriate services.

The Gallery Sales and Administration Assistant supports the functions of Tangentyere Artists’ onsite gallery, and other duties to support all functions of the Art Centre. This role may include occasional offsite duties including working and travelling to art fairs, as well as occasional evening and Saturday work at Tangentyere Artists Gallery.

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Closing date: 24/04/2024

A suitable candidate may be appointed prior to closing date.

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Case Manager & Group Facilitator - Domestic Violence Specialist Children's Service

Level: 5.1

Salary: $92,884 per annum/pro rata

Hours/Employment Status: Permanent Full Time

The Domestic Violence Specialist Children’s Service (DVSCS) is one component of Tangentyere’s Family Violence Prevention Programs (FVPP). The FVPP is an integrated program with components designed to meet the needs of men, women, young people and children who have been affected by issues of domestic and family violence, as well as primary prevention work, and also consists of a Men’s Behaviour Change Program, the Tangentyere Women’s Family Safety Group, and the Young Women’s Family Safety Group.

The DVSCS provides specialist early intervention support for Aboriginal young people, aged between 12 and 18, who have been impacted by domestic and family violence.

• By creating age-appropriate and gender-based family and domestic violence critical interventions and youth informed services, the DVSCS is designed to:

• Support young people’s understanding of domestic and family violence through education, and to provide frameworks for relationships that are respectful, safe and free from violence

• Increase the safety, health and wellbeing of young people, their families and the broader community

• Contribute to intergenerational change by shifting harmful attitudes and beliefs around gender, masculinity, and violence in relationships

The development and delivery of the Domestic and Family Violence Specialist Children’s Services will complement the work already achieved by the Alice Springs Response to Domestic and Family Violence and will build on strong interagency relationships to ensure the best outcomes for children and young people impacted by violence, as well as their families and community. 

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Closing date: 24/04/2024

A suitable candidate may be appointed prior to closing date.

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TACS Registered Nurse

Level: 7.1

Salary: $109,751 per annum/pro rata

Hours/Employment Status: Permanent Full Time

Tangentyere Aged & Community Services (TACS) is part of the Family Safety & Social Services Division, which aims to improve the quality of life of Central Australian Aboriginal people and the wider community through providing innovative, responsive, and culturally safe services.

TACS provide CHSP, HCP, NDIS & Chronic Disease home care & centre-based services to an extremely diverse and vulnerable cohort of people, where health is more often secondary to other social determinants. With more than 7 languages spoken and over 100 clients, TACS continues to uphold quality service provision and maintains its strong ties with members of the Alice Springs and wider community.

The Registered Nurse position requires strong clinical leadership, administrative skills, knowledge of normal Ageing and the impact of Chronic Disease on people. This role supports the local community and the promotion and restoration of client health and wellbeing. The position requires the ability to undertake comprehensive clinical assessments, critically analyse findings and collaborate with external stakeholders to provide person-centred supports to clients.  In addition, this position will provide support to employees as they assist clients to achieve better health outcomes.

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Closing date: 01/05/2024

A suitable candidate may be appointed prior to closing date.

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Land & Learning Project Officer - Watiwanyu

Level: 6.1

Salary: $51.90 per hour

Hours/Employment Status: Casual contract to 30/12/2024 - 8 week total work time.

TCACs Community Centres Division (CCD) provide innovative, unique, place-based programs that support Aboriginal children, youth, and families to achieve positive outcomes in community safety, education, and wellbeing in Alice Springs and the greater region.

Tangentyere’s Land & Learning program delivers two-way science education to school students in remote Indigenous communities and produces resources targeted to these communities. The program, which has run for 25 years, supports the teaching of Indigenous ecological knowledge and links this to Western science.

The advertised position is to support two-way science and learning on country activities with 1 remote school. The project is funded by the Department of Education.

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Closing date: 17/04/2024

A suitable candidate may be appointed prior to closing date.

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Community Located Youth Worker - Ampilatwatja

Level: 5.1

Salary: $92,884 per annum/pro rata

Hours/Employment Status: Full Time 1 year contract

CAYLUS is a petrol sniffing prevention program. CAYLUS services remote communities across Central Australia to reduce the supply, demand and harm caused by volatile substance use.

This position will work alongside senior staff to deliver youth programs and services to young people.  The CAYLUS trainee will learn to engage well with community stakeholders in the CAYLUS service area to develop and implement strategies that prevent and reduce the impact of substance misuse on young people and families. 

This position will be based full time in Ampilatwatja.

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Closing date: 24/04/2024

A suitable candidate may be appointed prior to closing date.

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