Join an award-winning team delivering an innovative, community-led program with the Northern Territory's largest Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service. 

• Base Salary: $77,688 - $86,424 (p.a.)
• Total Effective Package: $98,309 - $108,270 (p.a.)*
• Full Time, Continuous Contract
• Aboriginal Identified Position

About the role

The Community Wellbeing Case Worker provides a range of service supports to the SEWB team, including individualised supports to clients and their families to increase their social and emotional wellbeing, bi-cultural pairing with other SEWB workers, and active client follow-up. The role will work with people in community and residential programs who may be experiencing difficulties with alcohol and other drugs, chronic disease, mental health problems, domestic and family violence, housing, and other social issues. This role will include individual case management. 

Central Australian Aboriginal Congress not only offers rewarding career options, but a wide range of employee benefits including;

• Work that is community-led, impact-focused and a part of a bigger picture.
• Competitive salaries.
• Opportunities to grow, including 15 days of professional development per year, with pathways including master's programs and study placements.
• Six weeks annual leave & 15 days paid personal leave per year.
• Flexible conditions such as flexible start and finish times, compressed work weeks, part-time and casual roles, job sharing and the possibility to purchase additional paid leave.
• Generous salary packaging for full-time, part-time and casual employees.
• Access to the Congress health services for you and your immediate family at no cost.
• Relocation assistance (where applicable).
• District allowance.

To be considered for this position, you will require:

• Be of Aboriginal descent; identify as an Aboriginal person; and accepted as an Aboriginal person by the Aboriginal community.
• Certificate IV in Alcohol and Other Drugs or other related field such as Mental Health, Aboriginal Health, Community Services, Allied Health Assistance or Social Care or relevant experience
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the social and emotional wellbeing needs and issues of Aboriginal people 
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills and be willing to discuss and demonstrate your own knowledge and skills with work colleagues.
• To understand and maintain strict confidentiality in a health care setting as well as cultural sensitivity within the Aboriginal community.
• Computer literacy with the ability to enter information into health databases such as a patient information system.
• A current and unrestricted NT Drivers Licence.

For more information on the position please contact Kathy Janse Van Nieuwenhuizen, Aboriginal Practice Manager - Social and Emotional Wellbeing, on M: 0438 951 736 | E: [email protected]

*Total effective package includes: base salary, district allowance, superannuation, leave loading, and estimated tax saving from salary packaging options. 

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