About Anglicare NT

Anglicare NT is a respected provider of quality human services across urban, regional, and remote areas. Anglicare NT offers a range of career opportunities in the community and social services sector in a diverse range of fields such as children and youth, family relationships and counselling, refugee and migrant, corporate services, financial counselling, mental health, disability and home care, social enterprises, and specialist homelessness services.

We offer great benefits, including:

• Further training and development options.
• Flexible working conditions; five (5) weeks annual leave.
• A strengths-based environment.

We also offer great salary packaging options that can significantly increase your take-home pay.

About the Program

The Youth Accommodation Support Service (YASS) assists young people aged 15-19 who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Katherine, Darwin, Palmerston, and nearby rural areas. They provide medium-term accommodation, outreach support, emergency financial assistance, advocacy, and community education to help these youths find stability and support.

About the Opportunity

The Case Manager Katherine Youth Accommodation Support Service (KYASS) provides culturally appropriate support and case management assistance to young people aged 15-25 years who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Using a strengths-based approach, the case manager provides accommodation, information, referrals, advocacy and group work to meet client needs, build capacity of young people, regional services systems and raise community awareness.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Relevant prior experience in the application of youth work practice frameworks, youth focused family friendly approaches and community capacity building strategies
• Demonstrated experience in assessment, assertive outreach strategies and ability to effectively engage with young people with challenging and/or trauma related behaviours.

Note: The filling of this position is intended to constitute a special/equal opportunity measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth), section 57 of the Antidiscrimination Act 1996 (NT) and section 12 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010.

Special Measures vacancies are open to everyone including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. However, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy.

For further information on this exciting opportunity, please contact Donna Worland, Regional Manager (08) 8963 6101 or visit our careers page www.anglicare-nt.org.au/careers/

Please note: It is a requirement that prior to commencing in this role, you must provide 100 points of identification to confirm Australian citizenship or eligibility to work in Australia; possess a Working with Children (Ochre Card), a current National Criminal History Check (within 3 months) and a valid NT driver’s licence.

As part of the recruitment process, you will be required to address the key selection criteria on the online application on the Anglicare NT website.

Experience of working closely with and having a strong understanding of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander culture would be considered an advantage.

Anglicare NT is a Child Safe, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.

COVID-19 Vaccination Status

Receiving and maintaining vaccines can reduce health risks and is one control mechanism to maintain the health and wellbeing of all employees, contractors, volunteers, visitors and the people we work with. In line with Anglicare NT’s commitment to a full life and social justice for all, it is mandatory for all Anglicare NT employees (paid and volunteer) to ensure specific vaccine schedules are current and maintained. In relation to COVID-19, this includes a primary course (dose one and two) and booster dose within one month of becoming eligible for booster dose (subject to medical exemption).

A position description is attached.