ABOUT YOUR ORGANISATION

The Tennant Creek Women’s Refuge (TCWR) is a not-for-profit, specialist non-government organisation committed to assisting and enabling women and children experiencing domestic and family violence in Tennant Creek and the Barkly to be safe, recover and thrive.

The Tennant Creek Women’s Refuge was incorporated on 26 April 1989 and continues to provide the necessary services and supports 365 days of the year, 24 hours a day to meet its vision: that all women and children in the Barkly Region live free from domestic and family violence and its consequences.

The emphasis of TCWR and its programs is on early intervention, prevention, education and/or referral where necessary. TCWR provides support and crisis accommodation to all women and accompanying children who are at risk of or affected by domestic, family or sexual violence. A fit-for-purpose eight bed crisis accommodation sustains the 24/7 service.

Other programs include counselling and community education, critical intervention and outreach support services (including to Ali Curung and Elliott).

Referrals to the service can be made from the critical outreach team, women may self-refer, or referrals may come from external agencies including NT Police.

ABOUT THE ROLE

You will be responsible for providing trauma-informed, culturally appropriate counselling to clients of the service and developing and delivering community education programs that provide information and promote the prevention of domestic and family violence (DFV). You will be required to obtain and maintain registration/membership with the appropriate professional body.

You will need to be able to respond to a diverse range of issues, including grief and loss, violence and abuse, parenting concerns, stress and anxiety, and separation, all of which (or a combination of) may be associated and/or impacted by inter-generational trauma experienced by the stolen generation.

ABOUT YOU

Your aim as DFV Counsellor & Community Educator is to empower clients, allow them time to make decisions and listen to their needs, focus on their strengths and work with them to overcome difficulties and barriers in a respectful way.

As a first point contact for women and children entering TCWR’s programs, you will strive to operate within a non-judgmental and culturally responsive environment where you will ensure:

• active responsibility for dealing with domestic, family or sexual violence within a risk assessment framework pertaining to the safety of women and children, more specifically the NT Government’s Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Reduction Framework 2018-2028;
• the priority of high-risk clients;
• positive contribution to a safe and supportive working environment without exception;
• clear communication (both verbal and written) undertaken within a sensitive and complex human service environment;
• a teamwork approach to service delivery with strong leadership and outstanding capabilities to negotiate with and influence stakeholders;
• compliance with requisite business systems including effective procedures, practices and associated internal control systems;
• consistent attendance and participation in team meetings;
• a practice of continuous quality improvement; and
• responsive approaches to notifiable incidents across a 24/7 working environment.

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS

Attractive Salary, flexible working hours, work vehicle available for business, beautiful trauma informed organisation working with great women with extensive experience in this space and community, salary sacrifice available, professional development budget inclusive to maintain CPD obligations.