• SCHADS Award Level 7 - $108,425 trp (including salary $97,816)
• Salary packaging option (up to an additional $15,895 p/a)
• Full-time position based in Darwin
• Relocation assistance offered

We are looking for a Lead Practitioner to join our Family and Community Wellbeing Team in our Malak Family Hub.

Children and Parenting

The Children and Parenting program provides early intervention and preventative services and programs, specifically targeting at-risk populations, using a whole of family approach to resource, educate, support and skill parents to improve developmental and wellbeing outcomes for children and families. The program provides a range of evidence-based programs and activities for parents (Kinship, guardians, carers), to increase capacity, develop knowledge, skills and support to raise healthy children and a range of developmentally activities and experience for children.

Community Mental Health

The Community Mental Health Program provides intensive, long-term case management, early intervention support (including targeted therapeutic group work), based on the Family Action Plan. The program provides a practical whole of family assistance to improve the long term outcomes for vulnerable children and young people up to the age of 18, at risk of, or affected by, mental illness and their family and carers.

Key responsibilities include:

Lead an integrated team

• Provide support and guidance to ensure staff deliver high quality, responsive casework and services, in line with contractual obligations, mandatory reporting legislation, and the needs of the community
• Embed contractual funding requirements in service delivery, with reference to the Program Plan, Program Guidelines, Theory of Change and Program Logic
• Develop and monitor best practice, evidence-based services to inform strengths-based client work, program delivery and reporting to funding bodies
• Develop partnerships and collaborative relationships with other service providers working with families, individuals, young people and children for shared case management, referral pathways and ongoing support for clients after exiting the Service
• Implement and undertake client intake processes including initial assessment of client needs and allocate cases to staff in accordance with approved caseload management protocols
• Manage caseload allocation and provide advice and guidance in the distribution of casework to staff
• Identify training and professional development needs of staff to enable the effective implementation of a family centred, strengths-based, case management model of care
• Manage organisational evaluation and outcome strategies through measuring performance against agreed indicators

About the location

The Northern Territory is one of the most culturally diverse places in the world.

Darwin is a vibrant coastal town with an easy commute, lively and diverse culture and situated right next door to world heritage listed Kakadu National Park. Full of contrasting landscapes and diverse habitats, the rugged cliffs of Arnhem Land escarpment hide deep sandstone gorges and pockets of monsoon rainforests, with innumerate waterfalls cascading into pools lined with pandanus and gum trees.

In this role you will have the privilege of working closely with aboriginal families and communities It will give you the opportunity to immerse yourself in an amazing part of the world. This is an extraordinary opportunity to learn about yourself, other cultures and grow professionally at the same time as making a positive difference in the lives of others.

Benefits

At CatholicCare NT our employees have access to a range of benefits that help balance life at work and at home. These include professional development opportunities and health and wellbeing programs. To find out more about the benefits available to you when you join CatholicCare NT please visit our career website.

For a full role description including key selection criteria, please visit our careers website: www.catholiccarentcareers.org.au.

Applications only progress if made directly through our CatholiCare NT website. Expressions of interest from third-party job boards are not considered as genuine applications. Please click Apply Now to submit your application.

Interviews week of: 01 February 2021

Safeguarding Children & Young People

"CatholicCare NT is committed to maintaining zero tolerance of child abuse and neglect, and the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people who access our activities, programs, services and facilities.

Employment is subject to obtaining a satisfactory National police check and Working with Children (Ochre) Card.

If you have lived overseas for 12 consecutive months or more as an adult you will be required to obtain a satisfactory International Criminal History Check"