Job Summary
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 5th Nov 2024
- Regional NT > Tiwi Islands
CatholicCare NT’s Taking Action, Tackling Suicide (TATS) program delivers community led suicide prevention initiatives on the Tiwi Islands and in Tennant Creek.
The program has a focus on community members leading projects that strengthen social and emotional wellbeing.
The Suicide Prevention Coordinator is responsible for providing supervision for a small number of program staff on the Tiwi Islands and developing tools and resources to support community work.
This position has a particular focus on resourcing staff, co-designing projects, facilitating action and promoting outcomes and achievements to broad audiences.
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Interviews on: Rolling interviews
Applications for this position may be closed earlier than anticipated or extended at the discretion of the hiring manager.
Applications only progress if made directly through our CatholicCare NT website. Expressions of interest from third party job boards will not be considered.
This is not a FIFO role. Living and working in a remote community is not for everyone. Please consider this before applying.
A position description is attached.
Comprising Bathurst and Melville Islands, with a population of around 2500, the Tiwi Islands are only 80km north of Darwin. The islands are home to the Tiwi people, who have a strong affiliation with their land and a distinctive culture and language. There are school and medical facilities on the islands and regular plane, passenger ferry and barge services operating from Darwin.
The Tiwi Islands are known as 'the islands of smiles'. The Tiwi people are internationally renowned for their individual style of art including carvings and bright textile designs. Prized by collectors, many Tiwi artists have exhibited around the world.
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, together with Social Media and Adverse Media Check.
If you have resided in an overseas country for 12 months or more in the past 10 years, this position requires you to complete an International Criminal History check (ICHC) prior to your employment commencement date. The outcome of the initial screening check must be satisfactory.