Social and Emotional Wellbeing Worker – CatholicCare – Tennant Creek

•  $79,910 TRP (including salary $71,129)

• Salary packaging option (up to an additional $15,900 p/a)
• Full time position in Tennant Creek(until 30 June 2024)
• A motivating and rewarding work environment
• Opportunity to advance your career and access to CPD Grants
• Financial relocation assistance for eligible candidates (up to $10,000)

What’s the role?

• Work with community members to set priorities for strengthening social and emotional wellbeing and preventing suicide
• Establish and facilitate projects that have been identified by the community
• Projects may include coordinating and facilitating events, yarning groups, and cultural trips. Also, video, art or music projects that for wellbeing across the community.
• This position will also help families who are healing from suicide, providing outreach visits and phone calls, practical support and information and helping them connect with other services.

Is this the right role for you?

• Relevant certificate level qualification and two years’ experience in mental health, community services, youth work, case work or counselling.
• Proven ability to engage with young people.
• Strong communication skills including ability to run yarning groups and share knowledge for practice within a small team.
• Knowledge of culture and protocols relevant to the Tennant Creek area
• Understanding of challenges and opportunities effecting wellbeing in the Tennant Creek area
• Tennant Creek residents are encouraged to apply

NT PHN/RWA NT may be able to offer relocation support and clinical educational financial assistance to health professionals who are relocating to the NT or moving within the NT to a greater remoteness area classification for the purposes of employment and further clinical education.
 
Want to find out more about this opportunity? Please contact Ashleigh McDonald on 08 8982 1056 or email recruitment@ntphn.org.au