Job Description

Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation (TCAC) is an Aboriginal
community-controlled organisation, providing services and running social
enterprise activities for the benefit of Aboriginal people from the Alice
Springs Town Camps, urban Alice Springs, and Central Australia.

The Supporting Healing for Families (SHFF) Community
Engagement Officer works alongside the SHFF Practitioner to support community
awareness and education campaigns, support community events and group
activities, and support individuals and families to access culturally
appropriate services; bringing a community engagement and communications lens
to the program’s work with Town Camp and urban Aboriginal communities in
Mparntwe/Alice Springs.

The four elements of the Mparntwe/Alice Springs SHFF healing service model
will include:

• ·Community awareness; increasing community
  awareness and reducing stigma and shame relating to child sexual abuse and
  sexual assault through community-led education and public health campaigns.
• ·Community capabilities strengthening;
  strengthening the capability of service providers and community members to
  recognise and respond to child sexual abuse and sexual assault in a culturally
  safe way.
• ·Reconnection and healing through culture;
  strengthening healing opportunities for individuals and families through
  connection to Country and culture, so that victims and survivors of child
  sexual abuse are secure and supported within their communities.
• ·Both-ways support for individual and family
  recovery; improving access to both-ways healing opportunities that are
  flexible, culturally safe and integrated, through therapeutic practices and
  traditional cultural practices.

The SHFF Program aims to strengthen community resilience,
support safe family environments, and align with Closing the Gap targets by
embedding trauma-informed, culturally safe practices.

As part of your role, you will be
working with children, people with a disability and people who are vulnerable.
It is your obligation to always ensure their safety and report any concerns in
line with our duty of care obligations. We have zero tolerance when it comes to
abuse of any kind and will take disciplinary action, including and up to
termination of employment, should we determine that abuse has taken place or
there has been a failure to report any suspected or alleged abuse.

Responsibilities

• ·Support the SHFF Lead Facilitator with the development
  and delivery of community awareness and education campaigns to address stigma
  and shame of child sexual abuse, including design of content, promotional
  materials and community-facing resources.
• ·Support the SHFF Lead Facilitator to strengthen
  capabilities of community members and service providers to recognise and
  respond to child sexual abuse and sexual assault in a culturally safe way.
• ·Support the coordination of community events,
  group activities and collective healing camps, working alongside the SHFF
  Practitioner and community members.
• ·Support access to culturally appropriate
  services for individuals, families and communities impacted by child sexual
  abuse, including assisting with referrals and service navigation.
• ·Support the planning and delivery of individual
  and family recovery activities, including therapeutic and cultural practices,
  under the guidance of the SHFF Practitioner.
• ·Engage with Tangentyere Women’s and Men’s Family
  Safety Groups to support campaign activities and community-led projects.
• ·Provide high quality ethical and professional
  judgement regarding risk and safety for women, children and men attached to the
  program.
• ·Support the preparation, collection and
  dissemination of data and reports for Tangentyere, SNAICC and for evaluation
  purposes.
• ·Assist with achieving quality management
  objectives across the organisation.
• ·Assist with achieving safeguarding objectives
  across the organisation.
• ·Assist with achieving compliance objectives
  across the organisation.
• ·Other reasonable duties as required.

Qualifications and Selection Criteria

Required

• ·Tertiary qualifications in social work,
  community development, communications, or a related field, or demonstrated
  equivalent relevant experience.
• ·Understanding of trauma-informed care approaches
  when working with individuals, families and communities impacted by domestic,
  family and/or sexual violence and/or child sexual abuse.
• ·Experience in, and commitment to, working in a
  strength-based, culturally responsive and inclusive way with Aboriginal and
  Torres Strait Islander individuals, families and communities.
• ·Understanding and experience in supporting
  community-led education, awareness or communications campaigns, including
  design of content and promotional materials.
• ·Experience in supporting or contributing to the
  delivery of culturally responsive activities and/or events.
• ·Demonstrated community engagement skills and
  ability to work respectfully with individuals, families and groups.
• ·Good written and verbal communication skills,
  with the ability to build positive relationships with clients, community
  members and team colleagues.
• ·Competent administration skills including use of
  databases and spreadsheets relevant to program work, including Microsoft
  Outlook, Word and Excel.
• ·Current NT Drivers Licence, NT Working with
  Children (Ochre) Card, satisfactory Police Check.

Desirable

• ·Some exposure to or knowledge of issues relating
  to child sexual abuse, family violence, or sexual assault, including through
  study or placement.
• ·Current First Aid Certificate, or ability and
  willingness to attain.
• ·An understanding of or willingness to learn
  about Aboriginal culture and the contemporary issues affecting Central
  Australian Aboriginal people.