Job Description

Tangentyere Council
Aboriginal Corporation (TCAC) is a community controlled Public Benevolent
Institution delivering human services and social enterprise activities for the
benefit of Aboriginal people from the Alice Springs Town Camps, urban Alice
Springs, and Central Australia.

The position is responsible for supporting the delivery of
high-quality grounds and yard maintenance services across Town Camps and
Amoonguna Community, ensuring community centres and residential areas are
clean, safe, and well maintained. The role contributes to both community
amenity and fee‑for‑service activities while supporting RAES participants to
build practical skills, work readiness, and positive employment behaviours. The
role helps improve the look and safety of the community while also delivering
fee‑for‑service work when required. This position involves regular engagement
with community members

This position is a six-month casual role that focuses on
supporting RAES participants to build skills, confidence, and good work habits
that can lead to ongoing employment. Workers learn by doing the job, with
support and guidance from the Grounds Maintenance Team Leader and the Skip
Truck Driver/Trainer. On‑the‑job training is provided to help participants
develop practical skills, teamwork, punctuality, and safe work practices.

Participants will be supported to gain their driving learner
licence or Class C licence. Those who hold a current C Class Driver’s Licence
will be supported and trained to work towards gaining a truck licence, where
suitable. This includes supervised driving practice, learning vehicle safety
checks, and understanding workplace responsibilities when operating trucks and
equipment.

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

• ·Build basic work skills and good work habits
• ·Follow safe work and equipment practices
• · Care for tools, vehicles, and work areas
• ·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

• · Ability to manage own time and reliably
  attend work as scheduled, including communicating when unable to attend.
• · Willingness to follow directions, learn new
  skills, and accept on‑the‑job training.
• · Commitment to work safely and always follow
  workplace health and safety procedures.
• · Ability to work both independently and as
  part of a team.
• · Hold a current NT C Class Driver’s Licence,
  or willingness and ability to obtain one.
• · Willingness to participate in training,
  including driver training and licence progression where suitable.
• ·Current NT Working with Children (Ochre) Card
  and satisfactory Police Check (within six months).

Desired

• ·Current First Aid Certificate, or ability and
  willingness to attain.
• ·An understanding of Aboriginal culture as well
  as a broad range of contemporary issues affecting Central Australian Aboriginal
  people.