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Position Summary

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.