Case Worker Family & Community Wellbeing

Catholic-Care; Tennant Creek; On-site; AUD 84,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance up to $3000

Above Award SCHADS salary (Gr4.1)

Six weeks annual leave with 17.5% load

Salary packaging option up to $15,900p

Staff rewards program

Wellbeing Centre access

Job summary

CatholicCare NT is seeking a Case Worker for Family & Community Wellbeing to support children and families in Tennant Creek, NT. This full-time role involves assertive case management, education, and activities to promote wellbeing and positive family functioning.

The position focuses on delivering program activities, fostering collaboration with local services, and supporting Indigenous communities through comprehensive case work and community outreach.

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills including report writing.
• Experience applying early intervention and prevention activities for children and families.
• Demonstrated cultural competency, especially with Indigenous people.
• Ability to network effectively with other agencies for a community approach to wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Provide assertive case management, education, and support to participants.
• Facilitate program activities to support families and wellbeing of children.
• Develop partnerships and networks with a range of specialty services.
• Support short, medium and longer-term case management goals for clients.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Report writing

Cultural competency

Early intervention

Education

Four-year degree + 1 year experience

Three-year degree + 2 years experience

Associate diploma + experience

Equivalent level of expertise

Tools

MS Teams

Job description

Case Worker Family & Community Wellbeing

• Relocation assistance offered up to $3000
• Enjoy a meaningful job that makes a real difference

**This job is full time, living and working in Tennant Creek, Northern Territory**

Join our team to pursue a career with purpose

CatholicCare NT Employee Benefits

• We pay above Award Salary (SCHADS Gr4.1 = $93,209 per annum)
• Sixweeks annual leave with 17.5% leave loading
• Salary packaging option to boost your pay (up to $15,900 p/a)
• Staff rewards program with discounts at over 450 well-known retailers
• Access to Wellbeing Centre providing support to a healthier and happier life

About the Program

CatholicCare NT is a not-for-profit organisation, providing services and programs to individuals, couples, families, children, groups, schools and agencies across the Northern Territory.

Family and Community Wellbeing services consist of two programs that work together to provide a range of program, activities, and experiences to promote wellbeing and positive family functioning.

Children and Parenting

The Children and Parenting program provides early intervention and preventative services and programs, specifically targeting at risk populations, using a whole of family approach to resource, educate, support and skill parents to improve developmental and wellbeing outcomes for children and families. The program provides a range of evidence-based programs and activities for parents (Kinship, guardians, carers), to increase capacity, develop knowledge, skills, and support to raise healthy children and a range of developmentally activities and experience for children.

Community Mental Health

The Community Mental Health Program provides intensive, long-term case management, early intervention support (including targeted therapeutic group work), based on the Family Action Plan. The program provides a practical whole of family assistance to improve the long-term outcomes for vulnerable children and young people up to the age of 18, at risk of, or affected by, mental illness and their family and carers.

About the Role

Reporting to the Regional Manager, the Case Worker provides assertive case management, education, and support to participants in order for the program to meet its objectives. This position has a particular focus on implementing and facilitating program activities and experiences to support families and in particular, the wellbeing of children.

What you will be doing (more detail in the full role description)

• work to improve emotional, physical and social health and wellbeing for children and young people through identifying needs, supporting a range of evidence based groups and experiences.
• manage cases towards agreed outcomes, work collaboratively with participants and develop partnerships and networks with a range of specialty services.
• improve families and carers skill to support the wellbeing of children and young people through community education, information and outreach services
• Assist vulnerable individuals, families and communities to promote wellbeing and positive family functioning through developing strategies to address challenges and include short, medium and longer term case management goals

What we are looking for (more details in the attached Role Description below)

1) Must be an Australian Citizen or have full work rights in Australia

2) Qualifications and relevant experience:
I. relevant four-year degree with one year’s relevant experience.
II. three-year degree with two years of relevant experience.
III. associate diploma with relevant experience.
IV. lesser formal qualifications with substantial years of relevant experience; or
V. attained through previous appointments, service and/or study, an equivalent level of expertise and experience to undertake a range of activities.

3) Strong interpersonal and communication skills including report writing and case note writing.

4) Demonstrated cultural competency, particularly in working with Indigenous people.

5) Demonstrated experience in applying early intervention and prevention activities that support the wellbeing of children, young people, and families.

6) Demonstrated ability to network effectively with other agencies to support a community approach to wellbeing.

Applications Close: 9am Tuesday 24 November 2026

Interviews

Our panel will meet to hold interviews during NT office hours, in person or via MS Teams video. We will interview when we find suitable applicants.

Applications for this position may be closed earlier than anticipated or extended at the discretion of the hiring manager.

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.

27 October 2026Tennant Creek Northern Territory, Australia