Social Emotional Wellbeing Worker

Anglicare NT; Australia; Remote; AUD 14,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leave entitlements

Paid parental leave

Professional growth

Wellbeing support

Long service leave access

Job summary

Anglicare NT, in partnership with headspace, seeks a Social and Emotional Wellbeing worker for a 12-month contract to support Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander youth and families. The role focuses on culturally safe mentoring and flexible support to promote wellbeing and access to services.

The successful candidate will work within a caring team, delivering strengths-based guidance to empower young people to seek help and improve health outcomes in the community.

Qualifications

• Must identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
• Certificate IV in health or community services (or equivalent).
• Experience with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander youth and families; risk assessments advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Provide culturally safe support and mentoring to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander young people and families.
• Strengthen access to culturally informed, flexible support.
• Support mental and physical health awareness and help-seeking among youth.
• Collaborate with headspace team to assist young people and families.

Skills

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander

Education

Certificate IV in health or community services

Job description

• This is an Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander designated position
• Salary Package an additional $15,900 annually & 5 weeks annual leave

Anglicare NT is a respected provider of quality human services across urban, regional, and remote areas. Anglicare NT offers a range of career opportunities in the community and social services sector in a diverse range of fields such as children and youth, family relationships and counselling, refugee and migrant, corporate services, financial counselling, mental health, disability and home care, social enterprises, and specialist homelessness services

About headspace

headspace are a busy and innovative youth mental health service providing a variety of mental health, medical, sexual and other health related services as well as vocational, functional groups and social services to young people aged 12 to 25 years and their families.

At headspace, we offer great benefits, including

• Generous Leave Entitlements: enjoy five (5) weeks annual leave plus twelve (12) weeks paid parental leave to balance work and life.
• Professional Growth; access evidence-based therapeutic training, ongoing learning opportunities, and five paid study days each year.
• Positive Team Culture; work within a positive team culture with like-minded staff all striving to support young people and families in our communities
• Wellbeing Support; benefit from our Employee Assistance Program for confidential guidance and care.
• Early access to long service leave from 7 years of continuous service

We also offer great salary packaging options that can significantly increase your take-home pay.

About the Opportunity

Note: This is a short term 12 month contracted position,andis an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander designated role. Therefore, only Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples are eligible to apply.

The role of the Social and Emotional Wellbeing worker is to strengthen access to culturally informed, flexible support. The Social Emotional Wellbeing worker will provide culturally safe support and mentoring to young Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people who are engaged with headspace. You will work with young people and families in a strengths-based and choice-focused way.

As a key member of the headspace team, you will aim to support young people and their families who present with mental health difficulties. You will help young people understand the impact of mental and physical health, aiming to ensure young people feel good about seeking help.

To be successful you will:

• Identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander person.
• Hold a Certificate IV qualification (or similar) in health or community services field (or similar), currently undertaking study or be willing to complete further study
• Have prior experience working with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander young people and their families, providing social and emotional support. Experience with risk assessments is an advantage
• Ability to work respectfully and collaboratively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people, their families, communities, staff, and Aboriginal controlled organisation

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

Please note: It is a requirement that prior to commencing in this role, you must provide 100 points of identification to confirm Australian citizenship or eligibility to work in Australia; possess a Working with Children (Ochre Card), a current National Criminal History Check (within 3 months) and a valid NT driver’s licence.

Anglicare NT is committed to providing a safe working environment and taking all reasonably practicable steps to ensure that its people and the community are protected against vaccine-preventable diseases. The Australian Immunisation Handbook lists the immunisations recommended for healthcare professionals. Aged Care Support workers are strongly recommended to follow COVID vaccination recommendations provided in Australian Immunisation handbook (based on ATAGI advice).

Anglicare NT staff who do NOT work directly with vulnerable people will not be required to provide evidence of COVID 19 vaccination

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