Youth Worker – Youth Alcohol and Drug Support (DAISY Program) – Catholic Care – Darwin

  • Full time position based in Darwin
  • SCHADS Award Grade 4 – $92,175 TRP (including salary $82,046)
  • Salary packaging option (up to an additional $15,900 p/a)
  • Relocation assistance offered
Why Catholic Care NT?
Catholic Care NT is a not-for-profit organisation, providing social services and programs to individuals, couples, families, children, groups, schools and agencies across the Northern Territory.

The DAISY program is an innovative youth AOD program providing responsive support to young people responding to alcohol and drug challenges. The program provides a range of supports tailored to young people’s needs including outreach and case management support, psycho-education and AOD counselling.

What’s in it for you?

  • Full time position based in Darwin
  • SCHADS Award Grade 4 – $92,175 TRP (including salary $82,046)
  • Salary packaging option (up to an additional $15,900 p/a)
  • Up to 3.5k for relocation assistance offered
  • Access to NT PHN scholarships and bursaries
  • Staff rewards program with savings and discounts at over 450 well known retailers
  • Access to Wellbeing Centre providing support to a healthier and happier life
What’s the role?
  • Responsible for providing culturally safe, trauma-informed care to participants as they first build a relationship with Catholic Care NT
  • Assists young people and their families to navigate supports to meet their needs
  • Includes projects that grow our online youth AOD initiatives and seek ways to meet young people’s needs in accessible ways. Through a range of interfaces, the youth worker will provide support and referral, psychoeducation, risk assessment and brief interventions in partnership with young people and their families.
Is this the right role for you?
  • A degree in Human Services or equivalent with experience in the area of Alcohol and Drug treatment
  • Demonstrated experience in navigating referral processes for a social service environment.
  • Demonstrated experience in the provision of providing brief therapeutic interventions and counselling – single session work.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, warm, engaging, sensitive to where the participant is at and appropriate response.
  • Demonstrated cultural competency, particularly in working with Indigenous people and in cross cultural environments.
  • Demonstrated database skills, including case noting and report writing.

NT PHN/RWA NT may be able to offer relocation support and clinical educational financial assistance to health professionals who are relocating to the NT or moving within the NT to a greater remoteness area classification for the purposes of employment and further clinical education.

 

Want to find out more about this opportunity? Please contact Ashleigh McDonald on 08 8982 1056 or recruitment@ntphn.org.au

Job Information

Job Reference: AD-1226
Salary: $92,175 TRP (including salary $82,046)
Salary From: £
Salary To: £
Job Industries: Medical and Nursing
Job Locations: Darwin
Job Types: Allied Health
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Unlike other Primary Health Networks, we have a rural workforce agency. The Rural Workforce Agency NT attracts, recruits, and supports health professionals working across regional and remote communities in the NT. Support programs include orientation for new recruits, professional development, GP locum relief, grants and scholarships, workforce planning and advice, and practice management support.

Unlike other Primary Health Networks, we have a rural workforce agency. The Rural Workforce Agency NT attracts, recruits, and supports health professionals working across regional and remote communities in the NT. Support programs include orientation for new recruits, professional development, GP locum relief, grants and scholarships, workforce planning and advice, and practice management support.

Key Responsibilities, but not limited to:

To be considered for this oppertunity, you must meet the below essential criteria:

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$92,175 TRP (including salary $82,046)
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