About the role

Join a dynamic team dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of families and communities!

The Family Support Services program, funded by Territory Families, Housing and Communities in partnership with Danila Dilba, is at the forefront of transforming lives by delivering exceptional support to those facing complex challenges and trauma.

In this role, you'll be part of a vital collaboration, coordinating an innovative and responsive service system to tackle high-needs situations, helping families thrive and navigate through tough times. You’ll be directly involved in strengthening connections between a network of service providers and government agencies, ensuring services are of the highest quality, efficient, and work together seamlessly to prevent unnecessary intervention.

With a clear focus on building partnerships, fostering collaboration, and driving evidence-based outcomes, this is an exciting opportunity to contribute to positive change, support community empowerment, and work on the cutting edge of family support services. If you're passionate about making an impact and working with an amazing team, this role is for you!

This is a Permanent Full-Time (38 hours per week) opportunity based in Northern Territory within our NT Services program. The position reports to the Manager, WA/NT.

Key Selection Criteria:

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Bachelors degree with specialisation in in Social Work, Child Development, Psychology or a related subject area. Masters qualification preferred.
• A genuine interest in young people and their wellbeing.
• Demonstrate empathy for young people in our care in an open minded and nonjudgmental manner.
• Highly developed capacity for emotional self-regulation including the capacity to set and maintain consistent boundaries to provide safety, stability and consistency.

Please address the full Key Selection Criteria outlined in the PD as part of your application.

For a full position listing, please click APPLY. The Position Description is available for review at the bottom of the page.

For more information, please contact:

Alice Gillam at [email protected] or on +61864771071.

Our offer:

• Generous Salary Packaging (helps increase your take home pay)
• Ongoing Career Development, Education and Training
• Employee Assistance Program – free and confidential counselling, coaching and emotional support for work and personal challenges
• Click HERE to find out more about becoming a member of the MacKillop Family Services team and what further support we have to offer our employees.

You must have a:

• Valid and current Driver’s Licence;
• Satisfactory Criminal History Check (paid for by MacKillop);
• Valid Employee Working with Children Check;
• Valid and current NDIS Workers Screening Check (for risk assessed / client facing roles). MacKillop can assist successful candidates with their application.

Our Commitment:

MacKillop celebrates and draws strength from diversity and respects the dignity of all people. Every person at MacKillop has the right to be safe and to be treated justly. We value every person’s ability, cultural or linguistic backgrounds, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, intersex status, relationship status, religious or spiritual beliefs, socio-economic status, and age.

It is our goal that MacKillop Family Services continues to evolve as a culturally safe, culturally competent, and welcoming organisation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people, families, and communities.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

Shortlisting for this position may commence immediately so please submit your application as soon as possible.