Wurli-Wurlinjang Health Service is an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation delivering primary and clinical health care services to the Aboriginal people in Katherine and surrounding communities.

Wurli prides itself on delivering a range of health and wellbeing services to the community in a style and manner that makes clients feel welcome and comfortable. Services include acute and general care, chronic disease, men's health, alcohol and other drugs, social and emotional wellbeing and client support services.

Strong Indigenous Families is a program designed to assist address family violence in Indigenous communities as part of the National Plan to reduce violence against women and their children. The Program is based on a whole family approach to address the causes of family violence.

The Program Coordinator role is responsible for the operational delivery, monitoring, and reporting of the program in whilst ensuring culturally appropriate services are designed and delivered in accordance with the Strong Indigenous Families project agreement. The Coordinator is accountable for the daily supervision of the service team in accordance with policies, procedures, standards, contracts and legislation. This position, in conjunction with senior management, is required to work collaboratively with key stakeholders to ensure a coordinated and integrated approach that assist break the cycle of family and domestic violence and child removals from their families. There is also an expectation that the Program Coordinator will hold a clinical caseload, in which they will be responsible for developing interpersonal relationship with clients to enable them to develop self-understanding and to make changes in their lives within a framework that is culturally appropriate, and trauma informed.

Indigenous and/or Torres Strait Islander persons are encouraged to apply

Applicants must be able to demonstrate: -

Diploma in Community Sector Management and / Diploma of Counselling or equivalent in Social Services / Mental Health fields.

Demonstrated experience in delivery of social / mental health / counselling services including case management

Previous experience in the coordination / supervision of a community services program

Experience in the delivery of support and services to individuals effected by family / domestic violence

Wurli Wurlinjang Health Service (WWHS) offers a supportive and team orientated work environment. In return for your commitment and dedication to our clients and our services you will receive an attractive base salary (negotiable based on your experience and qualifications) plus superannuation.

A fantastic range of further benefits include:

Salary sacrificing options.

Generous leave entitlements (6 weeks annual leave, 15 days personal leave, 1-week special leave, study leave).

Relocation assistance and a fixed term accommodation allowance is available for eligible applicants.

To apply for an opportunity to join us, please visit:

https://www.wurli.org.au/job-vacancies/

and select the 'positions vacant tab'. You will be able to view a full position profile and other details required to submit your application.