Working at Danila Dilba
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Key Information
- Position Type: Full Time Fixed term, until 30 June 2026
- Location: Bagot Clinic
- Salary Range: $78,695 – $85,992 p.a.
- Application Closing Date: 25 March 2025
About the Role:
SEWB PROGRAM AT DDHS
The DDHS Integrated SEWB Program provides a one stop shop that addresses the Social and Emotional Wellbeing (SEWB) of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Yilli Rreung region. Our people will be referred in, or may self refer to access our one on one, or group based programs that are designed to support the seven social and emotional domains of wellbeing. When these domains are in harmony they bring us into balance. When these areas of our lives are balanced, we are connected with our:
• Country and Land
• Spirituality and Ancestors
• Body and Behaviours
• Mind and Emotions
• Family and Kinship
• Community
• Culture.
DDHS provide low, medium and high levels of support to adults and young people, depending on the needs of our people and communities.
SUMMARY
The Social Emotional Wellbeing Adult Support Coordinator will play a vital role in supporting clients mental, emotional, and cultural well-being in the Greater Darwin Region. This position will provide culturally safe and trauma-informed support involving collaborative development of healing plans with clients, care coordination, and fostering partnerships to enhance individuals’ and families’ social and emotional health.
What You Need to Succeed
- Essential
• Identify as Aboriginal
• Cert IV Mental Health/Cert IV in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care or equivalent training/ work experience or lived experience.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• 2 or more years of relevant work experience
• Knowledge of the social determinants of health (environment, economic and social inequalities) that have a profound impact on the health and well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
• Demonstrated ability to use culturally sensitive ways to ensure improved client access to DDHS and/or other health services.
• Proven teamwork, communication, and interpersonal skills with the ability to constructively negotiate outcomes with a diverse range of people and service providers.
• High level of personal resilience and flexibility with the ability to deal with challenging situations.
• Demonstrated computer skills, especially in the use of client information systems or similar.
Desirable
• Experience working in community, hospital or primary health care setting with clients with a range of presentations and needs
• Experience working in Aboriginal community-controlled sector.
Want to talk this job through some more? Give Senior Manager – Senior Manager SEWB -Jessica Pocock a call on (08) 8942 5400
More About Working at DDHS
Danila Dilba offers employees:
- 6-weeks annual leave per annum (pro-rata)
- 5 days paid leave during our end of year shutdown period (on top of annual leave).
- Salary packaging of up to $15,990 per annum.
- Opportunity to work flexible hours.
- Career development and training opportunities
Danila Dilba Health Service is committed to protecting the rights of children in all areas where we work. Applicants are advised we will conduct police checks and other screening procedures to ensure we maintain and promote a child safe environment.
To work with DDHS you must hold, or be willing to obtain, a current police check, a valid NT working with children’s card, a current CPR certificate and full vaccination against COVID-19, or an exemption as listed on the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR).
Only those with full working rights will be considered for this position.
Employment with us is subject to:
- Willing to undergo a Police Check.
- Ability and willingness to obtain a Working with Children Clearance (Ochre Card).
- Current driver’s licence.
- Current CPR certificate or the preparedness to gain one within 6 months of commencement.
- Fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or an exemption as listed on the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) be submitted.
- Full rights to work in Australia.
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