Intensive Case Manager - Adult

Job description
POSITION OVERVIEW
The North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency Ltd (NAAJA) provides legal assistance and justice services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Northern Territory. We have offices in Darwin, Palmerston, Katherine, Tennant Creek and Alice Springs. We are recognised as a leading legal service and have received national and local human rights and crime prevention awards for our work.
NAAJA’s legal practice is the largest in the Northern Territory, providing high quality, culturally proficient and accessible advice, casework and court advocacy in both criminal and civil law. NAAJA particularly seeks to achieve social justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through strategic litigation, law reform and education.
NAAJA Throughcare aims to reduce repeat offending by supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait people in prison and youth detention through the delivery of strengths-based pre and post release service provision. We seek a Palmerston-based Intensive Case Manager to deliver high quality individual case management to Aboriginal people preparing to leave the Darwin Correctional Centre.
The position requires a person with a proven ability to lead high quality individual case management as well as a familiarity with the court system and social/systemic issues faced by Aboriginal people. You will have an ability to work effectively with a range of stakeholders and be able to develop professional and meaningful relationships with Aboriginal people and their families. Qualifications in social work or a related discipline will be an advantage, as is experience managing people and projects.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Essential:

• Knowledge and understanding of the issues which affect incarcerated Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
• Experience providing case management support and advocacy, particular in relation to Aboriginal people.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, sensitively and in a culturally appropriate manner with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, their families, community members and other relevant people.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain client confidentiality and illustrate an awareness of the issues relating to client confidentiality and privacy within the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community and the work environment.
• Demonstrated skills and abilities in the preparation of clear, concise written communication, including the ability to analyse and extract relevant information for the purpose of preparing formal reports, assessments and other relevant documentation.
• Demonstrated organisational skills, particularly in relation to managing competing demands and the implementation of sound file management practices.
• Knowledge of, or the ability to rapidly acquire, a comprehensive knowledge of the criminal justice system including the court process; Correctional Services; community-based orders including parole and probation; and the serious sex offender and ANCOR regimes.
• Ability to work as an effective member of a team in a community organisation, including the ability to deal with the organisation’s demands such as meeting rigid deadlines.
• A commitment to reflective practice.
• A current ‘C’ Class driving license.
• Satisfactory criminal history check and no history of disqualification from employment by a legal practice.
• A current Ochre Card or the ability to gain.

Desirable:

• Degree in social work or the behavioural sciences from a recognised tertiary institution.
• The ability to speak an Aboriginal language.

Additional Factors:

• Successful applicants will be expected to have or be able to, within a short period, develop skills in operating a computer system particularly word processing using Microsoft Word.
• This position requires travel to remote communities.

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