CAYLUS Youth Worker

Job description

Position Summary Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation (TCAC) is a community controlled Public Benevolent Institution delivering human services and social enterprise activities for the benefit of Aboriginal people from the Alice Springs Town Camps, urban Alice Springs, and Central Australia. CAYLUS services remote communities across Central Australia to reduce the supply, demand and harm caused by volatile substance use. This position will be responsible for traveling to and residing in remote communities for extended periods of time. The Youth Worker will engage with community stakeholders to develop and implement strategies that prevent and reduce the impact of substance misuse on young people and families and deliver youth programs and activities outside of school hours and on weekends. As part of your role, you will be working with children, people with a disability and people who are vulnerable. It is your obligation to always ensure their safety and report any concerns in line with our duty of care obligations. We have zero tolerance when it comes to abuse of any kind and will take disciplinary action, including and up to termination of employment, should we determine th...