About the role:

The Youth Development Officer will coordinate the overall youth program in the
assigned community with the assistance of the Anangu Support Workers. More
specifically, you will:

 Provide casework support for young people to engage with support services,
education, employment and community opportunities.
 Assist young people and families to build their capacity to deal with drug use
through early intervention and by coordinating group education sessions
about substance misuse
 Assist communities to identify the needs of young people and develop broad
community plans and strategies that address the recreational, social and
emotional needs of youth on remote communities.
 Support and initiate strategies to prevent and address the problem of
substance misuse and other anti-social behaviour among youth on NPYWC
member communities.
 Provide ongoing support, advocacy and monitoring of services and programs
for youth.
 Maintain and establish partnerships and networks with services and programs
(e.g. local school, clinic, police, mental health services, and other services)
and work together to address the needs of young people.
 Coordinate and support the development of active youth representation (e.g.
youth committee) to advise and liaise with regional service providers on
youth issues.
 Highlight relevant issues re: needs of young people and their families for
advocacy purposes. Prepare relevant reports; collect data for Communicare
Database as required by the funding body within the specified time frame, as
per the Service Agreement(s).

We can offer you the opportunity to work alongside a dedicated and skilled group of
people who are committed to working within the NPY Lands for the benefit of
Aboriginal people in the region. The work can be challenging but the rewards are
significant.

We are committed to building a respectful and inclusive workplace,

appointing the best person for the role, supporting diversity. All
information will be held in the strictest of confidence.

To find out more about this position, please contact the People and Workplace
Service team on recruitment@npywc.org.au or visit
http://www.npywc.org.au/recruitment/ for more information about our recruitment
process and what it’s like to work for us.

Applications close Monday 27th June 2016.

Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply.