CareerPlan

Coordinator – Youth, Families & Community Safety

Alice Springs, Northern TerritoryFull-time2026-10-03 → 2026-10-18

Core

Manage and oversee Youth, Families & Community Safety services for Aboriginal communities in Central Australia, focusing on recreation, diversion, out-of-home care, and community safety.

Role type

Senior IC program coordinator and team leader

Builds

Daytime and after-hours youth and community safety programs

Domain

Social services / Indigenous community support / Central Australia

Required skills

Staff management and supervision, trauma-informed practice, crisis de-escalation, program planning and delivery, cross-cultural engagement, report writing, stakeholder relationship building, fiscal management, recruitment and training

Preferred skills

Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) framework knowledge, Northern Territory or Central Australian context experience, Aboriginal culture understanding, First Aid certification

Technologies

None stated

Responsibilities

Oversee daily program operations within assigned portfolio, manage and support staff through recruitment and performance processes, contribute to planning and resource sharing across the division, build relationships with internal and external stakeholders, apply trauma-informed approaches to conflict resolution and crisis management, lead divisional advancement projects

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership