About Nunkuwarrin Yunti:
Nunkuwarrin Yunti, the foremost Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation in Adelaide aims to promote and deliver improvement in the health and wellbeing of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their families in the greater metropolitan areas of Adelaide and regional areas to advance their social, cultural and economic status. The Organisation places a strong focus on a client centered approach to the delivery of services and a collaborative working culture to achieve the best possible outcomes for clients.
Nunkuwarrin Yunti is a Child Safe Organisation.
About the Program:
Redress is support that acknowledges the harm done to people as children and it holds institutions and Government accountable. Nunkuwarrin Yunti provides free advice and help to complete an application for Redress as well as offering access to counselling, healing support and clinical services.
Nunkuwarrin Yunti places a strong focus on a client centred approach to the delivery of services and a collaborative working culture to achieve the best possible outcomes for our clients. It provides holistic therapeutic case management and case work services to individuals and/or families, inclusive of but not limited to issues of grief & loss, depression, domestic & family violence, child protection and any other issues which impact on social and emotional wellbeing.
The Redress and Link-Up SA team provide in-reach services to the state of South Australia through our strong partnerships with other organisations and outreach visits where required.
Selection Criteria:
Essential
- Minimum of Certificate IV in a recognised and relevant qualification i.e. Torres Strait Islander Primary Health (Community Care), Community Services, Social Work or similar or working towards completion of a relevant qualification.
- Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander family and community dynamics and kinship systems and social and emotional wellbeing issues.
- Demonstrated experience in engaging proactively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients.
- Demonstrated knowledge of theoretical frameworks for providing crisis, trauma, victim’s case management and counselling delivering trauma informed practice in a variety of settings.
- Demonstrated client focus using a high standard of interpersonal communications skills including the ability to resolve conflict, problem solve and de-escalate emotionally charged situations;
- Experienced around issues of childhood trauma, abuse and its trigger; ensure client safety, can quickly establish rapport, respect and trust with clients.
- Demonstrates a high level of professionalism and is able to maintain confidentiality, ability to self-care.
Desirable -
- Works as a member of a team, fostering confidence and co-operation of others
- Work under pressure without sacrificing professional standards and is self-managed and self-directed
- Basic counselling skills
- Works collaboratively and shares and support decision making
- Demonstrates responsibility, approachability and consistency
- Dedicated to flexibility and creatively in problem solving and program innovation
Applications close 14th July 2025
Please note, a current National Police Check and Working with Children Check are mandatory for this role.
Nunkuwarrin Yunti is an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
