Job description
Agency Department of Children and Families Work unit Regional Services Big Rivers – Remote Services
Job title Remote Family Safety Worker Designation Administrative Officer 3
Job type Part time (15 hrs per week) Duration Ongoing
Salary $68,776 - $73,898 Location Ngukurr-Roper River, Yarralin
Position number 31486 RTF 347114 Closing 13/05/2026
Contact officer Recruitment Officer on 08 8973 8531 or
About the agency https://families.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=347114
APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR
TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans
The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates
people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or
job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go
to the OCPE website.
This position is only available to Aboriginal applicants. For more information on Special Measures plans, go to the OCPE website.
Primary objective
The Women’s Safe House team provide services to remote Aboriginal women and their children escaping family violence by
supporting women and children with emergency accommodation.
Context statement
The Women’s Safe Houses aim to increase safety options for women and their children escaping family violence by providing crisis
accommodation and programs to women and their children in remote communities across the Northern Territory. The Safe House
Team works closely with Police, Night Patrol, Community Health Centre and other services to support women who seek crisis
accommodation and aim to strengthen their on-going safety in the community. The Safe Houses are open during weekdays. An
on call service is available after-hours and on the weekend to provide timely assistance to women and their children requiring crisis
accommodation.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. To provide a safe, welcoming and supportive environment to women and their children in the Women’s Safe House.
2. To provide short term crisis accommodation for remote Aboriginal women and their children escaping family violence.
3. To provide support, advice and referrals to remote Aboriginal women and their children to access community-based services in
relation to family violence.
4. In partnership with the Team Leader, build good working relationships with Police, Night Patrol and Community Health Centres.
5. Assist women in the Safe Houses to make safety plans for themselves and their children.
6. Completing, faxing and filing forms; for example timesheets, intake forms, rosters and store orders.
7. To work closely with the visiting Team Leader and to maintain regular contact by phone and fax.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Demonstrated local knowledge of remote Aboriginal communities, cultural and family relationships and the ability to speak the
Aboriginal languages specific to the community and or region.
2. Knowledge of the impact of family violence on remote Aboriginal family life and an ability to talk with clients and to assist them
to plan for their future safety.
3. Ability to work with minimal supervision, use initiative, be flexible, and maintain confidentiality and to uphold communications
with a supervisor based centrally.
4. Ability to make the Safe House a welcoming and safe place for the clients.
5. Ability to complete forms, fax the forms to the Team Leader on time and store in the filing cabinet.
6. Ability to work as a member of a team including both the Team Leader and other Safe House Workers.
7. A willingness to do training in line with the job. This may involve travel by either vehicle or plane, including overnight stays
away from community.
8. An ability to interact effectively with people of diverse cultures.
Desirable
Certificate III in Community Services Work or equivalent or willingness to undertake studies
Further information
The recommended applicant will be required to hold a current Working with Children Clearance notice and undergo a criminal
history check (a criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history).