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Job description 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. The Family Violence Prevention (FVP) Division includes a variety of programs including Tangentyere Family Violence Prevention Program (FVPP) under which sits the Mens Behaviour Change Program (MBCP), Tangentyere Womens Family Safety Group (TWFSG), Strong Families Program, and Domestic Violence Specialist Childrens Service (DVSCS). The Tangentyere Mens Behaviour Change Program (TMBCP) works towards the safety, wellbeing, human rights, and dignity of women, children, and others affected by mens use of violence. It incorporates Element Four of the Northern Territorys Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Reduction Framework 20182028 Safe, Respected and Free from Violence and forms part of the Territorys ten-year plan to reduce the impact of domestic, family, and sexual violence in our communities. The Mens Engagement Practitioner is a senior role within the TMBCP, responsible for coordinating the Mens Engagement Outreach stream, including the Co-Responder follow-up model, participant case management and aftercare, and co-coordination of the Tangentyere Mens Family Safety Group (TMFSG). The position ensures that men who use violence are engaged through culturally safe, accountable, and trauma-informed approaches that promote responsibility, healing, and behaviour change. Working alongside the Mens Behaviour Change Practitioners, Womens Safety Services of Central Australia (WoSSCA), and partner agencies, this role contributes to an integrated, whole-of-community response that keeps men in view, upholds partner safety, and strengthens Aboriginal-led pathways of accountability and healing. Responsibilities Ensure women and their childrens safety is a core priority of Mens Behaviour Change program through collaboration with Womens Safety Services of Central Australia (WoSSCA). Coordinate and action outreach responses under the Co-Responder model and Mens Behaviour Change Program (MBCP), ensuring timely engagement with men following police call-outs and program referrals. Strengthen integrated responses through the development of Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs), referral protocols, and collaborative case management processes. Conduct intake, assessment, and ongoing engagement with men in high-risk or complex circumstances to support accountability and behavioural change. Facilitate TMFSG meetings, manage logistics, and document actions and outcomes in accordance with organisational and funding requirements. Coordinate and co-facilitate the Tangentyere Mens Family Safety Group (TMFSG) as a recognised cultural authority body that provides guidance to the Mens Behaviour Change Program (TMBCP). Provide structured mentoring, aftercare, and outreach support to men participating in the TMBCP and Co-Responder pathways. Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential documentation, including risk assessments and detailed case notes, in accordance with legal, ethical, and organisational standards. Support the development of program manuals, referral systems, digital workflows, and evaluation tools to ensure program quality and consistency. Assist with achieving quality management objectives across the organisation. Assist with achieving safeguarding objectives across the organisation. Assist with achieving compliance objectives across the organisation. Other reasonable duties as required. Qualifications and Selection Criteria Required: Tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Community Development, or related discipline (or equivalent experience). Demonstrated experience providing specialist support to Aboriginal men, families, and communities. Strong knowledge of DFV dynamics and the ability to exercise professional judgement on risk and safety. Experience in outreach engagement in high-risk contexts (e.g., police call-outs, prisons, Town Camps). Skills in program coordination, group facilitation, mentoring, and community development. Ability to contribute to program development, evaluation, and protocols. Capacity to represent the organisation in interagency forums and provide specialist advice. High-level communication, advocacy, and cultural competency skills. Commitment to trauma-informed, strengths-based practice prioritising womens and childrens safety.Desirable An understanding of Aboriginal culture and a broad range of contemporary issues affecting Central Australian Aboriginal people. Current NT Drivers Licence, NT Working with Children (Ochre) Card, satisfactory Police Check, and proof of full (3) vaccination against COVID-19. Desirable: Lived experience of mens engagement or leadership within Aboriginal communities. Program experience working with Aboriginal Men in Central Australia. Demonstrated delivery skills in a family violence program. Current First Aid Certificate, or ability and willingness to attain. Experience in program evaluation and sector advocacy. Our organisation is committed to child safety. We have zero tolerance of child abuse. Our robust human resources, recruitment and vetting practices are strictly adhered to during the application and interviewing process. Applicants should be aware that we carry out working with children, police records and reference checks to ensure that we are recruiting the right people. To apply for a position at Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation please click "Apply Now" to complete the application. To be consider for this position, the application must include the following documents: Cover Letter, claims against the Selection Criteria and a Resume (including two nominated current referees). The application must also include a copy of a satisfactory Police Check, Ochre Card (WWC), and evidence of full COVID-19 vaccination (three doses consisting of two primary and one booster). A suitable candidate may be appointed prior to closing date. A position description is attached.