Moriarty Foundation Hiring for Indi Kindi Team & Community Development Anchor Job at Crows Nest Full Time

The Indi Kindi Team and Community Development Anchor will support the continued development of the Indi Kindi Program established in our Borroloola & Tennant Creek NT Hubs. This role requires some immersion in the communities in which we operate, and is flexibly open to short and medium stays across our two Hubs, in agreement with you, local teams, the Program Director and Head of Operations & HR.

A key responsibility of this role is to coach and mentor the Indi Kindi Team Educators in both Borroloola and Tennant Creek, NT to support them lead and build their capacity. You will support the Indi Kindi Team so Educators can develop and foster community relationships and culturally appropriate working relationships with families, service providers and community members.

Working in collaboration with the Program Director (Sydney Head Office), you will support operations, as well as research, investigation and reports which harness our key pillars, partnerships, data and measurement which will continue to enable and support our Indi Kindi Program’s best practice development, growth and innovation.

Essential to this role is to already be an Aboriginal or Torres Strait leaders, or be willing to learn and be immersed in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership,e, ensuring that all relationships in the workplace are based on mutual respect in a way that celebratesdiversity and ensures cultural safety.

To be successful in this role you will need to display initiative, excellent interpersonal and networking skills, along with a passion for working in the field and engaging with local communities. You will be a people person who can mediate and find resolutions across the challenging scenarios related to managing teams, working with local stakeholders and community members who have different needs and points of view. You will understand and have a commitment to servant leadership.

Key Duties:

Team Development

• Anchoring and supporting the day-to-day implementation and delivery of the Indi Kindi program pillars liaising and providing support to Indi Kindi Team Educators. A key focus is to mentor and support to build capacity in our local Indi Kindi Educators.

Community Stakeholder Engagement

• Support community stakeholder relationships to increase awareness of our programs, engagement of the local families and participation of the children across our NT Hubs.

Partners Coordination

• Plan and develop partnerships with key national organisations and partners (e,g UNICEF Australia, HealthLAB).

• Liaise with Research and Evaluation partners to coordinate plans, and measure the outcomes of our delivery, ensuring measures implemented are a key aspect of the output across all team members involved.

Qualifications & Experience

• Experience engaging effectively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander or other culturally diverse or marginalised communities on health or community-development-linked projects with a servant-leader mindset .

• Proven experience in developing, coaching and mentoring teams, whilst motivating them across a number of deliverables and outcomes.

• Demonstrated experience with managing and supporting diverse staff groups, including the capacity to provide strong leadership and anchoring of staff.

• Eligibility to receive a State Working with Children check (NT Ochre Card) and National Police Check.

• Desire to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and a commitment to helping create positive change amongst children in Indigenous communities.

Desired Criteria:

• Relevant Tertiary qualifications in Social Work, Community Services, Community Development or similar.

• Previous experience in the not for profit sector or community development environment is desirable.

• Australian Permanent Resident.

Shared Accommodation is provided by the Moriarty Foundation for time spent in Borroloola, NT, with short-term temporary accommodation provided for time spent in Tennant Creek, NT. Also offered, is a competitive salary, mobile phone and laptop.

About Moriarty Foundation:

Sydney-headquartered Moriarty Foundation was established in 2012. Its founders are John Moriarty, a Yanyuwa NT man, business owner and the first Indigenous footballer to be selected for Australia, and business owner/author Ros Moriarty. We enable NT, NSW and Qld Aboriginal communities and families to unlock their own children’s potential. We tailor our approach to meet local challenges and needs in communities, with local employment and staff development at the centre of our sustainability. Moriarty Foundation delivers two programs that follow the whole-of-child lifecycle from birth to 18, Indi Kindi (Early years program) and John Moriarty Football (Football skills mastery program).

For more info – www.moriartyfoundation.org.au

About John Moriarty Football:

John Moriarty Football is a skills mastery program for 6-16 year olds that uses sport to develop talent and positive change, improve school attendance and achieve resilient, healthier outcomes in Indigenous communities. Now in its seventh year, John Moriarty Football is delivered 5-6 days per week to more than 2000 primary and secondary school children, with equal participation of boys and girls. The pilot program was established in Borroloola and Robinson River, Northern Territory in 2012, with expansion into Dubbo (NSW), Kuranda (QLD) and Tennant Creek in 2019. Further expansion into satellite communities across our HUBs is planned for 2020.

For more info: www.jmf.org.au

About lndi Kindi:

The Indi Kindi early years program integrates health, wellbeing and education to give 0-5 year olds the best start in life and to improve global readiness of Aboriginal children entering school. Local Aboriginal staff educators and program mentors provide guidance and professional support to implement the “walking learning” outdoor teaching model, reduce incidences of communicable diseases, and improve food security and nutrition.. The program is designed around the cultural and cognitive assets of young Aboriginal learners to help them perform at their best.

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Authorisation:

• Australia (Required)

Expected Start Date: 15/08/2022