Working with OCF

Our key focus is the care and protection of children and the improvement of individual and family wellbeing. We are committed to providing support to families in crisis, to families who need extra support and to families who need guidance with the challenges of parenting.

We have offices located in the Territory’s five main regional centers of Darwin, Nhulunbuy, Katherine, Tennant Creek and Alice Springs. Many of the communities within and surrounding these regions have deep rooted social problems and multifaceted health issues that can challenge even the most experienced of staff. For many, standard responses and courses of action when faced with difficult and confronting situations may need to be reviewed in light of local realities and contexts.

For further information on the types of roles with us and what these roles entail, see our job fact sheets.

Experience

Working with OCF provides unique and challenging experiences for all staff. New graduates will quickly acquire an extensive range of skills in an environment that will challenge their resourcefulness, while experienced workers will have the opportunity to reflect, challenge and further hone their practice skills.

The Inquiry into the Child Protection System in the Northern Territory 2010

Office of the Children’s Commissioner – Northern Territory

Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC)

2009 National Framework for Protecting Australia's Children

Australian Institute for Family Studies (AIFS)

National Child Protection Clearinghouse

Closing the Gap Clearinghouse

Communities and Families Clearinghouse, Australia

Office of Children and Families