Wwc Timor Leste Presentation

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Northern Territory

Community Sector

Development

Strategy

Building a Strong and Sustainable

Community Sector


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Who is NTCOSS?

The Northern Territory

Council of Social Service is

a peak body for Communityand Social Services Sector

and an advocate for social

justice on behalf of people

and communities who maybe affected by poverty and

disadvantage.


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What is the Community Sector?

The community sector is made up of

a range of community managed and

non government organisations who

deliver human services.


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Creating Safer and Healthier

Northern Territory Communities

The community

sector is vital to

the future

wellbeing and

sustainability of

the Northern

Territory.


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Growing the Community Sector?

The Northern Territory community

sector employs approximately5000 people.


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Northern Territory Community

Sector Challenge?

High staff turn

over is due to

low wages and

lack of jobsecurity


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What is the Community Sector

Development Strategy?

The community

sector developmentstrategy aims to

build a strong and

sustainablecommunity sector.


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Information Gathering

NTCOSS gathered information by direct

engagement with the Northern Territory

community sector.


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Some Insights

The top three reasons staff leave their

community sector job were:

- better pay elsewhere- stressful and exhausting work

- bullying in the workplace


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Workforce Toolkit

The Community Sector Workforce Toolkit

was a practical tool to assist organisationsrecruit and retain staff.


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Training

NTCOSS partnering with community organisations ,

including the Northern Territory Working Womens

centre to develop and deliver sector specific trainingAnti Bullying in the Workplace

Award Modernization

Financial Management

Workforce Development


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Network Facilitation

Community Sector Managers

and Community Sector PeakBody Networks were established


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Mentoring

The Sector Development Mentoring

Service supports individuals within

organisations to obtain theunderstanding, skills and access to

information, knowledge and training that

enables them to perform effectively.


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Other Activities Community sector fact sheets

Information dissemination

Website development

Indigenous participation handbook

Community services directory


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Feedback from the Sector

We found the workshops

extremely valuable because the

facilitators had a great

understanding of the local socialservice industry.

Melaleuca Refugee Centre

I have advertised for staff and

used your tool kit with an quite

overwhelming response.

Gove Crisis Accommodation


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In Conclusion

The community sector in the Northern

Territory can expect to see an

increasing demand for organisationservices and continued

challenges for

organisation toprovide sustainable

quality services.


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References and Contacts

ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics), 2010.Australian StandardGeographical

Classification

ACOSS (Australian Council of Social Service) Australian Community Sector Survey

Paper 173 Volume 4 NORTHERN TERRITORY

Productivity Commission (2010) Contribution of the Not-for-Profit Sector: Research

Report.

Australian Government Productivity Commission, Canberra.(Briggs et al 2007; ASU

2007; ACOSS 2010).

NTCOSS Community Sector Fact Sheets 2010

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