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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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