Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) Specialist Worker, Sydney Womens’ Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service (Sydney, Inner West and Waverley LGAs and courts)
Are you ready to embark on a fulfilling journey where you can play a pivitol role in transforming lives and breaking the cycle of domestic and family violence? Do you possess the compassion, capabilities, and commitment to empower women and help break the cycle of abuse and support survivors to safety and healing? If so, we want you to be part of our remarkable team!
At Justice Support Centre, we’re on the verge of an exciting expansion, and we’re looking for passionate professionals to join us.
Position: DFV Specialist Workers – 12 month contract initially, full-time and part-time hours available.
Location: Downing Centre (Sydney city) and surrounds (Sydney, Inner West and Waverley LGAs and courts)
Why Join us?
• Professional Growth: Contribute to building something extraordinary and grow along with us with regular professional supervision
• Balance and Well-being: We prioritize your work-life harmony, ensuring a supportive and flexible work environment with a 35 hour week and flexible hours
• More holidays: We have 5 weeks holiday plus additional leave at Christmas
• Great salary: SCHCADS L5 – paying above award. Starting package full time incl. super $93.857.40 (neg. dependent on experience)
About Justice Support Centre
Justice Support Centre is a not-for-profit community legal Centre.
Our legal services include information, advice and legal representation for people in
South West Sydney, whose access to justice is denied or constrained, including
specialised legal services for victim-survivors of DFV.
Our DFV services include court support and advocacy, safety planning, case
management and financial counselling.
Both the legal and DFV teams offer tailored training and workshops to the community
members and community organisations.
We give our clients the guidance, legal advice, support services and strength they need
to claim their rights, know their options and choose their next steps.
About the roles
DFV Specialist Workers work closely with their colleagues to provide an effective and streamlined service that assists women experiencing DFV with threat assessment and safety planning, case coordination, case management, information, hearing support and court advocacy. Successful applicants will have strong interpersonal and organisational skills and understanding of the criminal justice response to domestic and family violence, including AVO applications criminal prosecutions and related legal matters such as family law, care and protection, and migration and victim’s compensation issues. Experience providing DFV case management and/or support at hearings will be highly regarded.
Applicants must have a commitment to empowering women and children affected by DFV, an understanding or willingness to learn the principles of a trauma-informed approach to service delivery, have demonstrated ability to engage effectively with clients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and have demonstrated ability to engage effectively with clients in crisis. Proficiency in a language other than English is desirable.
These positions ares open to female applicants only. Justice Support Centre considers being a woman to be a genuine occupational qualification for this position under s. 31 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are strongly encouraged to apply.
Closing Date: Thursday 5 October 2023
Contact Person: Enquiries about the roles should be emailed to Juliane Scuteri, HR Manager, [email protected]
The preferred applicants will be required to undergo a Working with Children Check and a National Police Records Check.
How to apply for this position:
- Visit our website https://justicesupportcentre.org.au/about-us/work-with-us/ for a copy of the position description, essential and desirable criteria and instructions on how to apply.
- Apply on line or send your cover letter, resume and a document detailing how your skills and experience meet the essential and desirable criteria to [email protected]
- Please address the essential criteria in full. Applications that do not address the essential criteria will not be considered.