Here’s an opportunity for you to join our Geraldton Team! if you have the heart and values to make a huge difference in your community, we’d love to hear from you!
Supporting Geraldton families experiencing family and domestic violence, our Family and Children’s Advocate is responsible for supporting the Co-ordinator in the effective and efficient operation, coordination, referral and assessment process and delivery, of the Safe and Empowered Families program.
Our 45-year history
This year Communicare celebrates 45 years of Creating Futures for Western Australia’s most vulnerable individuals, families, and communities.
Since opening our doors in 1977, our passion for delivering high quality, people-focused support services has continued to flourish. In May 2020, we became the new custodian of White Ribbon Australia, establishing a national footprint for the organisation.
We remain committed to growing a workforce that celebrates diversity and seeks to inspire and empower the people we serve. Right now, we’re looking for people to help us light-up the candles on our 45th Birthday cake and come along for the next stage of our journey.
While we’ve changed a lot over the past 45 years, our values – Hope, Opportunity, Perseverance and Equality – remain at the very heart of everything we do.
Are you ready to start Creating Futures every day?
The Role
The Family and Children’s Advocate develops and delivers a range of services to maximise the safety and support of women and children involved in the Safe and Empowered Families program and have been affected Family and Domestic Violence Abuse (FDVA).
This role builds respectful and effective relationships with women, or other partners, and program staff to build safety and connect women into appropriate services and supports. The Family Advocate works to maximise the safety for women, children, and other partners who have experienced FDVA.
Selection Criteria
- Ability to develop rapport, be non-judgemental and provide a high level of risk assessment, safety planning and individual case management to clients across the lifespan.
- Previous experience in Family Domestic violence is preferred (not essential)
- Skills in liaising at all levels with other service providers.
- Skills in managing crisis and emotional distress
- Skills in managing difficult behaviour
- Skills in advocacy, negotiation, and teamwork.
- Demonstrate a willingness to engage in reflective practice that takes into account a gendered and feminist analysis of behaviours, thoughts and feelings.
- Demonstrated high level time management and task management skills, and ability to work under limited direction.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation and public speaking skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to participate effectively in line management and supervision.
- Proof of COVID-19 vaccination
- Satisfactory Police clearance (not older than 6 months from the issue date)
- Unrestricted drivers’ licence
- Working With Children Check (or willing to obtain one)
What we can offer you
- Opportunity to be part of an organisation helping to create strong, safe, and inclusive communities
- Generous NFP salary packaging opportunities (option to package up to $15,900 for general living expenses and an additional $2,650 for entertainment benefits per annum)
- Family Domestic Violence and Abuse (FDVA) leave, financial assistance and structured support for any employees who have experienced FDVA incidents
- Discounted Health Insurance with HBF
- Free, confidential counselling services through our Employee Assistance Program
- A COVID-safe workplace
- Annual Flu Vaccination Program
- Extra Leave – 5 days of extra paid leave per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Paid parental leave policy
Do you want to be part of a contemporary and agile organisation, with a team of 300-plus employees and volunteers alongside you?
This is your chance to join an organisation with an exceptional team culture, driven by a commitment to diversity, respect and fairness.
How to apply
Please submit a resume and a cover letter that addresses our Selection Criteria. Applications close 12 December 2022
White Ribbon Workplaces are centres of respect and proactivity in relation to the safety of women in the workplace and the community.
Communicare encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQI+ and people living with disabilities.
Short listing will commence immediately. We reserve the right to close the position without notice. Unsolicited resumes and contact from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.