Micah Projects is a community based not-for-profit organisation with a vision to create justice and respond to injustice at the personal, social, and structural levels in church, government, business, and society. We believe that every child and adult has the right to a home, an income, healthcare, education, safety, dignity, and connection with their community of choice. Micah Projects provides a range of support and advocacy services to individuals and families.

Brisbane Domestic Violence Service (BDVS) is the specialist domestic violence service for the Brisbane metropolitan region. 

Working from contemporary evidence based best practice models, BDVS provides an array of services including; crisis and case management, outreach, groups, safety planning, court support, information and referral, programs for men who perpetrate DFV, and psycho-social education on the dynamics of domestic and family violence. BDVS operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from various locations across Brisbane. 

The DFV Local Link is part of Brisbane South PHN’s Recognise, Respond, Refer (RRR) Program, which supports primary care to enhance service responses to people experiencing DFV. This service is supported by funding from the Australian Government through Brisbane South PHN.

As a Primary Health DFV Local Link Advocate you will work as part of the BDVS team to support people affected by domestic and family violence to live free from abuse and promote change within community and systems to achieve safety, equality, and respect. 

This is a full time employment opportunity working 38 hours per week and is classified under the SCHADS Award at Level 5.

We are seeking candidates with the following skills & experience:

• Build and strengthen referral pathways between primary health care providers into the DFV service System 
• Provide incidental and planned case consultation and advice to primary health care providers in recognising, responding, and referring patients that have experienced domestic and family violence 
• Respond to and triage referrals from Primary Health care providers into the Brisbane region DFV service system, including comprehensive risk assessment and safety planning using evidence-based tools 
• Within a integrated response case-management model provide support, advocacy, referral, and case coordination focusing on maintaining safety for victims and survivors of DFV
• To provide centre based and outreach strategies to victims of DFV  
• To maintain a high quality of work with individuals and families as evidenced by well documented case notes and support plans
• Empower participants and foster their independence and access to appropriate resources, opportunities and services within the community
• Establish and maintain positive relationships with government and non-government services 
• Provide services that adhere to principles of cultural sensitivity and assist with connection to culturally specific programs where appropriate. 
• Ability to work in a crisis environment and respond to multiple demands
• Perform other duties as assigned by Supervisors

To be considered for this position you must respond to the Essential Selection Criteria (max. 2 pages) as part of your cover letter and attach to your application along with your resume and any other documentation in order to be considered for this position. You can find the selection criteria for this position within the Position Description [link removed] via our recruitment platform when you click ‘Apply’.

Deadlines to receive application are 5pm, Thursday 20 October 2022. Applications may be reviewed upon receipt.