Our 45-year history
This year Communicare celebrates 45 years of Creating Futures for Western Australia’s most vulnerable individuals, families and communities.
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.
Do you want to be part of a contemporary and agile organisation, with a team of 300-plus employees and volunteers alongside you?
The Role
We are currently seeking a Program Facilitator to join the Community Safety and Wellbeing team. As a Program Facilitator, you are to develop and deliver a range of services to support men and young people who choose to use violence and/or abuse cease their use of these behaviours while maximising the safety of women, young people and children.
As a Program Facilitator, you are responsible for prioritising and establishing safety for women, children and other family members. This role will provide specialist risk assessment, individual counselling, group work; case management support; telephone intervention; information; advocacy and referral for clients in Residential Family Safety Services.
This will be offered on a Permanent Part Time basis, working 74 hours per fortnight.
Selection Criteria
- Ability to develop rapport, be non-judgemental and provide a high level of risk assessment, safety planning, individual and group work, case management to clients across the lifespan.
- Intermediate communication skills when liaising at all levels with other service providers.
- Ability to apply current knowledge of developmental and psychosocial issues to assess clients and refer effectively if deemed necessary.
- Demonstrated high level time management and task management skills, and ability to work autonomously.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation and public speaking skills.
- Proof of COVID-19 vaccination (three doses where eligible)
- Satisfactory Police clearance (not older than 6 months from the issue date)
- Working With Children Check
What we can offer you
- 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
- Annual Flu Vaccination Program
- Paid parental leave policy
How to apply
Please submit a resume and a cover letter that addresses our Selection Criteria.
We reserve the right to close the position without notice. Only suitable candidates will be considered and contacted if short listed. Unsolicited resumes and contact from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.
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.