Permanent Part Time 60 hour fortnight. 9am to 5pm Tuesday - Friday. The DV Practitioner is primarily based in Laidley and Ipswich and is responsible for participating on the intake and assessment roster as well as providing short term case management and crisis support to individuals who are experiencing or have experienced domestic violence.

The DV Practitioner role will provide general services to women, such as the provision of phone and face to face information and referral, crisis counselling, advocacy, risk assessment, safety planning and short term case management.

The DV Practitioner role assesses women’s eligibility for Safety Upgrades brokerage as a function of the overall assessment, and refers eligible clients for brokerage where appropriate.

The DV Practitioner may also attend Domestic Violence Call over at one of the 3 Magistrate’s Courts serviced by DVAC as required. When attending court the DV Practitioner provides court support services and is supported by the DVAC Court Advocate Role.

When participating on the intake and assessment roster, the DV Practitioner will:

• Respond to referrals and phone calls into DVAC, requesting service using a trauma-informed approach

• Provide emotional support and accurate service information to meet client needs
• Carry out assessment of risk and need and allocate client to appropriate team or agency

The DV Practitioner will be based sometimes off site from the Ipswich DVAC Office. When based off-site the DV Practitioner will be based in another community–based organisation, with access to informal support that this offers. Given that this position is off-site, it will be important for the DV Practitioner to be able to work autonomously, ethically and with limited direction at times.