• Maximum Term position
• Part time hours
• Randwick, NSW location

About us

Australian Red Cross is part of the world’s largest humanitarian organisation. Our aim is to improve the lives of the most vulnerable people in Australia and across our region.

About the role

The Domestic and Family Violence Specialist Lead will work with the Young Parents Program (YPP), staff and clients to facilitate sustainable change in families experiencing multiple and complex challenges as a result of domestic and family violence (DFV) and to minimise or prevent a family from entering or re-entering the statutory child protection system.

The role includes preparing policies and procedures, assisting with direct client support, facilitation, assessment and intake of families at YPP, management and support of the program facilitators, collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders and data collection for reporting purposes. The focus is on capacity building across the YPP team and ensuring sustainability of practice and skill development.

What you will bring

• Ability to plan, implement, facilitate and monitor family intervention activities
• An understanding of contemporary issues and challenges in the field of child protection and approaches to enhancing child safety and well-being
• Demonstrated experience to carry out intake, comprehensive risk and needs assessments for women, children, vulnerable families and perpetrators of DFV and respond appropriately
• Commitment to culturally competent practice and ongoing learning, and direct experience working effectively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse families and communities
• Ability to regularly travel, work flexible hours and be “On-call” on a regular basis

A current Australian driver’s licence, Working with Children Check and First Aid qualification are mandatory requirements for this role.

Why work with us

Be part of one of the largest humanitarian organisations and know that the work contributes to improving outcomes for vulnerable people.

You can access flexible working arrangements and generous salary packaging options that can increase your take home pay by paying certain expenses using pre-tax dollars up to $15,900 a year.

Further information

For further information about this role, please refer to the position description attached below or contact Jessica Lorkin on 0417 409 425.

Position description:  Domestic and Family Violence Specialist.pdf