Job Summary
- Generous SCHCADS Award salary on offer - SCHCADS Level 3.1 - $73,803.60
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 13th Aug 2024
Djirra is an Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation with over 20 years’ experience accompanying Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, and their children, on their individual journeys. We find solutions through Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women sharing their stories, journeys, and experiences. Djirra celebrates women’s strength and resilience. We are committed to a future without family violence.
We deliver holistic, culturally safe, specialist family violence support, legal services and case management, alongside cultural and wellbeing workshops, and programs. Our services have state-wide reach, touching every part of Victoria to meet the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. Self-determination is the foundation of everything we do.
Djirra amplifies the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women. We advocate for system-wide change to improve access to justice, eliminate systemic violence, and strengthen women’s resilience.
We are an active member of the National Family Violence Prevention and Legal Services Forum, the peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are experiencing or at risk of family violence.
The Community Engagement Support Officer can be either full time (preferred) or part time and will assist all Early Intervention and Prevention (EIP) programs including the Koori Women’s Place program delivery and community events. Please note this is short term position for four months, starting in September and finishing late December 2024.
The key responsibilities for the position are:
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.
Applications will close as soon as a suitable candidate is found.
To apply, please follow the link below and submit your resume, a brief cover letter and completed application form.
Please do not hesitate to contact Paris Rovedi, HR Administrator at [email protected] for a confidential discussion if you would like further information. Use the subject line: Community Engagement Support Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs.
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