• Full time or part time, fixed term position from September to December 2024
• Generous SCHCADS Award salary on offer - SCHCADS Level 3.1 - $73,803.60

About the Organisation

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.

About the Role

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:

• Support with the planning, delivery, and evaluation of EIP and KWP programs.
• Under guidance, where possible, assist with co-facilitating the delivery of Young Luv workshops, together with other Djirra staff members who are appropriately trained. 
• Engage with participants when they arrive at workshops, and provide respectful, open, and helpful service to all women who participate in Community Engagement activities.
• Contribute to the work of program data collection, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Collate workshop materials and resources, deliver to sites for set-up, then take-down, clean-up and return to storage.
• Attend community events and promote the services of Djirra to Aboriginal community groups, agencies, and families across Victoria.
• Attend and support the delivery of the Sister’s Day Out Program across Victoria
• Act as a cultural support and resource for the Koori Women’s Place program as required.

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.

Essential

• A Victorian Employees Working With Children's Check card
• Willing to participate in a National Police Check
• Driver’s License

Desirable

• Experience in an Aboriginal Community Controlled community setting

• Employee Assistance Program with supportive, confidential counselling for personal and work concern
• Collaborative, supportive and inclusive team
• Cultural awareness training in both formal and informal settings is provided