About Relationships Australia

Relationships Australia NSW (RANSW) provides a safe, judgement-free environment where individuals, couples and families can address the critical matters impacting their relationships, and their lives.

About the role

As our Male Group Facilitator, you will lead the “Taking Responsibility” group as part of the Mens Behaviour Change (MBC) program. You will play a pivotal role in creating a therapeutic learning environment to promote change and accountability for men who have used violence in their relationships. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team committed to delivering trauma-informed care and fostering positive behavioural change. You’ll:

• Facilitate the Taking Responsibility Program - working with men who use violence in an Accredited men’s Behaviour Change Group Program
• Have a sound understanding of the gendered nature of family and domestic violence and an ability to effectively assess and respond to risk of harm, for all affected victim survivors
• Collaborate with co-facilitators and the wider Family Safety team to provide interventions that facilitate behavioural change and promote safe and healthy relationships

The details

• Casual role based in Wollongong
• Main group will run on Tuesdays between 3pm – 9pm
• $46 - $51 (depending on skills & experience) + 30% casual loading + 11.5% super, 17.5% leave loading and tax-free salary packaging up to $15,900. (Increase your take home pay! Calculate Your Savings at https://www.salary.com.au/calculate-your-savings)
• This is an identified position. Being male is a genuine occupational requirement of this position under s31 of the NSW Anti-Discrimination Act 1977

What you'll bring

• Formal graduate qualifications in Social Work, Psychology, or a related discipline
• Post-graduate qualifications in counselling, trauma, group work or MBC practice are highly desirable
• Minimum of 3 years of experience working with families affected by domestic and family violence, including facilitating group work or MBC programs
• Strong understanding of MBC practice, trauma-informed care principles, and the dynamics of domestic and family violence
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with others and foster relationships based on mutual respect and equality
• High-level therapeutic skills that focus on empathy within a goal oriented program and accountability framework

Why work with us?

• Work alongside people who truly care about what you achieve - grow with us as a team
• Strong clinical and supervision framework to deepen our practice excellence
• We offer many benefits including flexible working options, additional leave days, Employee Referral Reward program and a fitness passport
• Extra Income - You can salary package up to $15,900 pa of your pre-tax salary for everyday expenses and up to $2,650 pa for entertainment expenses, meaning you take home even more pay!
• We value inclusion and belonging. We want a workforce that is reflective of all the communities we serve. To strengthen our inclusive practice we have employee action groups: Accessibility, Reconciliation, Gender, Sex & Sexually Diverse and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse
• We are committed to deepening our relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We have a stretch Reconciliation Action Plan to guide our efforts to build strong relationships, increased employment, and enhanced respect between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other communities

Next Steps

Interested? Apply today as we want to move quickly with this recruitment.

It is a condition of employment from 1 January 2022, that employees who are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccination must be fully vaccinated in order to perform duties at any of our workplaces. If you are not medically eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19, you must provide Relationships Australia NSW with acceptable evidence of having a health condition for which obtaining a COVID-19 vaccination is contraindicated.