• Sydney Womens’ Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service (Sydney, Inner West and Waverley LGAs and courts)

Are you ready to embark on a fulfilling journey where you can play a pivitol role in transforming lives and breaking the cycle of domestic and family violence? Do you possess the compassion, capabilities, and commitment to empower women and help break the cycle of abuse and support survivors to safety and healing? If so, we want you to be part of our remarkable team!

Position: Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) Specialist Worker Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Focus – 12 month contract, full-time (35) hours per week

Location: Downing Centre (Sydney city) and surrounds (Sydney, Inner West and Waverley LGAs and courts)

Why Join us?

• Professional Growth: Contribute to building something extraordinary and grow along with us with regular professional supervision

• Balance and Well-being: We prioritise your work-life harmony, ensuring a supportive and flexible work environment with a 35 hour week and flexible hours

• More holidays: We have 5 weeks holiday plus additional leave at Christmas

• Great salary: Starting package full time $97.000.00 + super (neg. dependent on experience)

About Justice Support Centre

Justice Support Centre is a not-for-profit community legal Centre.

Our legal services include information, advice and legal representation for people in South West Sydney, whose access to justice is denied or constrained, including specialised legal services for victim-survivors of DFV.

Our DFV services include court support and advocacy, safety planning, case management and financial counselling.

Both the legal and DFV teams offer tailored training and workshops to the community members and community organisations.

We give our clients the guidance, legal advice, support services and strength they need to claim their rights, know their options and choose their next steps.

About the role

The Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) Specialist Worker Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Focus assists the Manager in service delivery. The DFV Specialist Worker Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Focus provides high level expert advice regarding how to ensure the Sydney WDVCAS is relevant, accessible and responsive to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their children.

Applicants must have a commitment to empowering women and children affected by DFV, an understanding or willingness to learn the principles of a trauma-informed approach to service delivery, have demonstrated ability to engage effectively with clients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and have demonstrated ability to engage effectively with clients in crisis. Proficiency in a language other than English is desirable.

This position is open to female applicants only. Justice Support Centre considers being a woman to be a genuine occupational qualification for this position under s. 31 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).

Aboriginality is a genuine occupational qualification. An Aboriginal person is defined under section 4 (1) of the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW) as a person who:

• is a member of the Aboriginal race of Australia, and

• identifies as an Aboriginal person, and

• is accepted by the Aboriginal community as an Aboriginal person.

This position is open to applicants from the Aboriginal community and Justice Support Centre should be satisfied in relation to all three elements of this definition.

Closing Date: Applications are open and will be reviewed progressively

Contact Person: Enquiries about the roles should be emailed to Janice Waring, Manager SYD WDVCAS, [email protected] using the subject line: Domestic and Family Violence Specialist Worker - First Nations Focus enquiry via EthicalJobs.

The preferred applicants will be required to undergo a Working with Children Check and a National Police Records Check.

How to apply for this position

• Visit our website https://justicesupportcentre.org.au/about-us/work-with-us/ for a copy of the position description, essential and desirable criteria and instructions on how to apply.
• Click "Apply Now" and apply online with your cover letter, resume and a document detailing how your skills and experience meet the essential and desirable criteria.
• Please address the essential criteria in full. Applications that do not address the essential criteria will not be considered.