• SCHADS Award Crisis Accommodation Level 2.1
• Work within a shelter that follows best practice for trauma informed care
• Be supported by a network of sister shelters across NSW, with additional training on offer to support your professional development

Women’s Community Shelters is a network of nine shelters for homeless women and homeless women accompanied by children across NSW. We are recruiting for a casual Support Worker to work in a crisis accommodation service at our shelter in The Hills District.

Various shifts are available.

The Support Worker will be expected to create a safe supportive and welcoming environment for women and children accessing our shelter and work collaboratively with the Sanctuary team to ensure that service users are engaged with appropriate supports.  

Essential criteria: 

• Cert IV in Community Services or Minimum 5 years’ experience working with victims of domestic and family violence.
• Demonstrated experience within the community services sector in a case worker capacity, preferably in Women’s services. 
• Knowledge of the dynamics and impact of family violence and abuse and how best to support survivors, including the impacts of trauma on children and young people.
• An understanding of Workplace Health and Safety procedures.
• Excellent written and communication skills 
• Ability to use online case management systems 
• Current Senior First Aid certificate or capacity to acquire one before commencement
• Current Working with Children Check 
• Police Check
• The right to live and work in Australia

We consider being a woman is a genuine occupational qualification for this position under section 31 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) and sections 30 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth). 

Young People Act 1998.

The Sanctuary Shelter is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes applications from people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds. 

We will be processing applications as we receive them and reserve the right to remove the position ad prior to the closing date.