Job Summary
- $92,009.32 + Salary Packaging
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 27th Jun 2024
- Melbourne > Deer Park
Empowerment: Recognition structural inequalities we advocate and work therapeutically to empower people to have choice over their own lives
Safety and Inclusion: For everyone. We strive to create a safe environment for all at WestCASA and to identify and address barriers to inclusion.
Compassion: We value and engender compassion with clients and with ourselves. Excellence and consistency: We promote reflection, best practice, and accountability in all that we do and say.
Advocating: for greater understanding and community responsibility for the conditions under which sexual assault and related family violence occur. For resources and delivering services that support the prevention of and education about sexual assault and related family violence across our community.
WestCASA is a community based not for profit sexual assault, family violence and trauma counselling service which has been operating in the western metropolitan region of Melbourne for over 30 years. WestCASA provides counselling, a crisis response, advocacy, education, and training and is located in the Multi-Disciplinary Centre (MDC) in Werribee with outreach to Footscray, Melton and the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre (DPFC, a women’s prison) in Ravenhall.
WestCASA is a partner with the Gatehouse Centre, Victoria Police (Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team – SOCIT and the Westgate Family Violence Unit), IPC Health, GenWest, and Child Protection in the Multi-Disciplinary Centre (MDC) in the City of Wyndham.
WestCASA receives funding to deliver sexual assault and family violence support services from the Victoria State Government. WestCASA aims to provide a service that facilitates the recovery and healing for women, men, diverse gender folk and young people over the age of 12 years who have experienced sexual assault, family violence and other trauma using an empowering, respectful, and culturally sensitive therapeutic approach.
WestCASA is committed to helping people of all gender identities, ethnicities, races, sexual orientations, religions, ages, and physical abilities. This includes trans, gender diverse and non-binary people of all gender identities and expressions as well as cis gendered women and men. We respect and celebrate the diversity within our communities and workplace and recognise that people may use different terms to describe their identity and experience. At WestCASA you are required to include and celebrate differences such as gender, age, culture, disability, sexual orientation, religion, spirituality, family, and caring responsibilities. These are all valued, respected and celebrated.
Since 2006, WestCASA has been providing specialist counselling to women and gender diverse people in DPFC, titled Specialist Trauma Service for Women in Prisons.
The program was established because of the high number of women in prison reporting experiencing some form of sexual abuse and/or assault and was the first of its kind to be offered within the Victorian Women’s Prison System.
Role title: Counsellor Advocate | DPFC (x 2 positions available)
Location: Dame Phyllis Frost Centre (DPFC), MDC Werribee
Classification WestCASA EBA 2022 – 2026, Grade 2 Counsellor Advocate, year 1
Reporting structure: Reports to DPFC Team Leader
Direct Reports: N/A
Hours of employment: .8 FTE (30 hours per week) Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
WestCASA standard working hours are between 8.00am – 7.00 pm and flexible work arrangements are available.
Duties of this role may include but are not limited to the following:
Other Duties
Essential:
Provision of Trauma Counselling and Support:
Training and Development:
Lead and Participate in the development and delivery of innovative that are trauma and evidenced informed to ensure staff are equipped with the specialist skill base and knowledge to effectively improve outcomes for this client group.
Promote evidence-informed practice
If you are excited about this role, but your experience doesn’t perfectly match the criteria we encourage you to submit your application.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, women with disability, women from culturally diverse backgrounds, and LGBTIQ women including trans and gender diverse people who identify as women are strongly encouraged to apply. VCAT Exemption No. H229/2014 means that only women can apply for this position.
If you would like any further information or to speak to the DPFC Team Leader, please call 03) 9216 0444.
A position description is attached.