YFS has an opportunity for a woman or non-binary identifying person to join our well-established Responsible Men facilitation team.

YFS offers behaviour intervention programs and initiatives working holistically with men using abusive and controlling behaviours to facilitate a process of reflection on the attitudes and beliefs that drive these harmful behaviours. Funded by the Department of Justice and Attorney General, our group programs are grounded in the Duluth Framework, prioritising risk and safety for adults and children experiencing violence.

YFS' Responsible Men team is looking for a Behaviour Change Facilitator to join them to deliver group programs for men who are wanting to take responsibility to live a non-violent life. The core Responsible Men group is a 22-week open-ended program for men who have used abusive and controlling behaviours towards their intimate partner. Our Responsible Fathers group is a 16-week follow-up behaviour change program for men who have completed a previous behaviour change program and are focused on making changes as parents. Men engaging in our programs can also access our in-house Men's Counsellor for therapeutic support as part of an innovate pilot trial.

If you've got what it takes to guide men through a non-judgemental journey of accountability and critical self-reflection, this could be the role for you. You will work alongside an experienced facilitation team and receive ongoing professional development as part of our innovative, best-practice program recently evaluated by Griffith University.

Benefits of working at YFS

• Work alongside an experienced and inclusive team of facilitators and advocates
• Be part of an innovative, place-based service that values ongoing evaluation and evidence-based responses
• Receive best-practice clinical supervision, including group observations and supportive debriefing with your dedicated Program Manager
• Access paid external supervision and free professional and confidential mental health and wellbeing support through EAP Assure
• Access the SPEAQ Community of Practice series through YFS' membership
• Opportunities to contribute to research, advocacy, and sector development

This is a full-time position dependent on your facilitation level and experience.

While we are looking for a Senior Facilitator in accordance with QLD's Perpetrator Intervention Services Requirements, we will invest in training and provide experience and mentoring for the right emerging candidate to become a Behaviour Change Facilitator (see separate position descriptions attached). We encourage those who have diverse and culturally specific knowledge and experience to apply, even if you don't feel you meet the requirements for the role.

To perform this role, it is essential that the person who holds the position to be a woman or non-binary person, as you will be paired with a male/masculine aligned co-facilitator in a co-gender facilitation model.

It is therefore a genuine occupational requirement under the section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 that applicants identify as a woman or non-binary.

About the job

• Role location: Slacks Creek
• Role type: Permanent full-time - 38 hours/week (Mon-Fri) with a minimum of one night 12-8:30pm
• Pay range: $85,393 to $102,114 a year/$43.08 to $51.51 an hour (pro rata) based on experience and role offered, with salary packaging
• up to $15,990 per financial year exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax available

In this role you will:

• Facilitate group work with men in either our Responsible Men and/or Responsible Fathers group programs.
• Work with diverse groups of men in Logan, including working towards effective and safety engagements with men who are First Nations, culturally and linguistically diverse, and men identifying as part of the LGBTIQA+ community.
• Prioritise women and children's safety through collaborative risk management.
• Contribute to an integrated system response to domestic violence, working with a variety of stakeholders in Logan, including both government and non-government organisations.
• Need to be familiar and work in accordance with legislation and practice principles, standards and guidelines
• Have a deep understanding of the gendered nature of domestic violence and evidence that you have applied this understanding in your practice
• Be available for one evening each week, working from 12noon-8:30pm on that day.

About you

Aside from meeting the key capabilities outlined in the related role description available from https://www.yfs.org.au/work-for-us/, you’ll be a great fit if:

• You bring an understanding of gendered violence and a feminist practice framework
• You have a collaborative team approach to enhancing the safety of DFV victim-survivors (primarily women and children
• You have a person-centred and trauma-responsive approach to men who have used violence and have complex histories and needs to increase their motivation to change
• You are interested in trying new, innovated approaches to meet the demands of the Logan community.

About us

At YFS, we make a real difference to the lives of people living in Logan and surrounding areas.

We have a real commitment to seeing people thrive, including our staff. We encourage staff to bring their entire selves to work, because we know that a happy workplace thrives.

In our recent Employee Opinion Survey our staff said the best things about working at YFS are the challenging work/job satisfaction, fellow employees, teamwork, and pay and benefits.

We’re serious about your professional development. And we empower each other to make decisions and try new ways of working.

Depending on your role, we support flexible work arrangements.

We also offer great employment benefits including above-average pay rates, generous salary packaging (exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax), portable long service leave, counselling support and free parking.

To find out more about working with us, head to www.yfs.org.au/work-for-us.

Interested?

Read Advice for Job Applicants and check out our Organisational Chart at www.yfs.org.au/application-process.

Contact Brodie on 07 3826 1500 if you want to talk about the role.

Interviews are scheduled for Monday and Tuesday 2-3 December 2024, with times agreed with participants.

People from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, and people who identify as part of the LGBTIQA+ community, are encouraged to apply.