Are you a highly skilled, innovative and agile professional who wants to make a difference to the lives of women experiencing domestic violence?

YFS is expanding our team, so we are looking for a Domestic and Family Violence Case Manager to join our dedicated domestic violence team servicing Scenic Rim, Jimboomba and surrounding areas.

In this role, you will walk alongside women experiencing domestic and family violence, abuse, and coercive control, working to enhance their safety and well-being through case management and education. As the Domestic and Family Violence Case Manager, you will resource women to thrive in a future free of violence and abuse.

We have an exciting and innovative approach to our work, offering a shared learning environment. You will be part of an energetic, positive team and a supportive organisational culture that looks out for your wellbeing as you undertake this challenging work.

About the job

Role location: Jimboomba – our Jimboomba office is only 40 minutes from Logan and Springfield and a one hour drive from the Gold Coast

Role type: Permanent full-time, 9-day fortnight.

Pay range: $97,689 to $102,114 a year, based on experience, with salary sacrificing available.

In this role you will provide case management to address the safety and wellbeing of victim-survivors of domestic and family violence including:

• on-going assessments of lethality and risk
• developing, implementing, and reviewing safety plans
• assessing the needs of women and children
• providing information and facilitating access to resources to address health, parenting, financial, employment support, legal, and other counselling needs
• ongoing specialist case work and advocacy to resource women in their future including EVP, Victims Assist applications, Victims Register, relevant support letters etc.
• working alongside the client, develop goals to increase safety and recover from domestic and family violence.

About you

Aside from meeting the key capabilities outlined in the related role description available from our careers page, you’ll be a great fit if you have:

• a deep understanding of a gendered perspective of men’s violence against women, and the impacts of domestic violence, abuse and coercive control on women and children
• a team approach to enhancing the safety of women and children
• reflective practice and cultural awareness
• well established self-care practices.

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 our careers page.

next steps

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

This role will remain open until it is filled.

We are completing a rolling recruitment.

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.

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