• Role location: Jimboomba
• Role type: Two roles are available – one full-time, 9-day fortnight and one part-time 64 hours per fortnight
• Pay range: $94,160 to $96,182 a year (pro rata) based on experience, with salary sacrificing available

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

We are looking for Domestic and Family Violence Practitioners to join our dedicated domestic violence team servicing Scenic Rim, Jimboomba and surrounding areas.

YFS has received additional funding to embed domestic and family violence practitioners within police stations and so we are expanding our team. We have two roles available – one full-time and one part-time.

In this job, you’ll walk alongside women experiencing domestic and family violence, abuse and coercive control to enhance their safety and wellbeing. Through crisis response, court support, immediate case work, and education you will resource women to thrive in a future free of violence and abuse.

We have an exciting and innovative approach to the work we do, and you will benefit from 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

In this role you will:

• Provide immediate case work to increase the safety of women and children within our program logic and practice framework
• Identify and assess risk and resource women to develop and follow their safety plans
• Link women and children to relevant services to address health, parenting, financial, employment support, legal, and other counselling needs
• Undertake Court Support at Beaudesert Court
• Be co-located at Beaudesert and Jimboomba police stations to provide assistance to victim-survivors presenting at the counter.

About you

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

• A deep understanding of 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 yfs.org.au/work-for-us.

Interested?

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

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

Interviews are scheduled for Thursday 16 May 2024.

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.

A position description is attached.