• Attractive Salary Packaging Options
• Supportive team environment
• Learning and Development Opportunities

About us

Join our vibrant, faith-based organisation providing innovative social care services to children, young people, individuals and families in the Northern Metropolitan Sydney and on the Central Coast.

About the role

CatholicCare Diocese of Broken Bay is currently seeking a Domestic and Family Violence Specialist Worker to join the Women’s Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service (WDVCAS) program, based at our Naremburn Family Centre.

The WDVCAS program provides support, advocacy, referrals and information for women experiencing domestic violence.

Duties

A Domestic and Family Violence Specialist Worker will:

• Accept electronic and non-electronic referrals direct from government agencies and non-government services
• Contact clients referred to the WDVCAS in a timely and sensitive manner, conducting a threat assessment to ascertain their current risk status and undertaking safety planning to address a client’s immediate safety needs
• Attend court on AVO list days and other days as required to provide information, assistance and court advocacy for WDVCAS clients
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with key WDVCAS partners including the NSW Police Force, Local Courts, legal representatives and referral agencies, in order to facilitate client access to those agencies and services

Skills & experience

• Understanding of domestic and family violence, its complexities and consequences

• Knowledge and understanding of the criminal justice response to domestic and family violence including AVO applications and criminal prosecutions and related legal matters such as family law, care and protection, migration and victim’s compensation issues
• Current NSW Driver’s licence
• Current NSW Working with Children Check

Female candidates only to apply as per our program requirements which meet under Section 126A of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).

Culture and Benefits

Please find attached a video about what it means to work at CatholicCare. We also offer:

• The opportunity to make a difference to families, children and young people in the community
• A focus on employee well-being, with regular reflective and practice supervision opportunities
• Access to in-house and external training and learning opportunities
• An Employee Assistance Program offering free and confidential counselling and support
• Salary packaging benefits to receive up to $15,900 of your salary tax-free

How to Apply

If you are interested in this opportunity, please provide a cover letter addressing the role requirements, complete your work history and education information on the application page and submit your resume.

We encourage and welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

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CatholicCare is a child-safe and child-friendly organisation – all staff must comply with our child-safe child-friendly policies and Code of Conduct. All child related roles are subject to a satisfactory Working with Children Check Clearance in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012.

Completing a National Criminal History Record Check clearance is a requirement of this position

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