• Mental Health Specialist - Domestic and Family Violence services
• Up to 35 hours/week
• SCHADS Award (Social and Community Stream) Level 6

We are seeking a compassionate, experienced, and highly skilled Mental Health Specialist to join our Salam Safe House team. This rewarding role provides specialist, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive mental health support to women and young children who have experienced, or are at risk of experiencing, domestic, family and sexual violence (DFSV).

Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will deliver therapeutic counselling, psychosocial support, risk assessment, safety planning, and service coordination to support women on their journey toward safety, recovery, and wellbeing.

This position offers an opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of women affected by violence while contributing to an integrated and person-centred service response.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide specialist trauma-informed counselling and psychosocial support to women and young women impacted by domestic, family and violence (DFV)
• Deliver individual and group counselling, support recovery planning, and assist clients to access health, housing, employment, financial and other community services.
• Conduct risk assessments and safety planning in accordance with recognised DFV frameworks and organisational policies.
• Deliver culturally responsive, inclusive and gender-affirming services that support the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of women from diverse backgrounds.
• Coordinate referrals and work collaboratively with specialist DFV services, government agencies and community organisations to ensure integrated support for clients.
• Develop and maintain strong partnerships with key stakeholders to enhance service delivery and outcomes for women.
• Maintain accurate case notes, client records and reports, ensuring compliance with funding, legislative and quality requirements.
• Participate in service development, clinical supervision, team meetings and continuous improvement activities to support high-quality service delivery.

For a full copy of the position description, please email us at [email protected] using the subject line: Mental Health Specialist - Domestic and Family Violence Services enquiry via EthicalJobs.

KEY SELECTION CRITERIA

• Relevant tertiary qualification in a psychosocial field – with qualifications in Psychology or Mental Health Social Work most appropriate – and/or significant relevant experience delivering specialist counselling responses using trauma-informed approaches.
• Demonstrated experience providing specialist mental health and therapeutic counselling support to women, particularly those impacted by domestic, family and sexual violence.
• Sound knowledge of trauma-informed practice, the dynamics of DFSV (including coercive control), and risk assessment and safety planning.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver inclusive, gender-affirming and culturally responsive support, including to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and CALD women.
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate referrals and work collaboratively within an integrated service system.
• Strong case management, documentation and reporting skills, including contribution to funded reporting requirements.
• High-level written and oral communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport with vulnerable Service Users.
• An ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

Desirable Selection Criteria

• Eligibility for membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. AHPRA registration as a psychologist).
• Ability to communicate in a second language and/or experience working with CALD and refugee communities.

What you must submit in your application

• A cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria.
• A copy of your resume which includes two professional referees. We will only contact the referees once we have consulted with you.

Failure to comply with the above requests will result in your application not being considered.