• Part time opportunity​​​​​ - 4 shifts per week
  
• Generous salary packaging benefits resulting in tax savings

McAuley Community Services for Women, a ministry of the Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea, is committed to creating a world that enables women and children to participate in society on their own terms through innovative services, advocacy and a caring community… so poverty and homelessness can be eradicated.

We have an opportunity for two part time Residential Support Worker to work as part of an innovative team supporting women and children who are experiencing family violence. You will be well supported by a committed, collaborative team of workers with an emphasis on strength-based practice.

What We Offer:

• ​​​​​4 shifts per week
• Generous salary packaging benefits resulting in tax savings
• Excellent Professional Development opportunities including external training and workshops as well as McAuley all staff training
• Regular supervision and management support including access to EAP
• Option to purchase additional leave for permanent employees

The purpose of this role is to provide a crisis response, advocacy, accommodation and support services to women and their children who have experienced and are escaping family violence or have experienced long term homelessness.

Specifically, this includes:

1. Working autonomously as required
2. Providing individualised and family-centred support according to our Direct Practice Competency framework and program goals
3. Offering continued residential care and emotional support to women and children.

Working collaboratively with team members to provide ongoing flexible support to empower women and children to regain power and control of their lives and exit planning.

Desired Skills and Experience

Essential Requirements

1. An understanding of, and commitment to, the operations of McAuley Community Services for Women and its philosophy and core values.
2. Demonstrated experience in communicating with service providers as appropriate to ensure the client’s needs are met.
3. The ability to apply a flexible, non-judgmental and empowering approach to service delivery.
4. The ability to manage service obligations including confidentiality, duty of care, mandatory reporting, other relevant legislation and professional conduct.
5. Ability to communicate effectively with people from diverse cultural backgrounds and with linguistic needs.
6. Qualifications in social work, community services, welfare or a related discipline, or demonstrated experience working with clients with complex needs, preferably in a residential setting.
7. Good written and verbal communication skills.
8. Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.
9. Valid Victorian drivers licence.

Preferred Requirements

1. Knowledge of the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 and understanding of Family Violence issues is desirable.
2. Experience maintaining program data on a relevant computer program e.g. SHIP.

A position description is attached.

EEO exemption No. A209/2012

McAuley Community Services for Women were granted an EEO exemption No. A209/2012. This was to assist in attracting the most suitable candidates in our recruitment and selection process. This exemption is used to provide legal grounds for the organisation to accept applications from women only for specific positions in the organisation namely positions where the employee is required to work 1 on 1 with vulnerable women/children.

We seek a new Order from the Victorian Civil Administrative Tribunal in relation to a section 89 exemption from the provisions of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010. This will allow us to continue to legally seek applications from women only for identified positions in our recruitment and selection process.