• Temporary 12 month contract

About Us:

The Women’s Centre is a not-for-profit service offering a range of supports to women and their children in Townsville and outreach to the local region. Outreach areas include Ingham, Ayr, Charters Towers and The Townsville Women’s Correctional Facility. The Women’s Centre is a women’s only space incorporating the following services; Specialist Homelessness Service, Women's Health and Wellbeing Service, Sexual Assault Support Service, and a 24hour interagency Sexual Assault Response Service.

About You:

• Tertiary qualification in Social Sciences/Social Work degree and relevant employment history and experience.

Essential Registrations:

• Current Working with Children Blue Card.
• Current valid Queensland, Open, C class driving licence.
• Right to Work (Australian/New Zealand passport; Australian/New Zealand Birth Certificate or Citizenship Certificate or International Passport & Visa)

Position Summary:

To coordinate, develop and facilitate appropriate activities including community education, advocacy and activism events covering the priority health areas inclusive of awareness raising and education re: sexual assault. To be involved in projects with other organisations that increase awareness and understanding of issues related to women’s health and sexual assault.

Key Requirements :

• Three or more years’ experience working in the Women’s Health and/or sexual assault field, counselling or related areas.
• Ability to develop, facilitate and activate community education and training in social and emotional women’s health and/or sexual assault issues for government and community sectors.
• Ability to show initiative, lead and project plan using consultancy and engagement skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience incorporating a feminist analysis of violence against women.
• Demonstrated abilities to provide information and referral, crisis and ongoing counselling, with clear frameworks and theoretical knowledge.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience working with women in relation to complex matters in case coordination, support work and counselling.
• Demonstrated high levels of verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in working with women from diverse cultural backgrounds, and/or access services which would assist women particularly those who are disadvantaged.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in working with First Nations Women.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor and respond as a go to person for your colleagues.

Organisation

The North Queensland Combined Women's Services Inc (NQCWS) known as The Women’s Centre operates from a broad feminist perspective and is welcoming of all women. The Women’s Centre recognises that the sociopolitical environment has a direct influence on the experience of women in society; and further considers the intersections of power and privilege and how this shapes the diverse experiences of women and their access to opportunities and resources. The Women’s Centre embraces a strong commitment to social and political change to support the safety and wellbeing of all women.

The Women's Centre offers a Specialist Homelessness Service, a Women’s Health Service and the Townsville Sexual Assault Support Service which is a key partner within the Sexual Assault Response Team – Townsville Region. The Women's Centre provides trauma and violence informed therapeutic counselling, crisis support, holistic and practical case management support, advocacy, information and referrals to other appropriate services and therapeutic and social inclusion groups. Services offered may be centre based, mobile, outreach and/or co-located in other locations as appropriate.

The Women’s Centre aims to promote meaningful personal, social and political change by validating women's experiences, advocating for women's rights and working towards the prevention of gendered violence through awareness raising, community education and social action.

Employees also may be required on occasion to work outside ordinary hours.

Responsibilities

• To work towards achieving the objectives of NQCWS.
• To demonstrate an understanding and commitment to social justice and feminism and to foster an environment dedicated to the celebration and promotion of feminist principles.
• To meet the requirements of the service agreement with the government.
• To provide expert advice to the team that will facilitate and contribute to the safety and support of victims of Sexual Assault and to the health and well-being of women within the target group.

Target Group

• Community education will be provided to those requesting it as well as those groups identified as requiring further skills, knowledge and information related to women’s health and sexual assault.

Service Provision

• Community education will be at the most appropriate venue.
• Services will be provided in a safe, trauma informed and timely manner.

Award Classification

Commensurate with experience under the SCHCADS Award – Level 5

It is a genuine occupational requirement of this position that it be filled by a woman as permitted by, and arguable under Sections 25, 104 and 105 of The Anti-Discrimination Act 1991.

First Nations women are encouraged to apply.

Next Steps

To submit your application please click 'Apply Now' by the closing date.