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Sexual Violence Specialist - Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Linker

Relationships Australia NSW

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About Relationships Australia

Relationships Australia NSW (RANSW) provides a safe, judgement-free environment where individuals, couples, and families can address the critical matters impacting their relationships, and their lives.

What you’ll do

  • Implement the Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence (DFSV) Linker Service Coordination and Primary Care Training Program in liaison with the Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network
  • Proactively engage with general practices, and co-deliver child sexual assault and sexual violence training to enable safe disclosures by patients and meaningful referrals
  • Provide support, advice and a specific referral service for general practices to provide direct patient support, and a timely and efficient pathway into the DFSV service sector
  • Provide support to general practices to implement practice-level measures to enhance their response to people affected by child sexual assault and sexual violence
  • Work collaboratively with Local Health District and other relevant sexual violence/assault and child sexual abuse services
  • Manage data and provide reporting as required

The details:

  • Full time 2 year contract
  • Based in Penrith with frequent travel in the Blue Mountains, Hawkesbury & Lithgow region
  • Potential to work from home at times in line with business needs
  • $49.90 per hour plus super and salary packaging benefits
  • Valid NSW Class C driver's licence and own comprehensively insured motor vehicle
  • Flexibility to work outside of business hours on occasion

What you’ll bring

  • Relevant tertiary qualifications in community development, social work, social welfare, health promotion or similar field, supported by relevant experience
  • Strong knowledge and skills in working with child sexual assault and sexual violence
  • Skills and experience in capacity building activities, including training and coaching
  • Knowledge of the local service system, and ability to facilitate effective referrals
  • Proven experience establishing and maintaining effective partnerships and working collaboratively with other organisations

Why work with us?

  • Make a genuine difference to the relationship wellbeing of individuals, couples and families; everyday!
  • Work alongside people who truly care about what you achieve together
  • We offer many benefits including flexible working options, salary packaging, additional leave days, employee referral program, fitness passport
  • We value inclusion and belonging. We want a workforce that is reflective of all the communities we serve. To strengthen our inclusive practice we have employee action groups: Accessibility, Reconciliation, Gender, Sex & Sexually Diverse and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse
  • We are committed to deepening our relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We have a stretch Reconciliation Action Plan to guide our efforts to build strong relationships, increased employment, and enhanced respect between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other communities

Next Steps

Interested? Apply today as we want to move quickly with this recruitment.

RANSW requires the preferred applicant to undertake a National Criminal History Record Check and a Working with Children Check prior to employment.

It is a condition of employment from 1 January 2022, that employees who are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccination must be fully vaccinated to perform duties at any of our workplaces. If you are not medically eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19, you must provide Relationships Australia NSW with acceptable evidence of having a health condition for which obtaining a COVID-19 vaccination is contraindicated.

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