About Starick

Starick is an innovative, client focused organisation working across the continuum of prevention, early intervention, crisis intervention and recovery to address the impacts of family and domestic violence and to create safer communities.

Starick’s operating frameworks are:

• Family and domestic violence informed
• Safe and Together
• Trauma informed
• Response based
• Strengths based
• Culturally sensitive
• Client focused.

Starick is committed to ensuring a child safe environment and work practices.

About the Role

Starick is implementing two Respectful Relationships Programs in WA to create cultures of respect and prevent gender-based violence:

• The Respectful Relationships Teaching Support Program (RRTSP) for primary and secondary schools across Western Australia (WA), including regional and remoteschools. The program uses a whole-of-school approach to support staff to deliver appropriate respectful relationships material in the school curriculum and the broader school environment. It aims to give school staff the skills to support students to build relationships that are non-violent, equal, mutually respectful and trusting.
• The Respectful Relationships Sport and Recreation Program which will develop and deliver a bespoke Respectful Relationships program for sport and recreation clubs and organisations. The program will be evidence-based, replicable and sustainable. It will be delivered to sport and recreation clubs, organisations and local governments in WA to build their capacity and capability to address issues surrounding gender-based inequalities and violence within their sporting and recreational environments.

As a Project Officer, you will play a key role in delivering Starick’s Respectful Relationships programs, supporting schools and sport/recreation organisations to implement best-practice, evidence-based approaches.

You’ll be the first point of contact for program participants, helping them build capability, deliver initiatives, and embed respectful relationships into their environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver training, workshops and program resources tailored to local contexts
• Build and maintain strong relationships with schools, sporting organisations and key stakeholders
• Provide ongoing support to organisations implementing respectful relationships initiatives
• Coordinate and facilitate training sessions, meetings and events
• Liaise with government departments and community stakeholders
• Monitor, collect and report on program data and outcomes
• Support organisations to respond appropriately to disclosures of family and domestic violence

About You

You are a confident communicator with a passion for prevention and community impact. You bring:

• Knowledge and understanding of family and domestic violence and the gendered drivers of violence
• Understanding of primary prevention approaches
• Experience delivering training, workshops or group facilitation
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• High level organisational skills and ability to manage competing priorities
• Confidence working with sensitive and confidential information
• Proficient with IT applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Availability to work occasional weekend and evening work as required

Desirable

• Experience adult learning resources including tailoring to meet local and cultural contexts.
• Understanding of WA school or sport/recreation sectors

REQUIREMENTS

• A national police clearance
• A Working with Children Card
• A current WA Drivers Licence
• Evidence of Right to Work in Australia

What's on Offer

• Part‑time role (30 hours per week over 4 days) available on an initial fixed‑term contract of 12 months
• SCHADS Award level 5 pay point
• Meaningful work contributing to respectful relationships education across WA
• Supportive and collaborative team environment
• Not‑for‑profit salary packaging options
• Employee Assistance Program
• Opportunities for professional development

For further information and to access a copy of the JDF, please visit https://www.starick.org.au/work-for-starick/.

Please submit a CV and cover letter outlining claims against the selection criteria via the "Apply Now" button.

Applications will be assessed on a regular basis, and we may not wait until the closing date before you hear from us. We reserve the right to close the position earlier.

If you have any queries, please contact Maddy on 08 9478 5300 or [email protected] using the subject line: Project Officer - Respectful Relationships enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Starick is committed to ensuring that we maintain a diverse and inclusive workplace where our staff are welcomed and feel safe to be their authentic selves. We welcome all qualified applicants regardless of gender, sexuality, age, disability, religion or cultural background.

Please be advised that only successful applicants will be contacted to move to the next stage of the recruitment process.