• Join a committed and experienced team providing services to women and their children seeking information and help about DFV and getting protection from the court
• You will be working from the Downing Centre (Sydney city) and surrounds (Sydney, Inner West and Waverley LGAs and courts)
• Our values: respect, empowerment and safety for clients and staff
• Salary: SCHCADS L5 starting at $88,758 to $92,776 dependent on experience, plus superannuation
• Flexible work conditions, salary packaging to increase take home pay, 5 weeks’ annual leave plus leave loading, additional leave at Christmas, regular supervision

We are seeking experienced Domestic and Family Violence workers to join our Sydney Women’s Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service team. You will be part of delivering a best practice, specialist, trauma-informed model of service delivery to women affected by domestic and family violence (DFV) and ensuring an integrated response to women assessed as at serious threat of harm. The new roles are available as a result of increased government funding to provide increased hearing support and case management for our clients. Position descriptions and criteria for applicants will be sent to each interested applicant.

Please apply or enquire early to secure one of these Level 5 positions. Positions available are full time, but applicants only able to work part time will also be considered.

About South West Sydney Legal Centre

South West Sydney Legal Centre (SWSLC) is a not for profit community legal centre.

Our legal services include information, advice and legal representation for people in South West Sydney whose access to justice is denied or constrained, and include specialised legal services for victim-survivors of DFV.

Our DFV services include court support and advocacy, safety planning, case management and financial counselling.

Both the legal and DFV teams offer tailored training and workshops to community members and community organisations.

We give our clients the guidance, legal advice, support services and strength they need to claim their rights, know their options and choose their next steps.

About the roles

DFV Specialist Workers work closely with their colleagues to provide an effective and streamlined service that assists women experiencing DFV with threat assessment and safety planning, case coordination, case management, information, hearing support and court advocacy. Successful applicants will have strong interpersonal and organisational skills, and understanding of the criminal justice response to domestic and family violence including AVO applications and criminal prosecutions and related legal matters such as family law, care and protection, migration and victim’s compensation issues. Experience providing DFV case management and/or support at hearings will be highly regarded.

Applicants must have a commitment to empowering women and children affected by DFV, an understanding or willingness to learn the principles of a trauma-informed approach to service delivery, have demonstrated ability to engage effectively with clients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and have demonstrated ability to engage effectively with clients in crisis. Proficiency in a language other than English is desirable.

These positions are open to female applicants only. SWSLC considers being a woman to be a genuine occupational qualification for this position under s. 31 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are strongly encouraged to apply.

Closing Date: Suitable applicants will be interviewed progressively and sent a full application package.

Contact Person: Enquiries about the roles should be emailed to Janice Waring, Manager Sydney WDVCAS [email protected] using the subject line: Domestic and Family Violence Specialist Workers - Sydney Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service enquiry via EthicalJobs.

The preferred applicants will be required to undergo a Working with Children Check and a National Police Records Check.

A position description is attached.