• Northwest Sydney WDVCAS – 3 full time positions available
• Nepean Blue Mountains WDVCAS- 1 full time position available

• Full Time - 35 hours per week
• Based in Blacktown & Penrith
• SCHADS Award Level 4
• Salary sacrifice available

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

Join the Women's Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service (WDVCAS) at WASH House and play a vital role in supporting women and children experiencing domestic and family violence across the Nepean and Blue Mountains and Northwest Sydney areas.

As a DFV Specialist Worker, you'll provide trauma-informed intake, risk assessment, safety planning, advocacy, court support, and referrals while working closely with Police, courts, Legal Aid, and community partners.This is a rewarding opportunity to empower women, improve safety outcomes, and contribute to coordinated responses that create lasting change.

ABOUT THE EMPLOYER

WASH House is a resource centre for women, proudly supporting the Blacktown community for over 40 years. Our mission is to reduce the impacts of poverty, social disadvantage, and violence, while empowering women to lead safe, connected, and fulfilling lives. Our work is grounded in Our Values of Equality, Justice, Respect, Courage, Non- Violence, Empowerment, Integrity and Inclusion.

We deliver a range of integrated services, including case management, counselling, therapeutic programs, skills building and social group programs, advocacy, and community engagement. We prioritise supporting our staff to deliver trauma informed, client centred and culturally safe services.

ABOUT YOU

You're a compassionate, organised, and resilient practitioner with experience supporting people impacted by domestic and family violence or working in the community services sector. You bring a strong understanding of trauma-informed, strengths-based, and feminist practice, and are confident working with women in crisis while building trusted relationships with partner agencies. You're an effective communicator who thrives in a collaborative environment and is committed to advocating for the safety, dignity, and rights of women and children.

Essential CRITERIA

• Relevant qualifications in social work, community services, psychology, or a related field and/or commensurate experience.
• Demonstrated experience of minimum 2 years in community services work.
• Strong alignment with WASH House Vision and values and commitment to overall advancement and representing WASH House positively.
• Commitment to working within a feminist framework and understanding of social policy and issues that face women in Western Sydney.

• Understanding of domestic and family violence, its complexities and consequences;
• Understanding of intersectionality between social issues and domestic and family violence, in particular the barriers that women may face when seeking assistance;
• Knowledge and understanding of the criminal justice response to domestic and family violence;
• Ability to take a person-centred and non-judgemental approach when working with clients;

• Commitment to working within a feminist framework and understanding of social policy and issues that face women in Western Sydney.

• Ability to work with the local community to promote awareness of domestic and family violence and WDVCAS services;
• Excellent communication skills, particularly in negotiation, advocacy and conflict resolution;
• Demonstrated ability to engage effectively with clients in crisis and provide appropriate, trauma-informed support;
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills
• Current driver’s licence and willingness to use own car.

Desirable:

• Experience in advocacy work within legal, court, or multi-agency environments
• Experience in Domestic and Family violence.

The WASH House considers being a woman a genuine occupational qualification for this position under s.31 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).

WASH House’s definition of women includes Cisgender women, Transgender women, and people with lived experience of womanhood. We are inclusive of non-binary and gender-diverse people.

Please note, this workplace has committed to keeping staff and vulnerable clients safe. A mandatory COVID vaccination policy for all employees is in place.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, as well as women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

Successful applicants must provide proof of a current NSW Working with Children Check clearance and undergo a Police Check

For inquiries about the role and an information package, please contact Bobby-Lee on (02) 9677 1962.

We are conducting this recruitment on a rolling basis and will review applications as they are received. Suitable candidates may be contacted for an interview as soon as applications are received, and the position may be filled once the right candidate is identified. We encourage interested applicants to submit their application as early as possible.