About Women’s Health West

Women’s Health West provides specialist family violence services to women and their children. We also run prevention programs that promote equity and justice for women and girls in Melbourne’s west.

Our work has actively contributed to improving the health, safety and wellbeing of women and their children in the western metropolitan region of Melbourne since 1988.

About the role

The Director of Integrated Family Violence Services has overall responsibility for the development, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of a range of integrated accessible and culturally appropriate family violence services for women and children. Drawing on sound leadership and high-level communication skills, this pivotal role is responsible for the development and delivery of high-quality and integrated family violence services, programs and initiatives that reflect WHW’s strategic direction and core values. The director also takes a lead role in developing strategic partnerships across the western region that work to improve family violence response strategies and in advocating for the needs of women and children who experience family violence.

The Director of Integrated Family Violence Services is a member of the executive team at Women’s Health West and reports directly to the CEO. This position is therefore expected to play a lead role in ensuring the organisation’s vision, goals and annual priorities are promoted and achieved. The position is full-time and ongoing, with a base annual salary of $110,900 plus 9.5% superannuation and personal use of a service vehicle.

About you

As a successful incumbent, you will possess both tertiary qualifications in social work (or a related discipline) and relevant post-graduate qualifications (highly regarded). You will demonstrate extensive leadership experience in the family violence service provision field, and exceptional skills in stakeholder management. You will also demonstrate ethics, integrity and excellent interpersonal skills, coupled with thorough understanding and working knowledge of the family violence sector.

Why join Women’s Health West?

Women’s Health West is a feminist organisation and culturally aligns to feminist values and practices. Women’s Health West’s staff enjoy numerous benefits, including working with a professional and dedicated team of women, ongoing professional development and training, flexible working conditions, and access to an Employee Assistance Program. We also offer considerable benefits through our Enterprise Agreement.

Women’s Health West has a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities we work with. We are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity, ethical practice, and the principles of cultural diversity and social inclusion. Women’s Health West has a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), which is endorsed by Reconciliation Australia.

We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds and experience, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with disabilities, and people who identify as LGBTI.