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Women's Empowerment Worker

YFS Ltd

Are you a highly skilled, innovative and agile professional who wants to make a difference to the lives of women experiencing domestic violence?

We are looking for a Women’s Empowerment Worker to join our dedicated domestic violence team servicing Scenic Rim, Jimboomba and surrounding areas.

In this job, you’ll walk alongside women experiencing domestic abuse to enhance their safety and wellbeing through crisis response, court support, immediate case work, and education. The Women’s Empowerment Worker will resource women to thrive in a future free of violence and abuse.

We have an exciting and innovative approach to the work we do, and you will benefit from a shared learning environment. You will be part of an energetic, positive team and a supportive organisational culture that looks out for your wellbeing as you undertake this challenging work.

About the job

Role location: Slacks Creek, Jimboomba

Role type: Full-time – 9 day fortnight maximum term until 31 March 2023

Pay range: $89,042 - $93,073 based on experience, with salary sacrificing available

In this role you will:

  • Provide immediate crisis response to increase the safety of women and children.
  • Identify and assess risk and resource women to develop and follow their safety plans.
  • Link women and children to relevant services to address health, parenting, financial, employment support, legal, and other counselling needs.
  • Co-facilitate women’s empowerment groups within our program logic and practice framework.
  • Undertake Court Support one day per week at Beaudesert Court.

About you

Aside from meeting the key capabilities outlined in the related role description available from https://www.yfs.org.au/work-for-us/, you’ll be a great fit if:

  • Have a deep understanding of gendered violence and the impacts of domestic abuse on women and children
  • A team approach to enhancing the safety of women and children
  • Reflective practice and cultural awareness
  • Well established self-care practices

About us

At YFS, we make a real difference to the lives of vulnerable people living in the Logan and surrounding area. And we want our staff to thrive, too. So we offer great opportunities to develop your career.

We’re serious about your professional development. Half of our managers have been employed from within. And we empower each other to make decisions and try new ways of working.

We know that a happy workplace thrives. We recognise that staff have their own needs, so we encourage you to bring the entire you to work. Depending on your role, we support a number of flexible work arrangements.

Also, we offer great employment benefits including above-average pay rates, generous salary packaging (exempt from Fringe Benefits Tax), portable long service leave, counselling support, and free parking.

To find out more about working with us, head to https://www.yfs.org.au/work-for-us/.

Read Advice for Job Applicants and check out our Organisational Chart at https://www.yfs.org.au/application-process/.

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