Support Worker, Domestic Violence After-Hours Response Casual

Join our Specialist Homelessness Service (SHS) to work in an innovative service which responds to women (with or without children) experiencing domestic/family violence after hours. This is a unique opportunity for a person who is driven by an objective to enhance and improve outcomes for women and children experiencing domestic/family violence; particularly those who require an urgent response after-hours.

This role presents an excellent opportunity for individuals to work in this rewarding field and who need to balance their other life priorities with shifts operating between 5:00 pm and 10:00 pm and some weekends.

This role will sit within a team which has been established to deliver an after-hours response to women experiencing domestic/family violence (the target client group). The key responsibilities of this role include:

• Undertake risk assessments and safety planning for women experiencing domestic and family violence seeking an after-hours response
• Provide crisis counselling, practical support and case management to the target client group
• Facilitate streamlined transitions for the target client group into other services to ensure they received ongoing support for their needs
• Deliver responsive and best practice approaches for the target client group
• Participate in an after-hours on call response
• Work closely with other agencies that play a key role in responding to women experiencing domestic/family violence including Police, emergency departments, Link2home, other domestic/family violence specialist services and relevant NGO’s
• Participate in regular quality assurance and service reviews in line with SHS quality assurance.

The key requirements for this role include:

• Tertiary qualifications in an appropriate area e.g. social work or related discipline or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated understanding of domestic/family violence and working in the field of domestic/family violence including knowledge and familiarity with legal and other aspects of DV and child protection
• Demonstrated experience in stakeholder engagement and community networking
• Detailed knowledge understanding and experience with housing issues, effective individual case management, undertaking assessments, developing & reviewing case plans and strength based support
• Counselling experience and skills
• Knowledge of current Child Protection and other relevant legislation
• Availability for out of business hours shifts
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with a variety of government and non-government organisations
• Demonstrated assessment and advocacy skills
• Current NSW driver’s licence
• Competent computer skills.

CatholicCare is a child-safe and child-friendly organisation – all staff must comply with our child-safe child-friendly policies and Code of Conduct. All appointments are subject to a satisfactory Working with Children Check Clearance in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012.