Positions Vacant

Staying Home Leaving Violence (SHLV) Caseworker 

We are currently seeking a case worker to join our SHLV team for 22.5 hours (3 days) per week.  The Staying Home Leaving Violence program supports women and children escaping domestic and family violence (DFV) to remain safely in their home of choice.  This worker will hold experience and expertise in relation to violence and trauma informed service delivery to women and children who have lived with DFV.

Specific Functions:

Case Management/Counselling

• To work with women and children separating from DFV in a therapeutic, developmental, and supportive role informed by strength based approaches;
• To include children’s voices in risk assessments, safety audits and safety plans;
• Support women and any children while making statements to police and during court proceedings;
• Assist women and children, to identify areas of need and provide appropriate support, referral, information and advocacy within an individual casework plan. This requires knowledge of social and community welfare services including knowledge of Apprehended Violence Orders legislation and the new Domestic Violence Framework;
• To develop an in-depth knowledge of resources for women and children experiencing DFV;
• To complete all accountability and administrative tasks associated with working with children and their families.

Group work

• Plan, organise facilitation or facilitate, and evaluate evidenced based domestic and family violence programs for women in consultation with families & local services;
• Plan, organise facilitation or facilitate and evaluate evidenced based children/young people’s domestic and family violence programs for children/young people in consultation with children/young people/ families & local services.

Team meetings/supervision/case review

• To attend and participate in team meetings and case review;
• To participate in external supervision;
• To engage in staff appraisals in accordance with Policy and Procedures.

Networking

• To assist with community liaison and promotion of the service;
• To work in active partnership with other relevant organisations;
• To attend relevant external meetings as required.

Team Work

• Participate as an active member of PSFaNS team assisting in other appropriate tasks and activities as negotiated;
• Comply with any statutory provisions, agency values and agency policies relevant to this position and PSFaNS as a whole;
• To comply with current legislation in WH&S and EEO.

Advocacy

• To advocate for families/children/young people with other services to achieve appropriate service for particular families/children/young people and better service provision for families in general.

Training

• To participate in staff development programs and attend specific identified training.

Selection Criteria

The following selection criteria must be addressed in your application:

• Tertiary qualifications in Social Work, Psychology, Social Science or related fields;
• Knowledge and understanding of domestic and family violence, social policy and issues that face women and impact on their children;
• Minimum of two years of direct DFV service delivery and experience working in a strengths-based, violence and trauma-informed practice informed by principles of social justice, feminism and accountability, with women and children separating from DFV with complex issues including child protection, mental health issues, alcohol and other drug use, trauma induced developmental concerns;
• Experience in planning, facilitating and evaluating violence and trauma informed groups for women, children and young people who have lived with DFV;
• Current NSW or National Driver’s Licence, WWCC, National Criminal History Check, COVID vaccinations.

Submitting your application

Please send your resume with a cover letter addressing the selection criteria to admin@psfans.org.au.

Only applications containing BOTH Resume and Cover letter will be accepted.