AddressABOUT THE ORGANISATION
Southern Women’s Group (SWG) Inc is a not-for-profit community service based on the South Coast of NSW. We are a feminist-based organisation and our vision is to ensure that all women are safe, respected, empowered and supported to flourish.
SWG Inc provides auspice for the South Coast Women’s Domestic Violence Court Advocacy Service (SCWDVCAS -the Service) through NSW Legal Aid. It is the Court Advocacy Service for the Eden, Bega, Moruya, Batemans Bay, Nowra and Milton Local Courts. Our highly skilled and professional staff provide trauma-informed, client centred and culturally safe support to clients.
We provide information, referrals, and advocacy to women and their children who are, or who have been, experiencing domestic and family violence. This includes legal protection through the application for Apprehended Domestic Violence Orders through the Local Courts. We also assist women with safety planning, Case Management and case coordination.
We maintain offices in Nowra, Moruya and Bega, and the NSW South Coast offers an abundance of lifestyle opportunities for those seeking a rewarding and fulfilling career in a beautiful location.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Case Management Worker will work alongside other Case Management Workers and in close collaboration with the Safety Action Meeting (SAM) Coordinators. You will also be reporting to the Assistant Managers and Manager of the Service as part of the Service’s dynamic and friendly team based on the NSW South Coast.
You will be part of delivering a best practice, specialist, trauma informed model of service delivery to women affected by DFV, and ensuring an integrated response to women assessed as being at serious threat of harm.
The successful applicant will have strong interpersonal and organisational skills to effectively manage clients with complex and serious needs, which are impacting on their ability to keep safe and therefore would benefit from intensive support.
Applicants must have a commitment to empowering and women and children affected by DFV, an understanding or willingness to learn the principles of a trauma-informed approach to service delivery, have a demonstrated ability to engage effectively with clients from diverse backgrounds and have a demonstrated ability to engage effectively with clients in crisis.
The successful applicant will hold tertiary qualifications in a relevant field e.g. social work, community services and/or demonstrated substantial experience in domestic and family violence service provision. They will possess demonstrated excellent organisational, administrative, financial and management skills.
This position is open to female applicants only. SWG Inc considers being a woman to be a genuine occupational qualification for this position under section 31 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).
The preferred applicant will be required to hold a valid driver’s license, and have, or will acquire, a Working with Children Check and a National Police Records Check.
The position is for 28 hours per week and is Classification Level 5 of the SCHADS award, with the pay point for the successful applicant dependent on their qualifications and experience.
The primary work location is Nowra, but you may be required to work at other SCWDVCAS locations from time to time.
In submitting your application, you are required to
- Provide a copy of your resume which details your previous work history including a brief description of duties, educational qualifications/history and the names of 2 referees (or be willing to provide referees’ details at a later date if you proceed in the recruitment process).
- Address each of the Essential Selection Criteria contained in the Job Description in either in your covering letter or template provided.
