Family And Domestic Violence Practitioner

Kalwun Development Corporation Ltd is an Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander community controlled organisation currently seeking to fill the following vacancy within our Child, Youth and Family Support Services division.  The Kalwun Child, Youth and Family Support Services division administers the Family Wellbeing Service, Family Participation Program, Early Learning Program and the Kinship and Foster Care programs within the South East Qld region. +

 * This is an identified position, applicants must be an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person *

About the Role
The Family and Domestic Violence Practitioner will respond to people experiencing and living with Family and Domestic Violence and particularly identifying and supporting women and children at high risk.

Position Duties

• Respond to referrals from ATSI and mainstream services following an incident of family violence
• Conduct risk assessments and safety planning
• Schedule and conduct ongoing case management
• Provide advocacy, referrals, information and support.

Qualifications and Experience

• Experience working in crisis support.
• Qualification in Community Services (minimum Cert 3) or equivalent, or demonstrated knowledge and experience.
• Demonstrated experience engaging and working with women and children in a variety of settings.
• Experience working within ATSI community.
• Ability to network and develop effective working relationships at all levels of the community.
• Child protection knowledge and experience beneficial - not essential.
• High level written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to work co-operatively in a small team environment and independently.
• Capacity to adapt to the evolving nature of the role and to identify and influence systemic change.
• Ability to demonstrate initiative.
• Computer literacy in a Windows environment.

Essential Selection Criteria

1.  Demonstrated ability to work with complex-needs families in the context of Family and community violence and to engage with them to work collaboratively to achieve agreed upon goals.
2. An ability to undertake case management tasks, such as assessment, referral, case planning, case review and exit planning.
3. An understanding of the range of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal services in the areas of family violence, child welfare, health, education, housing and well-being.
4. Demonstrated ability to work in a cohesive, responsible and dynamic team.  

What we offer 
Kalwun values the contributions of all staff and is committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all staff feel accepted, included and welcomed. Our Employees enjoy a variety of benefits including:

• Competitive salary 
• Salary sacrifice of $15,000 per annum which can significantly increase your take home pay
• Company that is focused on improving the health and wellbeing of our community
• Five weeks of annual leave per year
• Additional paid personal leave

Additional Information

• This position requires the successful applicant to satisfy a national criminal history check and hold a current drivers' license.
• A Blue Card for working with children is a mandatory requirement. The 'No Card No Start' law applies to this position - a Blue Card must be obtained prior to commencement.
• *IDENTIFIED POSITION - To perform this role it is essential that the person who holds the position be an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person. It is therefore a genuine occupational requirement under section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991 that applicants are Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders. A Confirmation of Aboriginality will need to be provided. 

To apply
Please send a current CV with a cover letter outlining your suitability for the position and addressing each of the selection criteria.