Family Safety Advocate

The Role:

Join the Breathing Space team - the dedicated program striving to foster safer environments for women, children, and men across Western Australia. Become part of something truly impactful.

We are currently seeking a passionate Family Safety Advocate to join the Breathing Space team.

The Family Safety Advocate develops and delivers a range of services to maximise the safety and support of clients (victim-survivors) who have experienced violence and/or abuse within their intimate partner or family relationships. This role builds respectful and effective relationships with clients, including women, children and other family members, as well as program staff, to build safety and connection to appropriate services and support.

This position will be offered on a Permanent Full-Time basis, working 76 hours per fortnight. This role will work across the Maylands and Calista sites with travel between the sites required.

This is your chance to join an organisation with an exceptional team culture, driven by a commitment to diversity, respect and fairness.

Who Are We?

Since opening our doors in 1977, our passion for delivering high quality, people-focused support services has continued to flourish. In May 2020, we became the new custodian of White Ribbon Australia, establishing a national footprint for the organisation.

We remain committed to growing a workforce that celebrates diversity and seeks to inspire and empower the people we serve.

While we’ve changed a lot over the past 45 years, our values – Hope, Opportunity, Perseverance and Equality – remain at the very heart of everything we do.

This is your chance to join an organisation with an exceptional team culture, driven by a commitment to diversity, respect and fairness.

Selection Criteria

• Tertiary qualification in Social Work, Counselling or Psychology with a specialisation in Family Violence, and/or significant experience in the family and domestic violence.
• Relevant experience in a similar role, including in engaging with victim-survivor of Family Domestic Violence and Abuse.
• Experience in working with and understanding of the developmental and therapeutic needs of children who have experienced trauma, abuse and neglect.
• Advanced customer service skills when liaising with various levels in the business and other service providers.
• Advanced stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to develop and maintain strong collaborative relationships with individuals and groups.
• Skills working with women who have experienced violence.
• Ability to respond to challenging behaviours and an understanding of the origins of these behaviours when working with children including trauma and attachment.
• Cultural competency to engage effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, culturally and linguistically diverse populations, and people with disabilities.
• Understanding of the confidentiality protocols that relate to interactions with victim-survivors of Family Domestic Violence and Abuse
• Understanding of Safe and Together principles and model workings.
• Knowledge and understanding of the National plan to end violence against women and children 2022-2032.
• Experience working within Men’s Behaviour Change Programs (desirable).
• Unrestricted drivers’ licence
• Satisfactory Police clearance (not older than 6 months from the issue date)
• Current working with children check card
• Department of Justice integrity clearance

What we can offer you

• Generous NFP salary packaging opportunities (option to package up to $15,900 for general living expenses and an additional $2,650 for entertainment benefits per annum)
• Extra Leave - 5 days of extra paid leave per annum (pro rata for part time)
• Paid parental leave policy
• Family Domestic Violence and Abuse (FDVA) leave, financial assistance and structured support for any employees who have experienced FDVA incidents
• Discounted Health Insurance with HBF
• Free, confidential counselling services through our Employee Assistance Program
• Annual Flu Vaccination Program

How to apply
Please submit a resume and a cover letter that addresses our Selection Criteria. Applications close 14th June 2024.

White Ribbon Workplaces are centres of respect and proactivity in relation to the safety of women in the workplace and the community.

Communicare encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds, people who identify as LGBTQI+ and people living with disabilities.

Short listing will commence immediately. We reserve the right to close the position without notice. Unsolicited resumes and contact from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.