- 18 month contract (parental cover) with possibility to extend
- Full time, 76 hours per fortnight located in Kalgoorlie.
- Competitive Salary: $82,043.52-$88, regional allowance $5,500.00 p/annum
- Salary sacrifice benefits
- Accept the referrals, undertake intake and risk/needs assessment
- Plan, implement and evaluate case management strategies for women and their children
- Engage clients, building trust, and offering one-on-one support where needed.
- Support clients to maintain safety
- Facilitate and advocate access to a wide range of information, services and resources
- Where required make a seamless "warm" referral to other support services provided by the Alliance or external providers.
- Ensure that all case management is in the boundaries of the Western Australian Family and Domestic Violence Common Risk Assessment and Risk Management Framework
- Maintain relevant documentation, verbal and written reports and internal and external data collection as required
- Social Service degree or diploma (desirable) and/or significant relevant experience in area.
- Cultural skills, knowledge, and networks.
- Knowledge and experience working with FDV
- Experience working with men who use violence and the survivors of family violence.
- Demonstrated experience working with Western Australian Family and Domestic Violence Common Risk Assessment and Risk Management Framework
- Current knowledge of and commitment to Equal Opportunity in all aspects of employment and service delivery
- Current C or A class driver's license
- Working with Children's Card
- Police Certificate (within 3 months)
- Current First Aid Certificate
Safety Advocate - Kalgoorlie - Boulder, Australia - Hope Community Services
Description
Safety Advocate
HOPE has been a community service in Western Australia for over a century, providing much needed support to people affected by alcohol and other drugs, mental ill-health, youth justice issues and socioeconomic disadvantage.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Safety Advocate to join the Mara Pirni Healing Place team The position is full time, working Monday to Friday.
About the Opportunity
Safety Advocates will be responsible for supporting and advocating in a culturally safe manner with, and for, women and children that are experiencing family violence, ensuring they are provided with a comprehensive support service.
Requirements of the Role:
About you:
Desirable Criteria:
Essential Pre-Employment Requirements:
Appointments will be subject to the essential pre-employment requirements as well as two suitable work referees.
Our Culture
Hope strives to provide a safe workplace and promotes progressive policies that prioritise the health, safety and unique needs of our team. Hope's ambition is to be an employer of choice by supporting staff to grow, learn, innovate and achieve their potential. We invest in developing our people to sustain the workforce built on 'growing our own'.
Find out more about Hope on our website.
If you need support to submit your application, please email
Your benefits
Knowing you are making a real difference in your community and being in a team that celebrates your successes and supports you during challenges.
Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via AccessPay).
Discounts with a major health insurance provider.
We offer employees and their family members access to a confidential, and professional counselling service.
What to expect next
We vow to respond to every candidate that applies for a role at Hope/headspace.
If your application is shortlisted, you will receive a phone call to discuss your skill further and may be invited to attend an interview either online or in person at our local office/Hub.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are strongly encouraged to apply
HOPE acknowledges and welcomes diversity in all its forms amongst staff and clients, including culture, language, race, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex variations, religion, and socio-economic and relationship status.