Women’s Support Worker

Do you want to work for a leading national not-for-profit organisation providing dedicated human and social services to a diverse Australia?

With community at the heart of everything we do, our purpose is to create a world in which everyone has access to equal opportunities.

About the Role

The Safe, Healthy and Empowered Relationships (SHER) pilot program is a 16-week men’s domestic and family violence intervention program based in Logan QLD. It is offered to men from Dari speaking communities and is voluntarily participated by men who are wanting to take accountability for their behaviour. SHER supports men through group education approaches and provides brief case management while they are engaged in the program. The program is centred around the safety and wellbeing of victim-survivors and implements best practice risk and safety planning approaches for victim-survivors, SHER staff and men in the program.

The Women’s Support Worker is embedded in the SHER program to provide direct and individualised support to victim-survivors linked to men engaged in the SHER group behaviour change program. The SHER program is designed from the concept of improving safety and wellbeing of victim-survivors and children impacted by domestic and family violence through direct work with women requiring ongoing support while men are engaged in the program.

The Women’s Support Worker is a stand-alone function of the SHER program and reports to the Team Leader 99 Steps. This is a part-time 12 month contract, working 20 hours per week.

Please reach out to us for the full Position Description to review the Key Responsibilities and Measures of success.

Essential Criteria

• Relevant tertiary qualifications (Degree in relevant discipline) and/or experience are essential.
• Demonstrated experience working in the DFV sector
• Knowledge, skills and proven experience in empowering women experiencing domestic and family violence, abuse and coercive control through a trauma informed framework to increase safety and wellbeing.
• Working knowledge of the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act 2012 and knowledge of court and legislative proceedings as they relate to the Act.
• Understanding of the cultural considerations and differences in engaging women from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds experiencing domestic and family violence, abuse and coercive control.

Desirable Experience

• Observed a minimum of six men’s behaviour change group sessions.
• Previous experience working within the Settlement Services sector with people from Afghan community groups.

• Fluency in Dari language. 

About SSI

SSI is a national not-for-profit organisation providing dedicated human and social services to a diverse Australia. With community at the heart of everything we do, our purpose is to create a world in which everyone has access to equal opportunities.

SSI supports individuals, children, families and communities via a range of vital human services from settlement support of newcomers and refugees through to programs in employment and education and health wellbeing and social supports for all Australians, new and old.

About our Benefits

• Salary packaging options to receive up to $15,900 of your salary tax-free meaning more take-home pay!
• Access to in-house training and learning opportunities for professional development and growth.
• Access to our inhouse wellbeing programs
• Working alongside professional and dedicated team members all wanting to make a difference in our communities.

About our Recruitment Process

SSI Group is strongly committed to actively safeguarding children and young people and providing a safe environment for them to thrive. We ensure children and young people’s safety, and wellbeing is embedded in the everyday thinking and practice of everyone at SSI, whether they interact directly or indirectly with children and young people. All employees will undergo a National Police Clearance and a Working with Children Check as a condition of employment.

Our commitment to Diversity

SSI strives to be an inclusive workplace for all people. We recognise that we operate in a diverse community and welcome and encourage applications from all ages and genders, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culturally and linguistically diverse groups, the LGBTIQ+ community, veterans, refugees and people with disability.

To Apply

If excited by the information above, we look forward to receiving your application, including your resume and cover letter expressing your interest and suitability for the role.

Applications close 31st January 2025

If you would like more information on the recruitment process, please contact the talent acquisition team at talent@ssi.org.au or call us on 0410801184.

A recruitment pool may be created for permanent and temporary opportunities of the same role or role type that may become available in the future.

SSI is a Disability Confident Recruiter, and our Talent Acquisition team can assist in providing alternative formats to apply, making adjustments to the recruitment process, (including the application form), and offering information about workplace adjustments and support networks. Should you require adjustments please email us at talent@ssi.org.au

Please note we will be scheduling interviews as applications come in, so please apply urgently if you believe this role aligns with your goals and experience.