Family Violence Intake Assessment

4 weeks ago


Melbourne, Australia Tradewind Australia Full time

Contract Type:
- Contract- Location:
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia- Industry:
- Social Work- Salary:
- AU$83000 - AU$95000 per annum + + super + salary packaging- Start Date:
- Reference:
- BBBH322265_1699926876- Contact Name:
- Family Services- Job Published:
- Nov 14, 2023**Why work with Client Organisation?**

NPY Women's Council was started by the Anangu women in 1980 and continues to be governed by the women from the NPY lands. This is an award winning organisation recognised for providing an innovative DFV service to the Anangu women and children residing in remote indigenous communities' in the NPY lands. The service is guided by its strengthening community capacity to end violence framework. At its core NPY Women's Council is about family and community - Walytja. Their purpose is to work with women, children and their families of the Ngaanyatjarra, Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara region in central Australia. Their role is to work side by side and help increase their capacity to lead safe and healthy lives with improved life choices. NPY Womens Council offer a positive and passionate workplace, providing you with a unique career opportunity through work that is rewarding and meaningful within the community. NPYWC are offering extensive relocation assistance, generous leave entitlements and salary benefits, and visa sponsorship (if applicable).

**About the Role**:
NPY Womens Council are seeking experienced Social Workers for a unique working experience in Alice Springs. The Intake and Assessment Worker will respond to referrals received for women across the NPY Lands, who are experiencing, or at risk of, domestic and family violence. The intake phone line is often the first point of call for women experiencing violence on the NPY Lands and is a vital aspect of DFVS service delivery. You will work closely with DFVS Caseworkers and the DFVS Community Programs team to provide holistic support.

**Key duties**:

- Provide trauma informed face to face and telephone interventions and referral support for women accessing DFVS.
- Complete risk assessments and safety planning in collaboration with women experiencing violence.
- Provide short-term support for women who are experiencing crisis, which may include advocacy and liaison with health, legal, accommodation and child protection services.
- Work in close collaboration with caseworkers, who support clients seeking medium
- to long-term support.
- Model and facilitate effective and respectful communication that contributes to a supportive and reflective learning culture for the DFVS.

**Skills & Experience**:

- A tertiary or diploma qualification in Social Work, Community Services, or related field
- Demonstrated experience working with women and families who are experiencing, or at risk of, domestic and family violence, including risk assessment and safety planning
- An understanding of a trauma informed, holistic and relational approach to domestic violence service delivery, relevant for Aboriginal Australian cultural contexts
- Demonstrated ability to work well in a fast-paced environment, managing competing demands
- Ability to work cross-culturally, displaying strong intrapersonal and interpersonal skills and an ability to negotiate and resolve conflict
- You will also have or be willing to undergo a Working with Children Check and a Police Check._

**How to apply**:
**TRADEWIND AUSTRALIA AND THE ORGANISATIONS WE REPRESENT ARE PROUD TO BE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYERS.**
- The Employer considers gender a genuine occupational qualification for this position under Section 27 (2), (c), (e) and (g) of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 and so we ask that only female applicants apply



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