[3 Days Left] Manager, Sexual, Domestic and Family Violence

ACON offers a colourful, nurturing and fun workplace. Our staff and volunteers are the foundation for our ongoing effectiveness. We are committed to our employees’ professional development and engagement – ensuring we build our capabilities with people that have the right values, attitudes, skills and knowledge.

Our head office is on Gadigal country in Surry Hills and we also have offices in regional centres on Awabakal country in Newcastle and Bunjalung country in Lismore. We provide our services and programs locally, state-wide and nationally.

We are grounded in the belief that diversity is our strength, our differentiator, and at the core of who we are and what we do. As part of our commitment to inclusion, we encourage applications from people living with HIV, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and LGBTQ people from culturally, linguistically and ethnically diverse, migrant and refugee backgrounds, and LGBTQ people of colour.

Our Purpose, Vision and Values

- We create opportunities for people in our communities to live healthier, more connected lives

- We strive to be a global leader in health, inclusion and HIV responses for all people in our communities

- COMMUNITY – We are made for and by our community. Lived experience is at the heart of what we do and guides our decision-making.

- COLLABORATION – We work meaningfully with, and value the expertise of, our communities, colleagues, partners and allies.

- COMPASSION – We acknowledge the stigma, discrimination and inequality our communities face. We hold these experiences with care and compassion as we conduct our work.

- COURAGE – We strive to be courageous in who we are and the ways we work, constantly evolving, and working with integrity to ensure the best possible outcomes for our communities.

- EQUITY – We recognise that improving health outcomes requires varying levels of investment to help rectify structural inequities. We strive to work with an intersectional lens to champion the needs of our communities, recognising the systems that compound diverse and overlapping circumstances.

Care Coordinator/Counsellor – Sexual, Domestic & Family Violence Services

Do you believe in building safer, healthier futures for LGBTQ+ communities impacted by sexual, domestic and family violence? At ACON, you’ll be part of a bold, community-driven organisation at the forefront of health and wellbeing for LGBTQ+ people.

- We’re looking for a passionate and skilled practitioner to join our Sexual, Domestic and Family Violence (SDFV) Care Coordination/Counselling team and provide critical support to LGBTQ+ people experiencing, escaping and recovering from violence and abuse.

- This isn’t just another care coordination and counselling role, it’s a chance to help shape how sexual, domestic and family violence services truly meet the needs of LGBTQ+ people.

- Part-time (42 hours per fortnight) role based in our Gadigal/Sydney office.

What’s the Sexual, Domestic & Family Violence (SDFV) Service?

The SDFV team focuses on trauma-informed, culturally safe, client-led, short-term interventions for LGBTQ+ people experiencing, escaping or recovering from sexual, domestic and/or family violence.

We support LGBTQ+ people through counselling, case coordination, safety planning, advocacy, and referrals. We work to reduce barriers, challenge stigma, and strengthen pathways so that LGBTQ+ people experiencing violence can access the right support, at the right time.

Ok, so what’s the role?

As the Care Coordinator/Counsellor – SDFV Services, you will:

- Provide trauma-informed counselling and care coordination to LGBTQ+ people experiencing and recovering from violence.

- Support clients through safety planning, case management, and system navigation.

- Build collaborative relationships with external services and advocate for inclusive responses for LGBTQ+ communities.

- Contribute to service development and sector capacity building by feeding back community needs, trends, and best practice approaches.

Who are we looking for?

- Someone experienced and qualified in Psychology, Counselling, Social Work, or a related field, and current registration with an appropriate professional body (e.g. AASW, AHPRA) where required.

- A person knowledgeable about sexual, domestic, and family violence, with an understanding of the drivers, impacts, and complexities of SDFV, and particularly how they affect LGBTQ+ people and communities.

- A compassionate, trauma-informed and strengths-based person, who is committed to working alongside people with lived experience of violence.

- Someone with strong care coordination and counselling skills, and the ability to balance empathy with professional boundaries.

- An individual who values inclusion and understands the unique barriers faced by LGBTQ+ communities, First Nations peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, and people living with disability.

- An active collaborator who can also take initiative and work independently.

What else can we tell you?

ACON provides a colourful, nurturing, and fun workplace. Our employees and volunteers are the foundation for our ongoing effectiveness and for our capacity to deliver innovative community engagement and health promotion programs and initiatives for our communities.

To support the successful candidate in their new role at ACON we offer:

- Flexible working arrangements.

- Generous learning and development opportunities.

- Potential for tailored mentoring opportunities.

- Supportive working environment with a knowledgeable and friendly team.

We provide a flexible and supportive working environment as part of the Sexual, Domestic and Family Violence team in the Peer and Client Services Division, a highly varied team providing multi-disciplinary care, including counselling, peer support, and home-based care.

What’s the remuneration and working details?

Salary: $93,053.00 to $95,055.00 per-annum FTE (Gross Salary, PLUS S
uperannuation and Leave Loading) [$51.128 – $52.228/hr + Super + LL].

Location: ACON’s Gadigal land (Sydney) Office, with flexible working options a possibility (away from the office).

Hours: Part-Time (42 hours per fortnight) on a 1-year fixed term contract with the possibility of extension.

We offer flexible working arrangements and a generous array of benefits and entitlements often above the National Employment Standards (NES) including:

- Salary Packaging up to $35,000 gross up value (i.e., currently up to $15,900 Expenses + $2,650 Meals, tax free).

- Generous pro-rata leave entitlements – including up to an extra week of paid leave for full time employees to be taken during our Christmas and New Year’s shutdown period.

- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – access to a comprehensive counselling service free to employees.

How can I find out more details and apply?

If this sounds like you, we invite you to apply to join our team and help us make a meaningful impact on the lives of those we serve. By joining us, you will be part of a mission to create a healthier and more inclusive community.

We’d love someone who has experience already in this area but people at all levels of experience are absolutely welcome to apply. We highly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from CALD backgrounds, people with disabilities, and people of all genders to apply.

For more information on the role, please contact Maddy Liiv, Team Leader, Sexual, Domestic and Family Violence Services via email at mliiv@acon.org.au.

If this sounds like the position and organisation you’ve been looking for, find out how to apply at www.acon.org.au/jobs.

- Cover Letter (max. 3 pages) outlining how the position aligns with your Personal Values and Interests, and how your Skills and Experience meet the Essential Selection Criteria in the Position Description; and

- Resume (max. 2 pages) outlining any current and previous employment and training. Include Education History and any Formal Qualifications, Major/Minor Study Fields, Honours and Publications, and Work Experience (including Paid Jobs, Internships, and Volunteer work).

Applications Close: Sunday, 28 September 2025

We are grounded in the belief that diversity is our strength, our differentiator, and at the core of who we are and what we do. As part of our commitment to inclusion, we encourage applications from people living with HIV, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and LGBTQ people from culturally, linguistically and ethnically diverse, migrant and refugee backgrounds, and LGBTQ people of colour.

Peer Worker (Trans Mental Health and Wellbeing) Northern Rivers (Part Time)

Bundjalung Land / Lismore Office, 3 days a week.

- We are on the lookout for someone to join the Client Services team and play a vital role in our Trans Mental Health and Wellbeing program.

- This position has come about through funding to support the mental health and wellbeing of trans and gender diverse people (including people questioning their gender).

Ok, so what’s the role?

The Peer Worker (Trans Mental Health and Wellbeing) uses lived experience to guide the provision of peer navigation, peer support, mentoring and advocacy to trans community members. The position sits within and works closely with the broader ACON Client Services team to deliver trauma-informed, wholistic person-centred support to clients.

You will be required to use your experience openly, appropriately and effectively to build professional relationships with the people you support. You will be providing support to people living throughout NSW face-to-face in the ACON office and via telehealth. Due to the nature of the role, you will be supporting individuals that are experiencing mental ill health, distress, suicidal ideation or suicidal crisis.

You will:

- Provide peer navigation, peer support, mentoring and advocacy to trans and gender diverse people, including people who are questioning their gender, and trans people who are experiencing mental ill health, present in distress or are experiencing a suicidal crisis.

- Use a strengths-based and person-led approach to help clients navigate to gender affirming care and support, and if required to support them to meet their recovery journey goals.

- Support clients to strengthen their self-management skills through self-directed and shared learning experiences.

- Work collaboratively with the broader clinical, non-clinical and health promotion teams within ACON to ensure that the broad psycho-social support needs of clients are being met.

- Maintain timely client records by documenting client work in ACON’s electronic client record management system.

- Collect required client data to enable reporting to funders and service evaluation, including demographics, client outcome and client experience data.

- Conduct outreach support (as required) following ACON policies and procedures – this could include attending appointments or conducting home visits with clients to provide advocacy and support.

Who are we looking for?

- Someone with the ability to reflect thoughtfully upon one’s personal lived experience of being trans or gender diverse, and an understanding of which elements may be common to other trans people, with the intention of providing peer navigation and peer support.

- A person with lived experience of, and recovery from, psychological distress, mental ill health, and a willingness to share your story purposefully to support the mental health of others.

- Someone with at least 6-months work in a peer position or volunteering with LGBTQ+ community members.

- A person with a strong commitment to, and understanding of, trauma-informed recovery-based practice.

- Someone who works independently and collaboratively in a team, reporting regularly to be supported.

- A person with well-developed communication skills and demonstrated experience using MS Office.

What else can we tell you?

ACON provides a colourful, nurturing, and fun workplace. Our employees and volunteers are the foundation for our ongoing effectiveness and for our capacity to deliver innovative community engagement and health promotion programs and initiatives for our communities.

To support the successful candidate in their new role at ACON we offer:

- Flexible working arrangements.

- Generous learning and development opportunities.

- Potential for tailored mentoring opportunities.

- Supportive working environment with a knowledgeable and friendly team.

We provide a flexible and supportive work environment as part of the Client Services Unit within the Community Health Division. A highly focused team responsible for delivering trauma-informed, wholistic person-centred support to clients.

The ‘Nuts & Bolts’

Salary: $75,625 – $85,614 (Gross FTE per-annum, PLUS S
uperannuation and Leave Loading) – commensurate with skills, qualifications, and experience.

Location: ACON’s Bundjalung land / Lismore Office, with flexible working options a possibility (away from the office).

Hours: Part-Time (42 hours per fortnight) on an 8 Month fixed term contract (with the possibility of extension).

We offer flexible working arrangements and a generous array of benefits and entitlements often above the National Employment Standards (NES) including:

- Salary Packaging up to $35,000 gross up value (i.e., currently up to $15,900 Expenses + $2,650 Meals, tax free).

- Generous pro-rata leave entitlements – including up to an extra week of paid leave for full time employees to be taken during our Christmas and New Year’s shutdown period.

- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – access to a comprehensive counselling service free to employees.

How can I find out more details and apply?

If this sounds like you, we invite you to apply to join our team and help us make a meaningful impact on the lives of those we serve. By joining us, you will be part of a mission to create a healthier and more inclusive community.

We’d love someone who has experience already in this area but people at all levels of experience are absolutely welcome to apply. We highly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from CALD backgrounds, people with disabilities, and people of all genders to apply.

For more information on the role, please contact Kate Airmid, Team Leader, Peer Workers, via email at kairmid@acon.org.au or (02) 4962 7700.

If this sounds like the position and organisation you’ve been looking for, find out how to apply at www.acon.org.au/jobs.

- Cover Letter (max. 4 pages) outlining how the position aligns with your Personal Values and Interests, and how your Skills and Experience meet the Essential Selection Criteria in the Position Description; and

- Resume (max. 4 pages) outlining any current and previous employment and training. Include your Education History and any Formal Qualifications, Major / Minor Study Fields, Honours and Publications, and Work Experience (including Paid Jobs, Internships, and Volunteer work).

Applications Close: Sunday 8 October 2025

We are grounded in the belief that diversity is our strength, our differentiator, and at the core of who we are and what we do. As part of our commitment to inclusion, we encourage applications from people living with HIV, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and LGBTQ people from culturally, linguistically and ethnically diverse, migrant and refugee backgrounds, and LGBTQ people of colour.

Manager, Sexual, Domestic and Family Violence

Do you want to build safer, healthier futures for LGBTQ+ communities impacted by sexual, domestic and family violence? At ACON, you’ll be part of a bold, community-driven organisation at the forefront of health and wellbeing for LGBTQ+ people. Lead our innovative work in sexual, domestic and family violence and help shape the way our services and programs truly meet the needs of LGBTQ+ people.

We’re looking for a passionate and skilled manager to lead our new integrated SDFV team that brings together ACON’s specialist frontline services and with ACON’s other initiatives addressing sexual, domestic, and family violence experienced by LGBTQ+ people. This is a full-time role based in the Gadigal/Sydney office.

What’s the Sexual, domestic and family violence team?

The SDFV Team is part of ACON’s Peer and Client Services division. The team supports LGBTQ+ SDFV Care Coordination/Counselling, group work, Say It Out Loud, Proud Partners, the sexual violence consult service and other SDFV initiatives.

Ok, so what’s the role?

The Manager will oversee ACON’s specialist LGBTQ+ SDFV services and programs, ensure trauma-informed, culturally safe, affirming and evidence-based approaches are embedded, and advocate for LGBTQ+ inclusive responses to SDFV across NSW.

You will be responsible for:

- Program and Service Management: Oversee delivery of care coordination/counselling services, group programs, consultation services and other health promotion activity.

- Ensure services and programs are trauma-informed, intersectional, and responsive to diverse community needs.

Stakeholder Engagement and Advocacy:

- Build and maintain strategic relationships and represent ACON and the needs of LGBTQ+ people in key SDFV environments and advocate for inclusive policy, system and service responses.

Research, Policy & Evaluation:

- Support initiatives to strengthen the evidence base on LGBTQ+ SDFV. Ensure program activities are informed by research and community co-design – monitor and report on outcomes, budgets and impact.

Operational Leadership:

- Lead the strategic development of ACON’s LGBTQ+ SDFV work and align with Strategy, Plans and NSW SDFV strategies; participate in leadership forums.

Team Management:

- Manage and support a multidisciplinary team and foster an inclusive, values-driven culture.

Who are we looking for?

- Experienced leader who can build a positive team culture and lead through change.

- Proven experience in design and delivery of direct services or health promotion programs addressing SDFV.

- Ability to apply trauma-informed and human rights-based approaches.

- Proven ability to sustain relationships with internal and external stakeholders including funders.

- Experience in funding submissions, budgets, contracts and reporting.

- High-level communication skills and ability to represent organisational and community interests.

- Understanding of ACON’s communities and strategic plan.

What else can we tell you?

ACON provides a colourful, nurturing, and fun workplace. Our employees and volunteers are the foundation for our ongoing effectiveness and for our capacity to deliver innovative community engagement and health promotion programs and initiatives for our communities.

To support the successful candidate we offer:

- Flexible working arrangements.

- Generous learning and development opportunities.

- Potential for tailored mentoring opportunities.

- Supportive working environment with a knowledgeable and friendly team.

We offer a full-time leadership role within the Peer and Client Services Division.

Remuneration and details

Salary: $141,000 per annum (Total remuneration package inclusive of Superannuation and Leave Loading).

Location: Gadigal land / Sydney Office, with flexible working options.

Hours: Full-Time (76 hours per fortnight) on a 2-year fixed term contract.

Benefits and entitlements align with NES guidelines, including salary packaging, extra leave periods and EAP.

How to apply

If this sounds like you, apply at www.acon.org.au/jobs. For more information contact the relevant lead listed in the role description.

Applications Close: Sunday 12 October 2025

We are committed to inclusion and encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, including people living with HIV, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and LGBTQ+ people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

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