Senior DFV Caseworker - child support specialisation (4 days - experienced)

Senior Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) Caseworker – 4 days/week

Mary’s House Services – domestic and family violence services – Lower North Shore

Mary’s House Services is looking for a Senior DFV Caseworker with six years or more experience and a specialisation in domestic and family violence casework to join its casework team, working with women and their children impacted by domestic and family violence. Ideally, you will have specialist child support skills.

Details

Essential Criteria

You

• have a specialisation in casework for women and children impacted by domestic and family violence and have six years’ or more experience as a social worker
• want to work around the lower North Shore of Sydney
• have a Bachelor of Social Work
• are committed to working in a trauma-informed, strengths-based manner
• have a commitment to advocacy for women’s and children’s safety and wellbeing
• want to work with committed, passionate colleagues in a friendly workplace where staff wellbeing is priority

Your skills 

You

• can demonstrate your ability to conduct intake and assessment of clients’ needs
• can demonstrate your ability to develop safety plans, and administer the DVSAT
• can demonstrate understanding of the unique needs of children affected by domestic and family violence, and have the experience and skills to specialise in supporting children
• have excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• can demonstrate your ability and commitment to keeping accurate records and maintaining up to date information in relevant databases
• have an aptitude for relationship-building; ideally you have experience working with a range of agencies and referral partners

Other Information

This is a permanent part-time position.  You will be working with a team of caseworkers and reporting to the Refuge and Casework Manager. Your clients will be women and their children living in the community, who have left an abusive relationship or are in the process of leaving.

How to Apply

Please call 02 8937 2094 and ask to speak to our Refuge and Casework Manager, Margot if you would like to know more. Enquiries will be answered promptly and be kept confidential. We wish to fill this role as soon as possible.

If you prefer to simply apply now, please download the position description for more information.

We will interview suitable candidates progressively. However, we know your time is valuable, so before applying, please email recruitment@maryshouse.org.au to check if the role is still open.

The position is paid at SCHCADS Level 5.1 in the first year of employment.

To be considered: please send:

·       your detailed resume, and

·       a maximum two-page cover letter addressing all the essential criteria listed in the position description

to recruitment@maryshouse.org.au. Shortlisted candidates will be required to provide two professional referees.

Please ensure you address all the essential criteria in the full position description to be considered for interview. Please also address the desirable criteria if you can.

As a provider of services to women and children impacted by domestic and family violence, this position is only open to applicants who identify as women. Mary’s House Services considers identifying as a woman to be a genuine occupational qualification for this position under s.31 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are strongly encouraged to apply. People who identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community are strongly encouraged to apply. If you have a disability, you are also strongly encouraged to apply.

The preferred applicant must undergo a Working with Children and National Police Records Check as a requirement of ongoing employment with Mary’s House Services.

Mary's House Services

Mary’s House Services is a wonderful example of what a community can achieve when it identifies a gap in services and a desperate need for community support. We are a grass roots organisation, providing quality services for women and children who have experienced domestic or family violence. We offer safety, hope, and empowerment for women and children to rebuild their lives.

Established in 2016 as an independent not-for-profit, we innovate to provide support services in response to community needs. Through Mary’s House refuge, and casework services for women living in the community, we offer professional support, accommodation, case management services and therapeutic groups to women, while they navigate options before, during and after leaving an abusive relationship.