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Seeking for an experienced, motivated and teachable person to join our new team delivering emergency accommodation and support services for women and their children leaving violence in South-West Sydney. The role ensures that the families we serve receive appropriate and quality services and that, with them, we do all we can to make sure their next moves are forward and free from fear or violence.
Job Responsibility:
delivering emergency accommodation and support services for women and their children leaving violence
ensuring families receive appropriate and quality services
working from our site as well as in partner organisations and homes of people we support
working closely with health, police, Department of Communities & Justice, schools and other community services and organisations
travel across the districts in which we deliver services
share of on-call responsibilities
Requirements:
willingness to contribute generously to all the hands-on activities required to make our site and service function day-to-day and to ensure that families are served and their support needs are met
qualifications and experience relevant to the provision of quality accommodation, care and supportive services – especially in settings supporting families leaving violence
understanding of homelessness and domestic and family violence, and an ease in providing warm and credible empathy, assurance and safety to people who experiencing or have experienced it
ability to articulate a practice framework that is family and survivor-centred, trauma informed, culturally competent and respectful of diversity – and the role of case management in supporting resilient, safe and healthy families
knowledge and experience relevant to responding to children at serious risk of harm
effective communication skills and administrative competencies – computer literacy, documentation, data collection etc
ability to perform in complex and challenging community welfare settings – flexible and creative approaches to work, matched with tested personal attributes such as resilience, patience, initiative, compassion and commitment to self-care
ability to embrace Wesley Mission’s values and to work within its codes of ethics and conduct – and to work respectfully alongside the mission and values of partner organisations
Nice to have:
local, sector or organisational knowledge
familiarity with sector practice guidelines, information systems and outcome measures
knowledge of surveillance and other risks relevant to leaving violence