Job description
ABOUT US
Women’s and Girls’ Emergency Centre (WAGEC) is a feminist, grassroots organisation that supports women and families in crisis and advocates for social change in the community. We work in Redfern, inner City, inner west and southwest Sydney, on the lands of the Gadigal, Wangal and Dharug people of the Eora Nation.
Every night, we support 200 women and children impacted by homelessness, domestic violence and systemic disadvantage. Equally, we seek to address the underlying causes of gender based violence through primary prevention activities with communities that want to be a part of the global movement to end gender based violence in a generation.
THE ROLE
The ‘From Now’ project is a new pilot that aims to support women who are impacted by incarceration. The project works across the justice, child protection and housing systems, providing safe accommodation to pregnant women and/or women with their children for 3-6 months. During this time, the women will have daily, intensive therapeutic support to address their immediate needs and long term goals. Programs will focus on living and parenting skills to develop tools that support their successful re-entry into the community.
The two Case Managers will report to the Project Lead and are based at our accommodation site in south west Sydney, with additional travel to other WAGEC sites and correctional facilities.
The Case Managers will provide direct support to women and will help to deliver therapeutic programs that support empowerment, increased skill development and begin the recovery journey from trauma.
These are full-time roles on an initial 18 mth contract, with the view to extend. Part-time hours (a minimum of 4 days per week) may be considered.
THE CORE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THIS ROLE ARE:
- Deliver trauma-informed, strengths based case management for women in supported accommodation and in correctional facilities
- Work collaboratively with WAGEC Child and Young Person Case Managers to provide holistic family support
- Undertake risk assessments, safety planning and use therapeutic tools to facilitate group work
- Support the Project Lead with the implementation of the pilot project’s policies, procedures and evaluations
- Build relationships with external stakeholders and agencies to support positive client outcomes
- Participate in an after-hours On-Call rotating roster
- Contribute to WAGEC’s caring and supportive culture, driving commitment to our social impact.
ABOUT YOU
- You have 3 – 5 years experience providing trauma-informed support to women and children who have experienced incarceration, DFV and/or other complex needs
- You have experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and children and/or culturally diverse communities in a human services setting
- You are compassionate to, and understanding of, the needs of women recently released from incarceration and their families at-risk in the community
- You’ll have extensive experience in child protection, mandatory reporting, risk assessments and safety planning
- Ideally, you’ll have qualifications in Social Work, Community Work, Psychology or Counselling, or commensurate experience.
- Lived experience of incarceration, or working with women in incarceration, will be highly regarded.
Please read the position description attached and check out our range of services at wagec.org.au.
*If you think you have the experience to do this role but don’t meet all our selection criteria, please get in touch anyway to discuss your situation. We recognise that sometimes the right candidate for a job is based in personal attributes/experiences, not just qualifications.*
To talk through any questions or if you would like assistance in applying, please contact our People and Culture team via [email protected], using the subject line: Case Manager – From Now enquiry via EthicalJobs.
OUR ETHICAL STANCE
To be female is a genuine occupational requirement of this role under Section 126A of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW).
And when we say ‘women’, we mean women+ including non-binary people and people who identify as a woman. We strongly encourage women with lived experience, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and women of all cultures and identities to apply.
At WAGEC we are committed to caring for our people to help them excel in the work they do. Our additional employee benefits include:
- Flexible work arrangements
- Salary packaging options
- 2 days of paid well-being leave each year
- $500 self-care allowance each year
- Access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
- Professional development opportunities and leave.
Please note, while applications will be reviewed as received, interviews for this role will take place in January 2024.
A position description is attached.