Domestic & Family Violence Specialist - Persons Using Violence
Core
Provide trauma-informed crisis intervention, risk assessment, and case management for persons using violence in domestic and family violence incidents, collaborating with police to ensure victim-survivor safety and perpetrator accountability.
Role type
Senior IC domestic and family violence specialist (co-response)
Builds
Immediate safety plans, risk assessments, and referrals to perpetrator intervention programs
Domain
Human services / Domestic and family violence / Criminal justice
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
DFV risk assessment, trauma-informed care, case management, crisis intervention, knowledge of DFV legislation, community network engagement
Preferred skills
Psychology, social work, mediation, counselling qualifications, lived experience with DFV
Technologies
None
Responsibilities
Participate in mobilised response with QPS to DFV incidents; conduct DFV assessments to identify victim-survivors and users of violence; provide crisis interventions and risk management for persons using violence; deliver trauma-informed counselling and case management; advise QPS on charging decisions or issuing Police Protection Notices; engage in collaborative debriefing with QPS
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC