Advocacy & Response – DFV Specialist
Core
Provide direct support, crisis response, risk assessment, safety planning, and advocacy for women and children experiencing domestic and family violence.
Role type
Senior IC domestic and family violence specialist
Builds
Safety plans, risk assessments, referrals to emergency accommodation and community services
Domain
Social services / Domestic and family violence support
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
risk assessment, safety planning, crisis intervention, case management, multi-agency collaboration, stakeholder engagement, knowledge of DFV frameworks
Preferred skills
experience with lethality assessment, emergency accommodation coordination
Technologies
client databases, Microsoft 365
Responsibilities
Respond to clients presenting in crisis, assess and respond to serious risks of harm or lethality, assist clients to access emergency accommodation, collaborate with government departments and community service providers
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC