Overview
Position: Community Development Worker (Part-time, Maximum Term 12 months)
Location: Epping, VIC
Salary packaging available to increase take-home pay. SCHADS Level 5 + super.
Responsibilities
* Facilitate safe, supportive, and empowering spaces for women with lived experience of family violence to come together, share their stories, and strengthen their voices.
* Centre women's leadership, healing, and collective empowerment, and ensure their insights meaningfully shape program design, delivery, and improvement through ongoing research and evaluation.
Qualifications
* Bachelor level degree in social work, community development, or related discipline
* Demonstrated experience facilitating groups and information sessions with women, particularly those with lived experience of trauma or family violence
* Strong understanding of the dynamics and impacts of family violence
* Ability to translate complex lived experiences into clear, policy-ready analysis and recommendations
* Excellent facilitation, listening, and reflective practice skills
* Commitment to survivor-centred, culturally safe, and trauma-informed practice
Benefits
* Salary packaging to increase take-home pay
* 10% discount at Uniting Early Learning
* Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 weeks for secondary)
* Free counselling with Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
* Access training and development opportunities
* 25% off at Uniting Op Shops
View and Apply
View the position description here. To apply, click APPLY to submit your interest. Applications may close early if the role is filled.
How to contact
For questions, contact Kayti Franklin at Kayti.franklin@vt.uniting.org
About Uniting
Uniting is a child-safe organisation committed to the safety and wellbeing of children. Employment is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and Working with Children Check where applicable.
Additional information
Through the recruitment process we will ask for personal information. Providing this information is optional but can help us support you better. You will be asked if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with a disability, from a diverse background, or LGBT+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support.
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