Community Educator - Opportunity to Make a Difference

About Us and Our Team Culture  

• At The Centre for Women & Co. and Men & Co. Services we work to support individuals, children and families towards physical and emotional safety through Domestic & Family Violence support and counselling. We work from an evidence-based, trauma-informed and reflective practice framework.  
• We trust our team members and encourage autonomy. 
• Our leadership team are grounded and supportive, and we don’t micro-manage. 
• We are big on investing in professional development and career progression. 
• We know that working in the DFV and Wellbeing sector is hard work, and we take care of our team.  

Redlands Community Educator 

The Redlands Community Educator will play an important role in working with collaboratively with community stakeholders to provide psychoeducation and referral to women across Redlands and on the Southern Moreton Bay Islands (SMBI). The role is to achieve the organisational vision/mission and to promote women’s wellbeing.    

The Community Educator may provide a range of individual supports and group processes across issues and topics relevant to women’s wellbeing with a focus on activities that increase their independence and empowerment following experiences of trauma (including domestic and family violence, mental health challenges and other complex experiences through the lifespan), for women living and/or working on the Islands.   

The Community Educator may also provide prevention and early intervention services, targeting young women and women with higher risk factors for issues that may impact on their wellbeing, such as isolation and post-natal care.   

Key Responsibilities

• Developing and delivery high quality community education support and psychoeducation to women within the Redlands community responding to the contemporary needs as identified by The Centre for Women & Co.   
• Work collaboratively with the team to create the most appropriate therapeutic responses to the presenting needs of Centre for Women & Co. clients.   
• Evaluate the effectiveness of group programs on a regular basis.  

Salary and Benefits 

• SCHADS Level 4.1($41.52p/h) | Part-Time (4 Days/30 Hours per Week) | $64771.2 annually 
• Permanent with recurrent funding 
• A supportive induction process and in-house training about the meaningful work we do to support our clients through DFV and improve their wellbeing. 
• Salary Packaging up to $15,900 (superannuation can be paid in addition to this, subject to any ATO limit if any).  
• A supportive and warm team culture and working environment where we help one another out, learn from one another and have a lot of fun and laughs 

Experience and Qualifications 

This role requires qualifications in counselling, social work, psychology, or human services (alongside relevant experience) received from a recognised university. This role would also benefit from demonstrated experience in community education and/or engagement. 

How to Apply – We Want to Meet You!  

We encourage people from diverse backgrounds and welcome applications including a cover letter and resume to [email protected]. Applications will be accepted until the 17th of July 2024. Please be advised that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted, and interviews will be scheduled on a rolling basis as applications are received.  

We kindly request that recruitment agencies refrain from submitting candidates for this position. Only successful applicants will be contacted.