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.

The Role

The HARNESS Program Coordinator role’s purpose is to achieve the projects mission to deliver an industry and workplace-focused, Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) awareness and prevention program for construction workers.

The project centres around awareness as a pilot project addressing DFV and gendered abuse in the construction industry, with critical clinical support offered or referrals to appropriate services as required. The HARNESS Program Coordinator will play a fundamental role in the development, delivery and coordination of the HARNESS project across South Brisbane to Gold Coast.

The HARNESS Program Coordinator will be responsible for promoting and leading change toward positive and respectful behaviours within the construction industry. This will be affected by forming strategic partnerships, supporting the development of a program logic materials and resources, measuring outcomes and effectiveness, completing brief intervention with members of the construction industry that are help-seeking, working with a co-facilitator to deliver direct client interfacing toolbox sessions and working alongside the team to progress referrals and client interventions.

The HARNESS Program Coordinator ensures that DFV best practice and evidence bases are maintained and progressed in the delivery of this project.

Salary and Benefits

SCHADS Level 6 ($53.84 p/h) | Full-Time (38 Hours Per Week) | $106387.84 annually

Temporary contract available until January 2026

Salary Packaging up to $15,900 (superannuation can be paid in addition to this, subject to any ATO limit if any).

Flexible Working Arrangements such as; compressed working weeks, or WFH options within program requirements

Pet friendly offices

A supportive induction process and in-house training about the meaningful work we do to support our clients through DFV and improve their wellbeing.

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

Please note, roles above a SCHADS Level 4.1 require completed or working towards tertiary qualifications at a bachelors/undergraduate level or higher. Roles above a SCHADS Level 5.1 require completed tertiary qualifications at a bachelors/undergraduate level or higher.

Tertiary qualification in counselling, social work, psychology, or human services (alongside relevant experience) received from a recognised university

Potential Start Dates

This role is available to start on:

May 19th 2025

We have set start dates for new team members so that they can undertake our supportive induction process with our Practice and Development Lead and Risk & Culture Officer. This process allows new team members to have set time to learn more about our organisation, our practice frameworks and set up all equipment and logins.

How to Apply – We Want to Meet You!

We encourage people from diverse backgrounds and welcome applications including a cover letter and resume. To apply for a role, please click ‘apply’. 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.