• Contract until 30th April 2026|38 Hours per week
• $78,189 to $82,164 + super + not for profit salary packaging benefits
• Salary dependent on qualifications and experience
• Location: Parkes NSW 2870
• Rewarding work - every day you know you are making a real difference

Life at Mission Australia

When you join the team at Mission Australia, you become part of a community who are determined to end homelessness and ensure people in need can thrive. United by our Christian purpose and values, we advocate for a fairer Australia, to meet the growing needs of people across the country. Together we're building hope and possibility for all.

Find out more about us and our purpose.

Your Opportunity

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of families affected by Domestic and Family Violence in the Parkes LGA?

Mission Australia are excited to be able to offer the opportunity to be part of Safe and Strong Families, which is a targeted early intervention program, designed to empower families, delivering therapeutic, trauma-informed, and culturally safe early support to victim survivors and their children.

As a Case Worker you will provide case management, education and skills programs, to support families experiencing or who have experienced DFV.

Your Key Responsibilities:

• Provide case management, advocacy, referral pathways, and support to families who are experiencing, or who have experience DFV.
• Responding appropriately to referrals, ensuring all administrational duties are completed in a timely manner.
• Deliver targeted DFV intervention education and skills programs
• Work cooperatively to raise community awareness of family violence.
• Develop sustainable relationships with key external stakeholders including other service providers, community service workers, government agencies, and agencies
• Ensure the safety of children is foremost in all case planning, actions and thinking.

Requirements for Success:

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Community Services, Social Work, or other relevant discipline / or relevant experience
• Demonstrated work experience working within the Family and Domestic Violence sector.
• Familiarity of working with families with complex issues and needs relating to domestic violence, homelessness, substance abuse, and mental health.
• Demonstrated case management and intervention delivery skills
• Experience facilitating and delivering education programs in a group setting
• Full driver licence with no restrictions.

Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check, qualifications, and referee checks, and have a clearance to work with children/vulnerable people.

Your benefits:

• Rewarding work - every day you know you're making a real difference
• Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via AccessPay)
• Free external, confidential counselling and access to chaplaincy support
• Volunteering opportunities
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Extra leave including: Mission Australia Thank You Day & Work Anniversary Day off

Our culture

Our innovative and inclusive culture will ensure you feel valued at Mission Australia as you help Australians in need and develop in your career.

We prioritise the safety and wellbeing of everyone, both within our team and the individuals we serve.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment. We actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds; gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion, and sexual orientation to submit an application and aim to ensure that the recruitment and employee experience is as accessible and inclusive as possible. So, whoever you are, if you're skilled and actively support our purpose and values, you would be welcome at Mission Australia.

If you live with disability and require support to submit your application, please email [email protected] or visit our Careers page for additional contact details.

We strongly encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. For culturally safe support or assistance with your application, please contact us at [email protected]

Find out more about a career with Mission Australia.

How to apply

Click 'Apply' and send your application today!

As a committed Circle Back Initiative employer, we will respond to your application.

Applications are shortlisted as they are received. Please apply as soon as possible to be considered. Thank you