🌿 Lead, Support & Make Change - Aboriginal Identified Roles in Family Violence Services

Relocation Support Provided | Full-Time | SCHADS Level 6+ (Leadership), Level 5 (Practitioner), Level 4 (Support)

Are you an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander practitioner or leader ready for your next opportunity? Tradewind is partnering with leading family violence services to recruit for Aboriginal Identified roles across Victoria that centre cultural safety, healing, and strong community connection.

🖤 About the Opportunities
We're currently recruiting for three key Aboriginal Identified roles:

1. Team Leader (Leadership Role) - SCHADS Level 6+
Provide cultural and operational leadership to a small team responding to family violence. You'll guide service delivery, embed culturally safe practice, and support your team to walk alongside Aboriginal families with care and respect.

2. Practitioner - Intake & Assessment - SCHADS Level 5
Be the first point of contact for individuals and families seeking support. You'll complete intake and assessment, offer short-term safety planning and referrals, and ensure every response is culturally informed and trauma-aware.

3. Support Worker - SCHADS Level 4
Assist families with practical support, advocacy, and connection to services. This role offers the chance to make a real difference while developing your skills in family violence response and culturally safe practice.

🌏 Why Consider These Roles?
These positions offer the chance to:

Join a committed, culturally strong family violence service

Make a real difference in the lives of Aboriginal women, children, and families

Access relocation support to help with moving costs and accommodation

Work across Victoria - regional, metro, and metro-fringe locations available

Grow your career in a sector where Aboriginal voices and leadership are valued

✨ What You'll Bring

Identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander

Experience in family violence, child and family services, or similar community roles

Deep cultural knowledge, a trauma-informed approach, and commitment to healing

Confidence working with multidisciplinary teams and systems

Relevant qualification or equivalent lived and professional experience

💸 What's on Offer

SCHADS Level 4, 5, or 6+ depending on experience and role

Relocation support available for interstate applicants

A culturally safe and inclusive workplace

Ongoing training, mentoring, and leadership development

A long-term pathway in Australia's family violence sector

📩 Interested in a Yarn?
If you're open to relocating and want to step into a role where your cultural identity and experience are respected, we'd love to hear from you.

How to apply:

To apply, follow the link provided or apply on our website

For any queries regarding the position or application process, contact the Family Services Team on 03 9081 0562.

TRADEWIND AUSTRALIA IS PROUD TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER.

We welcome applications from people who reflect the diversity of the organisations we partner with, and the people they support. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability and lived experience to apply.

*Genuine occupational requirement as outlined in section 25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act (1991) and permitted as a 'special measure' under section 8 of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) and by articles 1(4) and 2(2) of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.