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Domestic & Family Violence Integrated Response Officer
Northern Region; Service Delivery; Housing & Homelessness Services; Cairns
High Risk teams are a core component of Queensland’s integrated service response approach to domestic, family and sexual violence. You will contribute to high risk teams integrated service responses and work with other agencies including specialist domestic and family violence services, police, corrections, heath, courts, child safety and youth justice to keep victims safe and to hold persons using violence to account.
Job details
| Position status | Fixed Term Temporary |
|---|---|
| Position type | Flexible full-time |
| Occupational group | Community Care |
| Classification | AO6 |
| Workplace Location | Cairns region,Far North Qld |
| Job ad reference | QLD/647584/25 |
| Closing date | 22-Jul-2025 |
| Job duration | Until 10/10/2025 with possible extension |
| Contact person | Kim McAlonan |
| Contact details | Ph: (07) 4036 5471 Access the National Relay Service |
What you will be doing:
• Deliver integrated service responses to assist people experiencing domestic and family violence assessed to be at imminent risk of serious harm or lethality.
• Provide advice to High Risk Team core members about housing products and services and prioritise High Risk Team actions to ensure rapid and integrated housing responses.
• Guide Housing Service Centre and regional staff to provide integrated service responses to people experiencing domestic, family and sexual violence, including work in collaboration with the Specialist Response Team to strengthen staff capability.
The skills you will need include:
• Demonstrated understanding of risk assessment and safety management responses to prevent harm to victim-survivor and children.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills to productively participate in and sustain High Risk Team relationships and provide timely, flexible and tailored responses to people at high risk of harm.
• Ability to engage with, guide and empower local Housing Service Centre staff to provide responsive and integrated service responses to people experiencing domestic, family and sexual violence.
• Ability to articulate the department's vision and purpose to High Risk Team and integrated service response evaluations, policies and guidelines.
Mandatory Requirement:
Class C driver's license
Position temporary until 10/10/25 with the possibility of extension.
Applications to remain current for 12 months.
Further information
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