Work with YWAHS

Yoowinna Wurnalung Aboriginal Healing Service (YWAHS) is a Specialist Aboriginal Family Violence Service, which is an independent Not for Profit (NFP) organisation, who delivers services to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples living within the catchments of Wellington and East Gippsland Local Government Area’s.

We provide culturally safe and holistic services including counselling, clinical and therapeutic support and referral pathways. We develop, implement, and deliver family violence education and prevention programs and provide advocacy and post intervention support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients and their families.

We support the recovery and healing of Aboriginal victims, individuals, families, and communities affected by family violence, and provide support to perpetrators of family violence, linking them into programs and services to address their behaviour and to help them build tools around respectful and healthy relationships with their partners, children, and extended family.

Our focus is on providing Aboriginal led solutions, which are ‘trauma informed,’ culturally safe, within holistic models of health and wellbeing.

ROLE PURPOSE

The Aboriginal Team Leader position has been designed to provide cultural support and lead the Aboriginal Response Team to ensure that there is a high level of support to Aboriginal Children Women, and Men access the Outer Gippsland Orange Door Services.

The role will provide specialist practice support for Hub staff and manage a caseload of complex and sensitive
cases.

BENEFITS

• Competitive base salaries plus superannuation and annual leave loading
• Salary packaging (which can add up to $15,900 in tax-free pay per year)
• Industry leading training and support
• Promotional opportunities
• Working alongside diverse people towards a common goal
• Employee Assistance Program, a free and confidential counselling service

QUALIFICATIONS AND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

• A minimum Bachelor level qualification in Social Work or recent employment in the family violence sector or equivalency
  met through the 7 Equivalency Principles in line with the minimum mandatory qualification requirements.
• Please see https://www.vic.gov.au/mandatory-minimum-qualifications-specialist-family-violence-practitioners for further information.

Essential knowledge and skills

• Demonstrated ability to identify, access and prioritise risks and needs of clients in whole of family approach.
• Experience in a leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience in working in the family violence sector or related areas, with an understanding of the issues underpinning family violence, particularly as it relates to an Aboriginal cultural context.
• Proven skills in assessing and counselling clients with complex needs, utilising MARAM Family Violence Risk Assessment
  Framework, particularly in the areas of child and adolescent management, family violence, individual and family counselling and group work.
• Demonstrated understanding of Aboriginal culture and the history of intergeneration trauma, with a theoretical understanding of the issues underpinning family violence and therapeutic interventions in an Aboriginal cultural context.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Aboriginal and mainstream family violence and community care organisations and referral
  pathways and supports
• Proven ability to work in a sensitive and non-judgmental manner, with clients who come from a variety of cultural and socioeconomic background
• Sound computer skills including use of email, internet, production of quality documents, and ability to maintain a database.
• Demonstrated excellent verbal communication, organisational and administrative skills.
• Demonstrated flexibility and willingness to work both independently and effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team

Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander heritage is required for this position.

Supported by YWAHS, the Aboriginal Team Leader will work within The Orange Door and will work across two offices – Sale and Bairnsdale, 3 days in one office and 2 days in the other office.

Like to know more? Please email jobs@ywahs.org.au using the subject line: Aboriginal Team Leader – Orange Door.

All applicants must attach a Resume and Cover Letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria (please refer to the Position Description). Please note, incomplete applications may not be considered.

Applications close Friday 21st November 2025.

We recognise the rich diversity of people across Australia. YWAHS is committed to ensuring our workplace culture continues to value diversity and inclusion. We actively promote the employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disability, LGBTI and other diversity groups.

JOIN US… WE LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR APPLICATION

Click here to download the Position Description