Case Worker

Illawarra Womens Health Centre; Wollongong City Council; On-site; AUD 54,000 - 68,000; Part time

Job summary

Illawarra Women's Health Centre in Wollongong is seeking a part-time caseworker to provide trauma-informed casework within a feminist and social determinants of health framework. The role involves case management support to women experiencing complex circumstances, risk assessment, safety planning, and advocacy.

You will work with a multidisciplinary health team, assist with intake assessments, referrals, and group activities as time allows.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' experience providing trauma- and domestic violence-informed casework.
• Experience co-facilitating therapeutic or community groups.
• Ability to provide advocacy and crisis support when needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide case management support to women experiencing complex circumstances, including violence or abuse.
• Stabilise clients' personal circumstances and undertake risk assessment and safety planning.
• Provide referrals or longer-term advocacy and facilitate brokerage support as needed.
• Work with the Centre’s multidisciplinary health team to ensure wrap-around services and continuity of care.
• Support intake assessments and make referrals to external services as appropriate.
• Participate in developing, facilitating and evaluating groups when time permits.

Skills

Case management

Risk assessment

Safety planning

Advocacy

Intake assessment

Group facilitation

Crisis support

Education

Relevant qualifications in social work / psychology / counseling

Job description

A part-time (FTE 0.8), permanent position, to provide trauma and violence informed casework within a feminist and social determinants of health framework.

This will include:

• Providing case management support and assistance to women who are experiencing complex circumstances, including but not limited to violence or abuse. Case management includes:
• assisting clients to stabilise their personal circumstances
• undertaking risk assessment and safety planning
• providing referrals or longer-term advocacy
• facilitating brokerage support as needed
• Working closely with the Centre’s multidisciplinary health team to ensure wrap around services and continuity of care support to clients.
• Supporting and undertaking intake assessments
• Making referrals to external services and other agencies as appropriate to the needs and goals of the client
• Participating in the development, facilitation and evaluation of therapeutic, education/support groups as time and work plan allows.

ABOUT US

The Illawarra Women's Health Centre established in 1986, provides free or low-cost health and wellbeing services, programs, groups and education to improve women’s health across the Illawarra. The Centre operates from a feminist and social model of health perspective. The Centre is a not for profit registered charity, delivering services for women and girls pertaining to sexual and reproductive health, mental health and emotional wellbeing, domestic and family violence support, and community connection.

ABOUT YOU

Passionate about walking alongside women with empathy, respect and dignity, you’re a compassionate and skilled caseworker who recognises the resilience and resourcefulness of women.

With relevant qualifications and minimum 5 years' experience providing trauma and domestic violence informed casework you are confident supporting women through individual casework, co-facilitating therapeutic &/or community groups, and offering advocacy and crisis support when needed.

Illawarra Women's Health Centre considers being a woman a genuine occupational qualification for this position under Section126 of the Anti-Discrimination Act

Applications for this role will close at 5pm on Thursday 19th of November 2026.