Senior DFV Practice Lead — Trauma-Informed Service Excellence

HiTalent Recruitment; Rockhampton Regional; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary (SCHADS Level 7)

Senior leadership role

Influence across multiple programs

Practice frameworks development

Mentor practitioners

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Sector development opportunities

Meaningful work

Job summary

HiTalent Recruitment seeks a Senior Domestic & Family Violence Practice Lead in Rockhampton, QLD, to guide and oversee DFV practice across multiple programs in a not-for-profit setting.

You will develop practice frameworks, governance, risk management and quality assurance, ensuring trauma-informed, victim-survivor-centred responses while mentoring staff and leading organisational change.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology or related human services discipline.
• Minimum five years' experience in senior domestic and family violence practice roles.
• Experience developing and implementing practice frameworks, governance systems or service delivery models.
• Strong understanding of domestic and family violence dynamics, risk assessment, safety planning and perpetrator accountability.
• Extensive knowledge of trauma-informed, evidence-based and victim-survivor-centred practice.
• Experience providing senior practice leadership, supervision or mentorship to practitioners.
• Ability to influence practice standards and lead organisational change.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation, funding requirements and professional practice standards.
• Experience working with government-funded community services and engaging with external stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, analytical and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide organisation-wide leadership and specialist guidance in domestic and family violence practice.
• Lead the review, development and implementation of DFV practice frameworks, service delivery models and operational standards.
• Strengthen practice governance, risk management and quality assurance processes across DFV programs.
• Ensure services deliver consistent, evidence-based, trauma-informed and victim-survivor-centred responses.
• Provide specialist advice and guidance on complex DFV risk assessments, safety planning and ethical decision-making.
• Support and mentor Team Leaders and practitioners, strengthening supervision frameworks and professional capability.
• Identify practice improvement opportunities and implement strategies that enhance service quality and consistency.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to strengthen integrated service delivery and referral pathways.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with government agencies, funding bodies and community service partners.
• Contribute to service development, funding submissions, policy implementation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain a small, defined caseload where required to model advanced practice and inform service development.

Education

Tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology or related human services discipline

Job description

HiTalent Recruitment seeks a Senior Domestic & Family Violence Practice Lead in Rockhampton, QLD, to guide and oversee DFV practice across multiple programs in a not-for-profit setting.

You will develop practice frameworks, governance, risk management and quality assurance, ensuring trauma-informed, victim-survivor-centred responses while mentoring staff and leading organisational change.