Senior Practitioner

at; South Australia; On-site; AUD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A legal assistance organization in South Australia is seeking a Senior Practitioner to support women and their families through intensive case management. The ideal candidate will have experience in trauma-informed care and collaboration with various agencies. Responsibilities include service coordination, community education development, and advocacy for client needs. This position aims to ensure a responsive and effective support system for vulnerable women.

Qualifications

• Experience working with vulnerable populations.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with various stakeholders.
• Understanding of trauma-informed care principles.

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate services for women with complex needs.
• Develop and deliver community education.
• Monitor outsourced services to meet client needs.

Skills

Intensive case management

Strong communication skills

Collaboration with agencies

Trauma-informed approach

Education

Relevant degree in social work or related field

Job description

Overview

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The Women’s Legal Service (SA) is a community legal centre that provides free legal assistance and support services to vulnerable women and their families throughout South Australia. The main office is located in Adelaide however Women’s Legal Service (SA) provides services to more than 13 locations across the metropolitan, rural, regional and remote South Australia.

The Senior Practitioner will support the implementation of the program principles. The Senior Practitioner will provide and coordinate services and activities with women and their children that foster strength, safety, healthy living, overall well-being and an achievement of justice.

The Senior Practitioner is responsible for providing intensive case management for women with complex needs and facilitating their engagement with as many non-legal services needed. The Senior Practitioner will also ensure that these services are targeted to create a trauma-informed and holistic systems response.

The Senior Practitioner will provide culturally appropriate leadership and guidance to the Support Services team and broader, Women’s Legal Service workforce.

Other roles of the Senior Practitioner also include:

• reducing service gaps for non-legal support through collaborations with Courts, other agencies, departments and services;
• develop and deliver community education for clients and workers;
• develop trauma-informed and strengths-based, practice strategies and tools
• promote WLSSA to external services and stakeholders
• provide Supervision for Support Services team members as directed by the Director of Community Services
• facilitate group practice learning and other, development activities for Women’s Legal Service
• conduct regular file audits to ensure compliance, quality case management and best practice

The Senior Practitioner will act as a liaison for the woman between families, staff, the community and other services that fit their needs.

The Senior Practitioner:

• Follows referral protocols, case management guidelines and information sharing agreement(s).
• Provides intensive case management for women with complex needs by identifying services tailored and targeted to their individual experience.
• Ensures non-legal needs are identified correctly.
• Provides a range of referrals to appropriate partnered organisations who will deliver ongoing non-legal assistance.
• With consent, shares client information with services who are engaged with the client to deliver appropriate services.
• Monitors the process of outsourced services with partnered organisations to ensure client’s needs are being met.
• Advocates on the client’s behalf for eligibility and referral to appropriate services.
• Establishes and maintains links between the Program and other agencies that ensures an efficient and responsive referral network and an up- to-date resource collection.
• Participates in client data collection and in the meeting of prescribed funding guidelines, standards and other targets as will be determined by the Director of Community Services and CEO.
• Ensure that confidential client records, statistics and reports are maintained.
• Submit regular reports to the Director of Community Services.
• Participates in the service’s administrative and housekeeping duties as required.
• The Senior Practitioner is required to provide Supervision and group practice forums, with Support Services staff.
• Travel to outreach sites as and when required.
• Other duties as required and directed by the Director of Community Services.

If this sounds like a role for you, press apply now!

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Your application will include the following questions:

• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?
• Do you have a current Working With Children (WWC) Check?
• How many years' experience do you have as a Support Practitioner?
• Do you have a current Police Check (National Police Certificate) for employment?