The Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing (CWSW) is the leading voice for women and children affected by gender-based violence in Western Australia. CWSW is an independent organisation and the peak representative body for women’s specialist domestic and family violence, community-based women’s health, and sexual assault support services in Western Australia.
CWSW works with governments, peak bodies, community, and private organisations to prevent violence against women, promote women’s health, advance gender equity, and to ensure that lived experience is integral to policy, legislation, and services. CWSW takes an intersectional approach that recognises the multiple forms of discrimination many women face, so that responses to these issues address the particular and diverse needs of women.
The Prevention Sector Development Officer role sits within Preventing Violence Together (PVT), a joint initiative of CWSW and Stopping Family Violence. PVT is an exciting initiative with a focus on supporting professionals across Western Australia working to prevent domestic, family, and sexual violence before it occurs. PVT supports professionals to build their skills and knowledge for primary prevention in a range of settings. Its role is also to advocate for sustained commitment to the long-term work required to prevent violence against women.
The Prevention Sector Development Officer role will support the work of PVT in three key areas: workforce development, systemic advocacy, and community mobilisation.
Role responsibilities include:
For more information about role responsibilities and selection criteria, please download the Position Description.
This position is a level 7 SCHADS award. This position is 0.6-1.0FTE (negotiable). Flexible working arrangements are available.
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We strongly encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply to work with us, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people of colour and people from migrant and refugee communities, people of any age or gender, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse, intersex and/or queer (LGBTIQA+) people, people with lived experience of family violence, and people with disability.
Applicants may hold some or all of the skills listed under the selection criteria. Applicants are encouraged to demonstrate how they believe they could meet the criteria given the opportunity, for example obtaining necessary skills or outlining transferrable skills.
For further information about the role or to have an informal discussion, please contact Alicia Gibbs, Manager, Preventing Violence Together at alicia@pvt.org.au, using the subject line: Prevention Sector Development Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs, or on 9420 7264.
CWSW reserves the right to close this process at any time. Applications received may be considered for future opportunities.
The Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing (CWSW) is the leading voice for women and children affected by gender-based violence in Western Australia. CWSW is an independent organisation and the peak representative body for women’s specialist domestic and family violence, community-based women’s health, and sexual assault support services in Western Australia.
CWSW works with governments, peak bodies, community, and private organisations to prevent violence against women, promote women’s health, advance gender equity, and to ensure that lived experience is integral to policy, legislation, and services. CWSW takes an intersectional approach that recognises the multiple forms of discrimination many women face, so that responses to these issues address the particular and diverse needs of women.
The focus of the Project Officer is to ensure the timely and effective administration of the “Changing Gears-Women Behind the Wheel” project. The aim of the project is to support the independence of victim-survivors, with assistance and support in obtaining a driver’s license.
Project officer role includes:
For more information about the key responsibilities of the role and the skills required, please download the position description.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants are encouraged to apply.
This is a 0.4 FTE position (30 hours per fortnight), at a level 4/5 under the SCHADS award, dependent on experience.
Please send a current CV and cover letter addressing the selection criteria (maximum 3 pages) to admin@cwsw.org.au. Applications close Friday 15 March 2024.
Applicants may hold some or all of the skills listed under the selection criteria. Applicants are encouraged to demonstrate how they believe they could meet the criteria given the opportunity, for example obtaining necessary skills or outlining transferrable skills.
For further information about the role, or to have an informal discussion, please contact Trina Williamson on 08 9420 7264.
CWSW reserves the right to close this process at any time. Applications received may be considered for future opportunities.
CWSW is the leading voice for women and children affected by gender-based violence in Western Australia. We are an independent organisation and the peak representative body for women’s specialist domestic and family violence, community-based women’s health, and sexual assault services in Western Australia. CWSW works with governments, peak bodies, community, and private organisations to prevent violence against women, promote women’s health, advance gender equity, and to ensure that women’s voices are integral to policy, legislation, and services. We take an intersectional approach that recognises the multiple forms of discrimination many women face, so that responses to these issues address the particular and diverse needs of women.
The focus of the Communications Lead is to collaborate closely with the leadership team, aligning with the organisation’s purpose and strategic objectives, to enhance understanding of the lived experience of domestic, family and sexual violence the visibility of the specialist domestic, family, and sexual violence sectors, as well as the community-based women’s health sector.
The Communications Lead plays a key role in coordinating all aspects of internal and external communications to promote CWSW as the thought leaders in the domestic and family violence, sexual violence, and women’s community health sectors. This includes:
Other responsibilities include:
For more information about the key responsibilities of the role and the skills required, please download the Position Description.
This position is a level 7 SCHADS award. This position is 0.8FTE (negotiable).
Please send a current CV and cover letter addressing the selection criteria (maximum 3 pages) to admin@cwsw.org.au. Applications close Friday 8th March 2024.
Applicants may hold some or all of the skills listed under the selection criteria. Applicants are encouraged to demonstrate how they believe they could meet the criteria given the opportunity, for example obtaining necessary skills or outlining transferrable skills.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.
For further information about the role, or to have an informal discussion, please contact Alison Evans, Chief Executive Officer on 9420 7264
CWSW reserves the right to close this process at any time. Applications received may be considered for future opportunities.
If you are seeking a student placement, work experience, internship or volunteer opportunity it is important to be aware that CWSW is not a direct service provider for domestic, family and sexual violence and women’s health services. Our role as a peak body focuses on sector support and development, and systemic advocacy.
A student or volunteer opportunity with us depends on a variety of factors including your area of interest or study, and our capacity to support and facilitate an opportunity, which can vary throughout the year.
If you are interested and have a request for a student or volunteer opportunity, please email admin@cwsw.org.au and we will endeavor to get back to you as soon as possible.
The Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing (CWSW) is an independent, representative peak body for women’s specialist domestic and family violence, community-based women’s health and sexual assault services in Western Australia. We are the leading voice for women and children affected by gender-based violence in Western Australia.
CWSW is a small, inclusive organisation with a passionate, friendly team. We offer flexible and accessible working arrangements and aim to be responsive to the needs of employees. This includes people with disability; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse people; young people; older people; women; and gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and gender diverse, intersex and queer people.
We listen, learn, and adapt
We are unafraid to take on challenges
We take time to inform ourselves and others
We role model our beliefs
The Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians and first peoples of Australia. We recognise the impacts of colonisation and dispossession and the contemporary disadvantage experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing is committed to working alongside Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and men to end violence against their women and children in Western Australia.
The Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing acknowledges the strength and resilience of adults, children and young people who have experienced family and domestic violence. We pay respects to those who did not survive and acknowledge the families, friends and communities who have lost loved ones to this preventable and widespread issue. We are committed to ensuring responses to family and domestic violence are informed by lived experience.
The Centre for Women’s Safety and Wellbeing recognises, welcomes and respects people of diverse gender, sex and sexuality. We are committed to greater inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer people (LGBTIQ).
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