Specialist Domestic and Family Violence Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families

About

DCSSDS awarded a contract to Goolburri Aboriginal Health Advancement Company Limited for a Specialist Domestic and Family Violence Worker (SDFVW) to be part of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Family Wellbeing Service (FWS).

The SDFVW provides culturally appropriate holistic wrap-around trauma-informed and responsive services to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families affected by domestic and family violence.

The role includes specialist advice and assistance to FWS staff, risk assessments of referrals, safety planning, participation in client home visits, joint work with FWS workers, assessment of client needs and referral pathways, development of referral pathways to specialist services, and participation in local network meetings, Integrated Service Response (ISR), High Risk Teams (HRT) and Local Level Alliances (LLA).

The service must enter data on the Advice, Referral and Case Management system (ARC).

The contract value is AUD 228,360 and was procured through a limited process.