Work with us
As the peak body for specialist family violence services in Victoria, it’s an exciting time to join Safe and Equal as we continue to be an independent voice and an amplifier for our members and stakeholders to ensure we have a world-class specialist informed family violence system.
At Safe and Equal, we are:
- accountable, act ethically and have integrity.
- independent, expert and trusted.
- curious and courageous, we learn, and from this we create opportunities.
- creating our own future.
- striving for gender equity and a socially just world.
Intersectional feminism is at the foundation of who we are and how we work; it is the primary framework we use to deepen our understanding of the family violence evidence base, build coalitions and partnerships, and engage in critical reflection.
Our strategic priorities
Safe and Equal is a product of the action, leadership and expertise of the practitioners, victim survivors and leaders who have come before us. As we renew our commitment to change, we know that collaboration and partnership will be key to achieving our vision for a world beyond family and gender-based violence, where women, children and people from marginalised communities are safe, thriving and respected.
Our key priorities include:
- Developing Practice and supporting workforces
- Strengthening and connecting organisations, sectors and systems
- Building momentum for social change
- Building a strong peak organisation
For more information on our strategic priorities and history, read our Strategic plan 2021-2024.
Access and inclusion
We recognise the strength and value in a diverse workforce and actively foster an inclusive workplace that celebrates the contribution made by all our people.
We value and expertise of people from diverse communities and acknowledge the importance of centring the voice of lived experience. We strongly encourage applicants who are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse, young people, older people, women, people who have experienced family violence, and people who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and gender diverse, intersex, queer or asexual.
We provide flexible work arrangements, remain open to new approaches and actively foster an inclusive workplace that celebrates the contribution made by all our people.
We are committed to access and inclusion and currently working towards achieving Rainbow Tick accreditation.
Staff benefits
Under the organisation’s EBA, Safe and Equal offers employees:
- Generous salary packaging (total of up to $18,550), as well as above award wages and conditions under the Enterprise Agreement
- Monthly RDO
- Individual annual Professional Development budget
- Leave benefits such as Christmas Shutdown Leave, Gender Affirmation leave, Family Violence Leave, Cultural and Ceremonial Leave, Compassionate Leave, Paid Parental Leave, Study Leave and Community Service Leave
- 13 days of paid personal/carer’s leave per annum
- Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Flexible working arrangements
Additionally, staff working for Safe and Equal are eligible for the Portable Long Service Benefits Scheme. Portable long service means you accrue long service benefits for all your years in a single industry, rather than with a single employer. It’s ‘portable’ because it moves with you if you change employers but remain in the industry.
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Youth Engagement Officer
The Role
Safe and Equal’s Lived Experience Program works with survivor advocates to improve family violence policies, systems, and services. However, the voices of children and young people— who are victim survivors of family violence in their own right —are often missing from these conversations.
Research, including the 2024 ANROWS report In Their Own Right, shows the need for better ways to engage young victim survivors in a meaningful and lasting way. Safe and Equal’s member organisations have also pointed out gaps in how young people’s specific needs are addressed. In response, Safe and Equal is launching a Youth Engagement Project (YEP) to better include young people’s perspectives into advocacy and reform. This aligns with our strategic priority of ‘developing a client-centred family violence system’.
The YEP is an 18-month initiative that will bring together key groups to help create a lasting, youth-led approach to engagement. The goal is to develop a youth-focused approach that shapes advocacy and changes in the family violence system. Insights from the consultation process will help create a long-term model for youth engagement. This model will also support Safe and Equal in securing ongoing funding and making sure youth perspectives remain a key part of family violence reforms.
The Youth Engagement Officer (YEO) will lead this work, engaging with a broad range of stakeholders, including young people, service providers, advocacy groups, Safe and Equal colleagues and experts in youth participation. They will work to ensure the project is youth-led, meaningful, and aligned with Safe and Equal’s advocacy goals.
Here are some examples of what you will achieve in the next 12 months as Youth Engagement Officer:
- Develop a youth engagement plan to ensure young people with lived experience of family violence can safely share their ideas and contribute to Safe and Equal’s work.
- Collaborate with young people, survivor advocates, experts in youth engagement, Safe and Equal staff, member organisations, and community groups.
- Develop and run a six-month trial to test the youth engagement model.
- Use what was learned from the trial to create a long-term plan for including young people in Safe and Equal’s work.
- Outline what is needed (such as funding and resources) to keep the program going.
To be successful in this role, you must have:
- A qualification in community development, youth work, or equivalent experience:
- in youth engagement and community consultation, including working with different groups and organisations
- working with young people, especially those from diverse or marginalised backgrounds.
- Lived experience or a strong understanding of how gender inequality and other forms of discrimination make it harder for people to access support, services, and safety.
- Knowledge of family violence and trauma-informed approaches, ensuring safe and respectful engagement with people who have lived experience.
- Strong communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to build positive relationships and create safe spaces for discussions.
- Ability to gather and analyse feedback and turn it into clear recommendations for action.
For more information about the key responsibilities, pre-employment checks and salary expectations of the role, download the position description.
Application
To apply, send a cover letter describing why you are a great fit for this role, along with a copy of your resume to recruitment@safeandequal.org.au.
If you have questions about this position contact Hayley Williamson on hayleywilliamson@safeandequal.org.au
Applications close 9am, Monday 7 April 2025