Justice, Healing and Family Support Coordinator in Bairnsdale

Yoowinna Wurnalung Aboriginal Healing Service (YWAHS) is a Specialist Aboriginal Family Violence Service, which is an independent Not for Profit (NFP) organisation, delivering services to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples living within the catchments of Wellington and East Gippsland Local Government Areas.

We provide culturally safe and holistic services including counselling, clinical and therapeutic support and referral pathways. We develop, implement, and deliver family violence education and prevention programs and provide advocacy and post-intervention support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients and their families.

We support the recovery and healing of Aboriginal victims, individuals, families, and communities affected by family violence, and provide support to perpetrators of family violence, linking them into programs and services to address their behaviour and help them build tools around respectful and healthy relationships with their partners, children, and extended family.

Our focus is on providing Aboriginal led solutions, which are 'trauma informed,' culturally safe, within holistic models of health and wellbeing.

ROLE PURPOSE

The Justice, Healing and Family Support Coordinator provides operational leadership, workforce supervision, implementation oversight, stakeholder engagement, governance coordination, and practice support across the Integrated Justice, Healing and Family Support Model. The role is responsible for supporting the coordinated delivery of the Local Justice Worker Program, Wurk Wanik (Country Path) Family Justice Support Program, Growing Up with Children Fathering Program, and associated justice, healing, prevention, diversion, and family support initiatives.

The coordinator promotes culturally safe, Aboriginal-led, healing-focused and integrated service delivery while ensuring accountability to participants, community, YWAHS, DJCS, RAJAC, and other key stakeholders.

BENEFITS

• Competitive base salaries plus superannuation and annual leave loading
• Salary packaging (which can add up to $15,900 in tax-free pay per year)
• Industry leading training and support
• Working alongside diverse people towards a common goal
• Employee Assistance Program, a free and confidential counselling service

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Relevant qualification in Community Services, Social Work, Justice, Management, Aboriginal Health or related discipline, or demonstrated equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated understanding of Aboriginal culture, community, self-determination and culturally safe practice.
• Demonstrated experience leading, coordinating or supervising staff within community services, justice, family violence, Aboriginal health or related settings.
• Strong understanding of integrated service delivery, stakeholder engagement and partnership development.
• Demonstrated experience working with complex individuals, families and communities experiencing multiple and intersecting challenges.
• Demonstrated understanding of the Victorian justice system, family violence system and community services sector.
• Strong written communication skills including reporting, funding acquittals, data collection and outcome reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to monitor program performance and support continuous improvement activities.
• Strong organisational and project coordination skills.
• Demonstrated ability to build effective relationships with Aboriginal communities, government agencies and partner organisations.
• Demonstrated commitment to culturally safe, trauma-informed, healing-focused and strengths-based practice.

Applications close 10 August 2026. We recognise the rich diversity of people across Australia. YWAHS is committed to ensuring our workplace culture continues to value diversity and inclusion. We actively promote the employment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, people with disability, LGBTI and other diversity groups.