ABOUT US

McAuley Community Services for Women helps women and children who have faced family violence and homelessness to take control of their lives. Through a range of supports including accommodation, legal, health, recreation and social responses, we support women to leave us with restored capacity and greater opportunities for safe housing, economic capability and wellbeing. We work alongside women and children, recognising their strengths and fostering their resilience to create a new future.
Feminism, intersectionality and anti-oppressive practices are imbedded within our client practice and our culture.

FOR A FULL POSITION LISTING, PLEASE CLICK APPLY. THE POSITION DESCRIPTION IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE.

For more information, please contact:
Phillippa at phillippad@mcauley.org.au or on 03 9362 8931.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Lead and Inspire: Motivate a dynamic team committed to delivering person-centred, empowering support.
• Champion Client Outcomes: Guide your team in creating strength-based, solution-focused support plans tailored to each woman’s goals and needs.
• Support Complex Needs: Provide expert support across mental health, family violence (including using the MARAM framework), housing navigation, social inclusion, and recovery.
• Foster Connection: Encourage assertive engagement, build rapport, and celebrate client milestones – from small wins to life-changing progress.
• Promote Safety and Empowerment: Ensure every woman receives the trauma-informed, culturally safe care she deserves.
• Drive System Navigation: Help clients find pathways to long-term housing and greater independence, while breaking the cycle of homelessness.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Relevant tertiary qualification and experience in social work, or a related field.
• Professional experience in mental health and homelessness field highly regarded.
• Experience leading a team to work with women facing a range of systematic complex challenges in accessing holistic support in relation to their experiences of homelessness, family violence, health and mental health, drug and alcohol use, trauma, and marginalisation