HOPE-Mens Support Worker

Aboriginal people are strongly encouraged to apply

ABOUT US:

Yorgum was established in 1991 by a group of Aboriginal women some of whom worked in womens refuges who were concerned about the lack of appropriate counselling support for Aboriginal people experiencing spiritual emotional and psychological pain. They founded a service with a healing approach rather than an ongoing crisis-driven patch-up approach.

Yorgum offers all Aboriginal people and their families autonomous community-based healing services that are culturally secure trauma-informed and work within an Aboriginal Family Worldview.

THE ROLE:

Yorgum Healing Services (Yorgum) in partnership with Hope Community Services has been awarded a contract to establish and operate the Armadale Family and Domestic Violence (FDV) Hub along with a number of other specialist service partners including:

Ishar Multicultural Womens Health Services

Ngala

Womens Legal Service WA

Aboriginal Legal Services of WA

Marmun Mia-Mia

360 Health Community

Ruah Community Services.

The new hub will provide victim-survivors with access to services and supports in a single accessible location as well as providing off-site services for perpetrators and young people. The service model will see the creation of a multicultural and multidisciplinary team while adopting a trauma informed culturally competent approach: while the various hub team members will be employed by one of the nine service partners they will work within the cohesive FDV Hub team culture under the leadership of the FDV Manager to provide support to women and children who are experiencing family violence.

This role will assist in delivering the mens healing circles including community education and awareness linking other agencies to support social and emotional wellbeing of perpetrators of family violence. The role will also be responsible for assisting running activities and programs to support the behaviour change to family violence.

SELECTION CRITERIA:

To be considered for the role you will be able to demonstrate the following experience and abilities:

experience in engaging with the Aboriginal Community Elders and relevant community stakeholders.

and experience of Family Domestic Violence (FDV) and or survivors of FDV.

experience in delivering culturally safe activities to promote positive social and emotional wellbeing.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER:

Competitive Salary

Generous salary packaging scheme

Employee Assistance Program

Cultural Supervision

Flexible and friendly team environment

THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL NEED TO SUPPLY:

A Valid Drivers License

National Police Certificate not less than six (6) months old

Working with Children Check

HOW TO APPLY:

If you have the relevant skills and experience please apply via the link or email your application

to or via Employment Hero.

Unsolicited referrals from recruitment agencies will not be accepted

Applications close 11th December 2025 AWST 4.00pm

Yorgum is committed to the protection of children and young people.

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