Regional Service Integrators - Family and Sexual Violence Pilot - Primary Health Initiative

SERVICE CONTEXT

Laurel House, in partnership with Engender Equality and SASS have been contracted by Primary Health Tasmania to deliver the ‘Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence (FDSV) Pilot -Service Integrators Initiative’ to June 2026. This involves establishing a new service with a statewide team of Service Integrators to:

1. Provide a FDSV referral support service for General Practices (GPs) and Aboriginal Medical Services (AMSs)

2. Undertake capacity building activities with GPs and AMSs about FDSV

3. Undertake capacity building activities with FDSV services about GPs and AMSs

4. Apply the expertise of victim-survivors of FDSV in undertaking (1) to (3) above

5. Participate in research and evaluation of the PHT pilot.

The implementation of (1) to (5) above will be supported by:

6. Specialist practice and clinical governance

7. Data collection and reporting

8. Engagement with PHT and its partners

9. Administrative and logistics support for the Service Integrator team

10. A Governance Committee, comprised of the CEOs of SASS, Laurel House and Engender Equality.

COMMITMENT TO PARTNERSHIP

The three specialist FSV services delivering this service are committed to applying non-hierarchical, feminist approaches to working together. This means that Engender, Laurel House and SASS will foster and maintain a relationship of supportive equals. It is expected that the Manager – and the entire Service Integrator team – work in the same way, across all team members employed by each partner organisation.

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‍ABOUT THE FAMILY, DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE PILOT AND THE ROLE

In partnership with Engender Equality and SASS, Laurel House will deliver the ‘Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence Pilot - Service Integrators Initiative’.  This pilot will improve the capacity of General Practices and Aboriginal Medical Services to recognise and respond to family violence, sexual violence and child sexual abuse.  

The Regional Service Integrators will work with the Manager and Operations Coordinator, and other Regional Service Integrators (including those in partner organisations), to develop relationships with General Practices and Aboriginal Medical Services offering a phone and web-based family and sexual violence referral support service and provide capacity building activities with General Practices/ Aboriginal Medical Services about family and sexual violence.

The Regional Service Integrator role, is a fixed term full time (minimum 0.6FTE may be negotiated) position, available from 1st April 2025 to 30th June 2026.

The pilot is supported by funding from Primary Health Tasmania (Tasmania PHN) through the Australian Government’s Primary Health Networks Program.

ABOUT LAUREL HOUSE

Laurel House is a dynamic and professional specialist sexual violence service.  Laurel House provides a range of trauma-informed, evidence based, therapeutic services to victim-survivors of sexual assault, their families and supporters. 

We also develop and deliver a broad range of programs to adults, young people and children including the provision of therapeutic face-to-face counselling at our centres located at Launceston, Devonport and Burnie and through outreach locations across the North and North West Tasmania. 

Our team also provides community education and other capacity building programs focused on the prevention of sexual harm and on supporting parents, carers and service providers to better respond to disclosures of sexual violence. See our team here: https://www.laurelhouse.org.au/our-organisation/team

DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU?

• Relevant tertiary qualification and/or experience in the specialist domestic, family and sexual violence sector, including lived expertise. 
• Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills and the capacity to effectively communicate in diverse professional contexts.
• Knowledge of service frameworks relating to family and sexual violence, and child sexual abuse in Tasmania.
• Experience and/or preparedness to undertake field work in general practices and Aboriginal Medical Services, including extensive independent travel by motor vehicle.
• Demonstrated commitment to applying a feminist, intersectional framework for understanding family and sexual violence and its impacts on women, gender diverse and non-binary people, children and family relationships. 

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?

As a valued member of the Laurel House team, you will be supported in your role. We offer:

• A challenging and rewarding role, working alongside a range of stakeholders to create meaningful change.
• Competitive salary ranging between $106,387 to $111,090 per annum (exclusive of superannuation), plus salary packaging provisions.
• Flexible working conditions.
• The opportunity to extend your skills and knowledge through generous training budget and regular professional supervision (both internal and paid external).

As a Public Benevolent Institution, Laurel House employees receive tax-effective salary packaging opportunities including $15,899 each year tax free. This means you can increase the value of your take-home pay.

LAUREL HOUSE’S COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY 

Laurel House values the expertise, lived experience and cultural wisdom of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, LGBTIQA+, migrant, culturally and linguistically diverse, people with disability and those who have experienced sexual and family violence. Applicants from these groups are strongly encouraged to apply, as are people with parenting or caring responsibilities.

STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT TO THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE  

Laurel House is a Child and Youth Safe Organisation.  We have a zero tolerance for child abuse and have systems to protect children and young people from abuse. We take all allegations and concerns very seriously and respond to them consistently in line with our policies and procedures. We actively work to listen to and empower children and to providing an inclusive and safe environment for all children and young people. In particular, we are committed to promoting cultural safety and to ensuring that the diverse needs of children and young people are met. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION 

Please refer to our website www.laurelhouse.org.au for an overview of our services and a copy of the position description (under Our organisation - Career opportunities).

FURTHER ENQUIRIES

Contact Kerri Collins (Therapeutic Services Manager) at kerri.collins@laurelhouse.org.au or 03 6431 9711. 

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