Justice Navigator - Burnie

Justice Navigator

Laurel House

Burnie, TAS, Australia

Contract

$55.72 – $58.19 per hour

ABOUT LAUREL HOUSE

Laurel House provides a range of trauma-informed, evidence based, therapeutic services to victim-survivors of sexual assault, and for children and young people who use harmful sexual behaviours. 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. Laurel House is partnering with the Tasmanian Government in the delivery of the North and North West Arch centres (multidisciplinary centres) for victim-survivors of sexual harm. Laurel House delivers the specialist programs for children and young people who have displayed harmful sexual behaviours in North and North West Tasmania. 

Our team also provides community education programs focused on the prevention of sexual harm and on supporting parents, carers and service providers to better respond to disclosures of sexual violence. Laurel House is funded by the Australian Government to specifically build capacity of the workforce who support victim-survivors with disabilities to recognise and respond to disclosures of sexual harm, and to assist people with disabilities to understand their rights and responsibilities within relationships. Laurel House is a child safe organisation committed to upholding the rights of children and young people,and amplifying their voices.

See our team here: https://www.laurelhouse.org.au/our-organisation/team

YOUR NEW ROLE

As a valued member of the Laurel House team, the Justice Navigator walks alongside victim-survivors of sexual violence as they define, pursue and experience justice in ways that are meaningful to them.

This role provides independent, trauma-informed and culturally safe navigation and advocacy, supporting victim-survivors to understand their rights, options and pathways — including legal, restorative and non-legal responses — while maintaining clear boundaries between advocacy, counselling and legal representation.

Delivered informal partnership with Women’s Legal Service Tasmania as part of the Tasmanian Sexual Violence Legal Service, you will work collaboratively with legal,therapeutic and community services to reduce the burden of navigating complex systems at times of vulnerability.

In this role you will:

·        Support informed choice, autonomy and agency at all stages of engagement.

·        Assist victim-survivors to prepare for and engage with justice processes — if and how          they choose.

·        Conduct risk assessments and support safety planning.

·        Advocate within multidisciplinary and cross-sector environments.

·        Contribute insights to improve justice responses over time.

This is a fixed-term full-time position until 30 June 2028, based in Burnie, with regular intrastate travel required.

The role requires sound professional judgement, strong relational capability and a deep commitment to survivor-led, trauma-informed practice.

DOES THIS SOUND LIKE YOU?

·        Do you have experience providing trauma-informed, survivor-centred advocacy or          support to victim-survivors of sexual violence, family violence or complex trauma?

·        Are you confident supporting people to understand their rights and options, while          ensuring they remain in control of defining what justice, safety and accountability mean          to them?

·        Do you bring knowledge of — or the ability to quickly develop understanding of — legal,          restorative and alternative justice pathways relevant to sexual violence?

·        Can you work collaboratively across legal, therapeutic and community sectors while          maintaining clear professional boundaries?

·        Are you able to manage complex caseloads, undertake risk assessment and safety          planning, and maintain accurate and confidential records?

·        Do you demonstrate strong advocacy, communication and relationship-building skills          across multidisciplinary and cross-sector environments?

·        Are you calm,ethical and able to sit alongside distress, ambiguity and evolving priorities          with professionalism and care?

·        Do you bring a demonstrated commitment to trauma-informed, intersectional feminist          practice, cultural safety and survivor-led systems change?

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 highly skilled team members to          support victim-survivors of sexual assault.

·        Flexible working conditions.

·        Competitive salary and not-for-profit salary packaging provisions.

·        Paid Parental Leave as per Laurel House Policy.

·        The opportunity to extend your skills and knowledge through a 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. 

FURTHER ENQUIRIES

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

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