About Starick
Starick is an innovative, client focused organisation working across prevention, early intervention, crisis response and recovery to address the impacts of Family and Domestic Violence (FDV) and to create safer communities.
Starick provides crisis accommodation, outreach services, holistic support to women and children escaping FDV. Our services are based in the south-east metropolitan corridor of Perth and include:
• Crisis accommodation services at our two refuges, Mary Smith and Starick House.
• Lead agency for the eastern metropolitan region Refuge Service System Model, providing a 24-hour emergency response for women, children and young people at very high risk and ensuring a coordinated service response.
• Outreach Services including:
– Domestic Violence Advocates based in police stations
– Safe at Home
– Counselling
– Supported transitional housing
– Mobile Outreach
• Specialist children’s programs
• Prevention and community education work through:
– Delivery of the Respectful Relationships Teaching Support Program and Sport and Recreation Program in partnership with the Departments of Communities
– Presentations to community and business groups about FDV and its impacts, and appropriate community responses.
Starick’s operating frameworks are:
• Family and domestic violence informed
• Safe and Together
• Child-centred
• Trauma informed
• Response based
• Strengths based
• Culturally safe and inclusive
• Client-focused
Starick is committed to ensuring a child-safe environment and work practices.
Overview of the Early Intervention Project
Starick recognises children and young people as primary victim survivors of FDV, and that growing up in families where violence and coercive control are used has impacts across a range of domains including social, emotional, health and physical development.
Starick’s Early Intervention Project is a partnership with Curtin School of Allied Health which seeks to address these impacts. The project provides early screening, assessment and therapeutic interventions undertaken by professionally supervised Curtin University students from the disciplines of occupational therapy, speech pathology and social work. The students are embedded in our services, and work in work in partnership with specialist FDV staff at Starick to deliver these early intervention services.
The Project has operated within Starick since 2021, and in 2026 will be upscaled to be delivered in two additional services – a centre-based FDV outreach service and an Aboriginal-specific service. The upscale will provide an opportunity to test the applicability of the service model to different FDV service types and to make any necessary refinements to the model, with a view to further upscaling. An evaluation and a Return on Investment study are therefore key components of the Project and will be undertaken by Curtin University.
Position Information
The position works with Curtin University School of Allied Health to implement the Project. An equivalent position is located within Curtin University for 2 days per week and the two positions will coordinate the Project across Starick, Curtin and the two new services.
Key responsibilities include:
1. Facilitating and reporting to the Project Reference Group to ensure the project is meeting its outcomes and reporting timeframes.
2. Ensuring a positive relationship with Curtin School of Allied Health, including the relevant Fieldwork teams to facilitate successful student placements.
3. Liaison across the sites delivering the Project, including promoting information sharing and development of a community of practice.
4. High level oversight and coordination of student placements to ensure they are meeting client needs, FDV service needs, and student placement requirements.
5. Supporting FDV and allied health practitioners to enhance multidisciplinary case management in working with clients to achieve best possible outcomes.
6. Promoting the Project through a range of targeted information and resource materials.
7. Refining and further development of the service model to ensure its appropriateness across a range of service types.
8. Ensuring documentation is available about the Project for reporting and evaluating the Project.
9. Working with Curtin researchers to investigate and test the best models for upscaling the service to other FDV settings.
10. Oversight of the project evaluation and Return on Investment study.
11. Leveraging and coordinating relevant postgraduate research projects, as appropriate.
COMPETENCY PROFILE
Knowledge
• Well-developed knowledge of FDV issues and the impact of violence on family functioning.
• Knowledge of child and youth development and the impacts of violence and trauma on children and young people.
• Knowledge of early intervention strategies for children and young people, including individual and group interventions.
• Knowledge of the FDV service system.
• Familiarity with specialist children and young people’s service system for referral and advocacy.
Skills
• Project management, including budget management.
• Conceptual skills to translate research and evidence into practice.
• Systemic and individual advocacy skills to improve access of clients to mainstream and allied health services.
• Excellent organisational skills, ability to problem-solve, multi-task, and organise others.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills, including the ability to relate to diverse stakeholders.
• Able to think critically and develop innovative responses as required.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including public speaking.
• Ability to exercise discretion when dealing with confidential information and sensitive issues.
• Proficiency with IT applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Essential:
• Knowledge of FDV and the gendered drivers of violence.
• Knowledge of child and youth development and the impact of FDV and trauma on children and young people.
• Experience working in diverse service settings and applying culturally safe practices in service delivery.
• Experience of leading or working in multidisciplinary teams
• Experience in evidence-based program development
• Demonstrated experience in project management and reporting on project outcomes.
• Demonstrated written and report writing skills.
• Experience in successfully working with a range of stakeholders.
• Experience in developing information and resources for a range of audiences and in different formats.
Desirable:
• Experience in the implementation and evaluation of projects.
• Experience in partnering with a university on a project.
• Knowledge/experience of allied health services and referral pathways.
• Qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Youth Work, Early Childhood or related areas
Other Requirements
- A national police clearance.
- A working with children clearance.
- A current WA Drivers Licence.
- Evidence of right to work in Australia
To APPLY for this position:
Please supply a current resume and a statement against the selection criteria.
A full job description is available on the Starick website www.starick.org.au
Applications close at 4.30pm on WEDNESDAY, 10 December, 2025.
Late applications will not be accepted.
For enquiries about this position please contact Leanne on 9478 5300 or 0448 353 734.
