About Ruah
Ruah is a leading values-driven employer in Western Australia’s community services sector. Our staff go boldly, not just supporting people in need, but working to end homelessness, end domestic violence and create opportunities for people struggling with poverty and mental health challenges.
Our professional team of operational and corporate services staff is backed by one of WA’s biggest Peer support workforces. Our staff reflect our commitment to diversity and inclusion, where difference is valued, celebrated and embraced.
By choosing to work with us, you are helping transform the lives of vulnerable and disadvantaged people in our community.
About the Role
The Karlup Service is a holistic, wraparound service model for women and children to heal and recover from family and domestic violence which runs from the Angela Wright Bennett Centre, a state-of-the-art, purpose-built facility in the Perth CBD.
The Karlup Service employs a unique model of care which offers a seamless spectrum of offerings which women and children can engage with as they need, when they need it, and for as long as they need it to help foster their own strength and resilience and recreate a future free from violence.
The Team Lead Safe Accommodation is an important operational and leadership role responsible for supporting the Service Lead to effectively manage Safe Accommodation within the Karlup Service. This role provides leadership to a team of support workers providing 24/7 support within our safe accommodation, ensuring cultural and trauma informed delivery of an efficient and seamless end to end recovery service for women and children.
Key tasks include:
- Provide day-to-day leadership, mentoring, supervision and support to all accommodation staff.,
- Ensure staff have the resources, guidance and operational support required to deliver high-quality accommodation services.
- Embed continuous improvement by encouraging staff input and identifying emerging operational needs.
- Maintain effective operational processes, procedures and documentation to ensure smooth delivery of accommodation services.
- Resolve staffing or operational issues that affect accommodation service delivery.
- Facilitate regular team meetings, residents connects and oversight over shift handover.
- Maintain strong referral pathways to external providers supporting residents (e.g., health, community services, education).
- Ensure consistent communication and coordination across all Karlup Service components, including external providers, to support seamless client experience.
- Provide timely reporting on service outcomes, KPIs, risks and achievements.
This is a full-time (76 hours per fortnight), fixed-term position for 6 months, with the possibility of extension.
Please note, this position is only available for employees who identify as female, due to the inherent requirements of the role. This is a genuine occupational qualification in accordance with Section 27 of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 .
What we’re looking for
The successful applicants will be required to meet the following criteria:
- Knowledge and expertise in current and emerging issues of family and domestic violence.
- Experienced in rostering and the oversight of a team of support workers (Minimum 2yrs).
- Experience in reflective leadership practice and the management of teams and a diverse range of staff.
- Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with staff and stakeholders and ensure strong community sector engagement.
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of diversity and social inclusion- including gender, sexuality, disability, cultural, age, and linguistic diversity and Aboriginal culture.
The following criteria are considered desirable:
- Relevant qualifications in a related discipline at degree, diploma or certificate level (e.g. Social Work or Counselling) and/or significant work experience with family and domestic violence.
What do we offer?
- A salary aligned with Level 5 of the Ruah Enterprise Agreement (and the SCHADS Award), starting at $101,099.
- 5 weeks annual leave + 17.5% annual leave loading (for award-based staff)
- 16 weeks paid parental leave, with flexibility to take at 32 weeks half-pay (uniquely, new staff can access 4 weeks paid parental leave after just 6 months’ service).
- Free, independent and confidential access for you and your family to our Employee Assistance Program.
- Free Ruah-paid Journey Cover (insurance for when you're getting to and from work).
- Incredibly valuable Salary Packaging (to extend your take home pay) with:
- up to $15,900 core packaging
- an additional $2,650 in meal entertainment packaging
- benefits for salary packaging travel, accommodation, parking fees, education expenses and more!
- Opportunities to be active in the Ruah Community such as participating in a wide range of working groups, joining us at Pride events, being a part of a range of cultural events to promote and support reconciliation and much, much more!
Required compliance documents:
- Current drivers’ license
- National Police Clearance Certificate
- WA Working with Children Check
- First Aid Certificate
How to apply
We’d love to hear from you!
Please click apply, create your LiveHire profile, and submit your current CV along with a cover letter of no more than two pages, helping us understand your fit for this role.
Closing date for applications: Friday 9 January 2026.
Please note the job advertisement may be closed prior and interviews may be conducted before the date mentioned above.
For further information please contact Holly Turner, Service Lead- Karlup, at holly.turner@ruah.org.au or 0493 586595
We are building a workplace where difference is embraced and encouraged - and to do this, we need people on our team who are representative of the clients we work with, who are passionate about change and courageous enough to stand up for what is right. Everyone is welcome. Everyone belongs.
We are committed to protecting children and young people from harm. All applicants will undergo an extensive screening process prior to appointment.