Senior Practitioner Stop It ! Men's Project
Listed on 2026-08-26
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Social Work
Family Advocacy & Support Services, Public Health, Community Health
Location: Richmond
Senior Practitioner Stop It Now! The Men's Project
Posted: 21/08/2026
Closing Date: 11/09/2026
Job Type: Contract
Job Category:
Community Services and Development
We reflect on the critical factors shaping our contemporary world; the social, political and economic contexts, and we adapt our practice to work with those most in need.
Since 1977, Jesuit Social Services has provided services to some of the most disadvantaged in our community.
We place a high priority on advocacy and are a leader in policy development and research.
What Jesuit Social Services can offer you:- An organisation that lives its values, through its day to day work
- A welcoming and supportive relational environment
- A comprehensive Induction and Orientation program
- Ongoing training and development related to your role
- Employee assistance program
- A competitive salary plus salary packaging benefits
- Generous leave
About the role As a Senior Practitioner, you will you will use your specialist knowledge to provide practice leadership and evidence-informed psychoeducation, support and advice to individuals contacting What’s ok? Australia. while contributing to practice quality, workforce and service improvement. What’s ok? Australia, a new harmful sexual behaviour prevention service
This service will be launched in 2026 to provide a national anonymous helpline and online early intervention service for young people who are concerned about their own orsomeone else’ssexual thoughts and behaviours, as well asparents, carers, and professionals who are concerned about a young person’s problematic and harmful sexual behaviour. Through a compassionate, non-judgmental, and evidence-informed approach, the service aims to promote safety, responsibility, healthy development, and early intervention to prevent harm.
As the What’s Ok? Australia helpline is currently in its establishment phase and scheduled to launch in September 2026, successful applicants will have the opportunity to contribute to shaping service delivery, practice approaches, and resources that will support young people, families, carers, and professionals across Australia.
You will drive evidence-informed service improvement across the helpline and online resources, utilising auditing, quality assurance, and data analysis processes to identify trends, generate insights, and strengthen service quality, safety, and effectiveness. Through this work, you will contribute to the ongoing advancement of child sexual abuse prevention and early intervention efforts nationally.
The role will be based at our Richmond office and is flexible between 0.6-1
FTE, with some after-hours (after 5pm) work included.
What’s
ok?
Australia
What’s ok? Australia will be launched in 2026 to provideanationalanonymoushelpline andonline early intervention service for young people who are concerned about their own orsomeone else’ssexual thoughts and behaviours, and, at a later date, parents, carers, and professionals who are concerned about a young person’s problematic and harmful sexual behaviour.
What’s ok? Australia is an evolution of the Worried About Sex and Pornography Project (WASAPP). Established in 2019, WASAPP was an action research initiative led by Jesuit Social Services in partnership with the University of Melbourne, developed as part of advocacy efforts associated with Stop It Now! Australia.
The program’s key feature is an anonymous phone and chat helpline. The service also includes a website offering evidence-informed educational content with advice, self-help materials and guidance to raise awareness around harmful sexual behaviour. The website will provide links to relevant specialist support and response services.
While the servicewillbe accessed anonymously, all mandatory reporting guidelines are complied with.
The What’s ok? Australia service sits within the Child Sexual Abuse Prevention team alongside programs such as Stop It Now! Australia, and is part of The Men’s Project at Jesuit Social Services.
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