Advocate Support

eight73 consulting – Greymouth, South Island

West Coast Womens Refuge currently has a vacancy for an individual to join the team as Advocate Support.

The Advocate support is a vital role in our refuge supporting our Woman's Advocates with their clients who are experiencing Family Violence in the West Coast area, looking after our house, organising events, fundraising for our refuge and coordinating donations.

This is a 30 hour per week position, within the hours of the 9am – 4pm, 5 days a week Monday to Friday and is based out of the Greymouth Office. Covering the West Coast, there will be a lot of travel across the coast involved.

Experience in Social Services and an understanding of Family Violence are a plus, with full training and a robust induction provided to successful applicant.

Are you a highly motivated, passionate person, who has initiative, can work independently, connect with people, thinks outside the square and enjoys being part of a team?

Do you have

A passion for social justice and working with people

A commitment to promote a violence free lifestyle

The ability to be an active team player

A flexible can-do attitude, ready to put your hand to anything

The ability to work unsupervised, to multitask and work under pressure

Excellent time management, planning and organisational skills

Clear written and verbal communication skills, record keeping, note taking and confidentiality

Excellent administration skills, advanced level of computer skills in Microsoft office 365 and computer software and data systems. (there is a high standard of accountability that must be maintained)

Clean full driver’s license and confident driving skills

No criminal history, and agree to police vetting

Able to network and collaboratively work with other professionals in our community.

In this role you will be responsible for

Assisting our Advocates in the support of their clients

Overseeing the smooth running / resourcing and health and safety of our House

Coordinating internal events, fundraising and awareness initiatives

Coordinating the collection and distribution of donations

Attending meeting and representing our refuge in the community

Feeding into reporting and accountability of our refuge

Participating in the after-hours roster for crisis line calls and safehouse intakes

Applications close 18 December 2025, shortlisted candidates will be phone screened and interviews scheduled for the new year. The successful candidate will be required to complete a police vet, which can take up to 20 days to process, so start date likely end of January.

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