Information for your manager
The Domestic and Family Violence Response Training Program (DV-alert) is funded by the Department of Social Services (DSS) under the National Plan to Reduce Violence against Women and their Children 2010-2022. This training program is delivered by Lifeline to health, allied health, education, childcare and frontline community workers/volunteers.
This training will support workers to feel more confident about recognising and responding to signs of domestic and family violence and assist them to make appropriate referrals to available services or resources within their community.
Financial support payments are available to assist employers to release staff by way of backfill payments and to assist students to attend a DV-alert 2-Day workshop if travel and accommodation are required in regional and remote areas.
Any employer with staff successfully enrolled to attend a DV-alert 2-Day workshop are eligible for Financial Assistance and can claim locum payments in cases where the employer must backfill their attendee's position.
Locum payment is capped at $275 (incl. GST) per day for a maximum of two days $550 (incl. GST) in total and will be reimbursed directly to the employer.
In order to claim locum payment, an employer must complete and sign Section 4 – Employer Locum Support of the DV-alert Financial Assistance Application Form, attach appropriate evidence and submit an organisation invoice to make a claim.
