• Part Time 0.8FTE - Ongoing
• Ballarat Location
• Salary Range $97,535 to $101,942 base pro rata plus Superannuation plus generous salary packaging options
• Award winning inclusive employer

OUR ORGANISATION
AT CAFS, YOU MAKE THE DIFFERENCECafs (Child and Family Services Ballarat) is a proudly independent community service organisation, with our head office located in the Ballarat Community. We celebrate diversity and strive to be inclusive in everything we do. For over 156 years, the heart of our service has been the wellbeing of children, young people and their families. Today, that commitment stands strong, and we extend our programs to include everyone who needs assistance across the Grampians and Central Highlands Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, people of all abilities, people of different race, ethnicity or cultural backgrounds and people of all religions.
Cafs have adopted TBRI as our preferred model of care and Cafs way of strengthening relationships with others. TBRI uses Empowering Principles to address physical needs, Connecting Principles for attachment needs, and Correcting Principles to disarm fear-based behaviours. Our services are aimed at providing early help and intervention, targeted support and ongoing assistance. Cafs is a value driven organisation, which means we use our values to hold ourselves to account in how we work together and how we serve our clients.

OUR OPPORTUNITYWe have a rewarding opportunity for a Men's Behaviour Change Practitioner to join our Family Violence and Child Wellbeing Team. If you are waiting to give back, be part of an engaged and energised workforce than this opportunity might be for you!
Cafs facilitates Men?s Behaviour Change Groups for both voluntary and mandated clients. This program has been running for over 30 years with the aim of family violence intervention and as part of Cafs commitment to ending family violence.
The principle objective of the Men?s Behaviour Change Practitioner is to provide high quality, person centred case management for men undertaking the Men?s Behaviour Change Program. This role works with a variety of internal and external stakeholders to provide support to men undertaking our program, while working to ensure the safety and welfare of their affected family members. The Men?s Behaviour Change Practitioners will work closely with the Men Behaviour Change Facilitators to support the work with the Men; this also includes the co-facilitation of the Men?s Behaviour Change groups.

ABOUT YOUThe successful candidate will be kind, enthusiastic and a committed team member.
Key skills and attributes:

• You have a strong desire to deliver good outcomes for Families in our communities
• You have demonstrated knowledge, skills, and experience in trauma informed principles and approaches
• You have demonstrated knowledge, skills and experience working within the Family Violence sector or relevant field
• Your highly developed cultural awareness and sensitivity, partnered with excellent communication skills, will enable you to build strong relationships, with our stakeholders.
• Alignment to Cafs values of Respect, Integrity, Collaboration, Kindness & Innovation

MANDATORY QUALIFICATIONSBachelor of Social Work or related qualification in line with the mandatory qualification requirements for family violence Practitioners

What is on offer at Cafs?

• Above award entitlements, including 3 days paid Christmas Leave
• Opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Join an organisation that lives their values
• Inclusive, supportive and innovative teams
• Rewarding and Meaningful Careers with professional development and dedicated resources to support your growth
• Salary Packaging options up to $15,900 plus meals and entertainment
• To find out more go visit our careers page https://cafs.org.au/child-and-family-services-ballarat-careers/

INTERESTED?We would love to hear from you, to find out more about this opportunity contact Claire Keberling, Acting Team Leader Family Safety or Melissa Forbes, People and Engagement Business Partner on 03 5337 3333.

WANT TO APPLY?To apply for this role please submit your application through the online portal by selecting the ?apply now? button on our careers webpage.

https://cafs.org.au/positions-available/
Applications are now open and will close on Monday the 19th of May 2025 at 5pm. Please note applications will be reviewed as they are received, and applicants may be contacted for interview prior to the closing date.
Please note all applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and will be subject to a satisfactory Police Check outcome and an employment Working with Children Check. Cafs strongly recommend all staff be fully vaccinated against covid-19.
At Cafs we welcome applications from all people and strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, People with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply for our positions at Cafs.
Need support with your application?If you require additional assistance with your application, please contact [email protected]