About us

Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV) is a community-based, not-for-profit organisation with no religious affiliations. Our vision is for positive, respectful, safe and fulfilling relationships for all Australians. For more than 75 years, we have been delivering high quality family and relationship support services, and we now support more than 20,000 clients every year. We have over 400 dedicated employees working from 21 centres across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria.

About the role

Reporting to the Centre Manager you work in a range of settings, including brief visiting services to families, either in their homes, online or in a community setting.

This is a diverse role requiring the practitioner to:

• Engage and collaborate with local maternal and child health centres, kindergartens and primary school in primary prevention activities.
• Facilitate educative group work programs for parents/caregivers
• Receive referrals from agencies and families and undertake psycho-social assessments.
• Provide brief parenting support to individuals or families

This role is located at our Sunshine Centre and is part-time working three (3) days per week (0.6FTE) with the expectation that one day per week will be an evening shift. The base salary range is $95k-$102k (pro-rata) per annum.

About you

• Degree in social work, psychology, counselling, or a related field, with demonstrated experience supporting children and families through therapeutic home visits and group interventions.
• Strong knowledge of child development, parenting practices, and family dynamics, including the impact of early years, stressors, and intergenerational issues.
• Skilled in strengths-based, family-centered approaches with sound assessment, case planning, and the ability to work independently or collaboratively across agencies.
• Current Victorian driver’s licence and access to own vehicle.

We provide

• Attractive salary including salary packaging and generous leave benefits.
• Professional development and Career progression opportunities.
• Best practice clinical supervision.

Candidates can view the position description at www.rav.org.au/careers, contact Jayne Ferguson, Centre Manager by phoning 53 379222 for specific queries. Applications close on the Thursday, 19th of June 2025.

RAV is committed to developing an inclusive and diverse workforce. We encourage applications from First Nations peoples, people from under-represented culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, asexual (LGBTIQA+) communities, and people living with disability. We are committed to the safety of our clients and staff and promote a child-safe work environment. We recognise the lifelong impacts of childhood trauma and recognise those who had children taken away from them.