We are a leading organisation offering a comprehensive suite of services to clients and the community across the Barwon, West Melbourne and Wimmera Regions. Providing specialist sexual assault and family violence programs and services, including 24 hour crisis care support, case management, therapeutic counselling, early intervention and professional education and training, we continue to grow and develop our offerings.

About The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre

We are a leading organisation offering a comprehensive suite of services to clients and the community across the Barwon, South West and Wimmera Regions. We provide specialist sexual assault and family violence programs and services, including 24 hour crisis care support, case management, therapeutic counselling, early intervention and professional education and training, we continue to grow and develop our offerings.

About The Role

The Specialist Family Violence Practitioner will work within the multi-disciplinary Orange Door team and deliver high quality, safe and effective service responses to Victorians seeking support and services through The Orange Door. As a practitioner, you will work as an integrated member of The Orange Door Barwon team to delivering an integrated practice model. .

Why work for The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre?

The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre takes pride in being an employer of choice; we are passionate about the wellbeing of our team members and we provide a number of complementary benefits to our staff, some of our benefits include:

• Generous above award Enterprise Agreement entitlements
• Flexible and part time working arrangements
• Professional development opportunities
• 10 weeks Paid parental leave
• Salary packaging
• Health and Wellbeing initiatives
• Flu vaccinations
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Social initiatives
• Positive workplace culture

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About You

A relevant graduate or post graduate qualification in psychology, social work or other relevant discipline. A minimum of two years relevant experience. Minimum mandatory qualifications are required for this role.

If you share our vision for a community free from family violence and sexual assault and are motivated to make a difference, we would like to hear from you.

We pride ourselves on being a great place to work. You care for our clients and we care for you, including by investing in your development and wellbeing. You will have access to leading specialists and training and development that supports you in your role and in your longer term career journey. We offer a variety of career pathway options, leading salary packaging benefits and flexible working arrangements that help you manage your work and your life.

The successful candidate will be required to maintain a current Working With Children’s check and National Police Check at their own expense.

Key Selection Criteria

Essential Qualifications and Experience

Your application must address the following:

Essential Skills and Knowledge

• A comprehensive understanding of family violence including a theoretical framework that includes intersectional feminist and structural theory and locates individuals within their social and familial context.
• Sound knowledge of the effect and impact of family violence interpersonal trauma on adults, young people, children and non-offending family members.
• Demonstrated experience and capabilities working with adults, children and young people who have experienced family violence
• Demonstrated capacity to complete family violence risk assessments, develop safety plans, manage risk, deliver brief crisis intervention and case work.
• Ability to work within an integrated and multi-disciplinary team.
• Demonstrated ability to advocate, liaise and work collaboratively with colleagues from different disciplines and across complex systems.
• Demonstrated capacity to apply theoretical frameworks to practice.
• Ability to manage complex and demanding work.
• Ability to practice independently with a high degree of autonomy and to participate as a member of a team.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain accurate and confidential case notes.

Other

• Commitment to the vision, values and purposes of The SAFV Centre.
• Commitment to continuous quality improvement and cultural equity in service delivery.
• Current Victorian Driver’s Licence.

Referees

Applicants must provide the name and current contact details of 2-3 professional referees including the most recent or current supervisor.

Period of Appointment

This role is ongoing subject to funding.

Hours of work

• The position is Full-Time (1.0 FTE).
• Location of the position is at the Colac Orange Door Access Point.
• Hours will usually be worked during business hours of 9.00am to 5.06 pm between Monday to Friday

Salary and Conditions

Annual salary range is $110,124.20 – $114,983.24 plus superannuation (pro rata for part time). Salary will be commensurate with experience and skills.

Industrial Instrument: The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre Enterprise Agreement 2023.

Salary Packaging: Provided via Maxxia. PBI status with other expenses available to package above this cap. The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre is a Public Benevolent Institution.

Superannuation: The employer will also make superannuation payments on your behalf in accordance with the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992.

Probationary Period – 6 months with a review conducted during this time.

How To Apply

All applications must address the key selection criteria outlined in the PD. For a confidential discussion, please contact our People and Culture team on 03 5222 4318.

We are currently accepting applications from direct applicants only, no recruitment agency applications accepted.