• Empower, enhance and strengthen families impacted by Family Violence
• Make your mark providing staff development and secondary consultation
• Full time|fixed term to September 2026|senior level role|Bendigo

Your role:

Exciting opportunity to support the family services program area to develop and align with MARAM responsibilities and overall improved client outcomes. The work involves supporting staff development to improve screening, risk assessment and safety plans in line with MARAM. As a senior practitioner you will apply a contemporary intersectional lens to working with people who use violence, preferably in the context of working with complex and vulnerable families.

The skills you will use day to day:

• Providing advice and support to family services practitioners around family violence.
• Support and advise on Risk Assessments, Safety Plans and Screening.
• Providing support to colleagues in the team including debriefing, joint visits and secondary consultation.
• Conduct risk and needs assessments using relevant and contemporary frameworks, theory, and practice models, including Safe and Together.
• Significant knowledge and experience in the use of current and relevant legislative frameworks such as the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management (MARAM) Framework and Information Sharing Schemes.
• Manage a small complex caseload that involves families experiencing family violence.

What you need to know:

• A salary at SCHCADS level 6 which equates to around $110,102 plus super.
• Flexible through the increments up to 6.3 (dependent upon experience).
• Based at our office in Bendigo.
• Full time, fixed term, to September 2026.
• A career organisation that hires to 600+ roles per year, so fixed term gives you a great opportunity to explore exclusive internal roles.
• A newly developed role in the region to support Family Services clients.
• We take the Health and Wellbeing of our people seriously offering a Well Worth It! Program, Fitness Passport EIP and EAP.
• Access to discounted health insurance as well!
• A diverse and inclusive workplace for you to feel safe, acknowledged and included.
• Our people are our biggest asset, we will support you to progress your career with a dedicated L&D team.
• A workplace with Rainbow Tick Accreditation and DCA Inclusive Employer recognition.

What our people say. “We’re a forward-thinking organisation in that we don’t shy away from identifying gaps in services and key pieces of advocacy… Anglicare is one of the leaders in transforming the protection system and the social services sector across Victoria. This is the avenue where you can have the most impact and influence in this sector for systems-level change.”

Ready to take the next step:

Could you please apply for the role before midnight on Sunday 3rd August.

For a Detailed Position Description please take a look here:  Senior Family Violence Practitioner PD FS E AW6 112023 V1.0 (2).pdf

To apply for this position all you need to do is click apply and attach a resume and a brief cover letter that describes your motivation to apply.

The advert is only meant to be an overview, for all the details on what makes this such a great opportunity or to ask questions contact Laura Miller via email at laura.miller@anglicarevic.org.au 

Please Note: It is mandatory for the successful applicant to hold a current Working with Children Check and be prepared to undergo a National Criminal History Check prior to commencement.

Anglicare Victoria acknowledges Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we operate. We commit to working respectfully to honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to this country.

Diversity and inclusivity are important to Anglicare Victoria and we are committed to ensuring our workplace and services reflect this.  Everyone is welcome at Anglicare Victoria, regardless of age, ethnicity, cultural background, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation and physical ability.