• In home family casework|empower, enhance and strengthen families
• Make your mark providing intensive, assertive outreach
• Full time|fixed term to February 2026|senior level role|Lilydale

Your role:

The role involves the provision of an in-home family casework service, working in partnership with families with the aim of strengthening parenting capacity and family resilience.  The work involves taking steps to reduce risks to children's safety and wellbeing and that of other family members, as well as working with families to empower them to enhance their parenting capacity and family functioning and therefore to improve outcomes for children.

The skills you will use day to day:

• Providing intensive, assertive outreach for case management support to families with complex needs and high risks.
• Creating viable safety plans with families to mitigate risks from FV, suicidality, and for children with high risk social behaviours.
• Providing support to colleagues in the team including debriefing as well as supporting student placements.
• Completing comprehensive MARAMs.
• Providing Family Violence consultation to other staff.
• Providing Family Violence training to other staff.
• Managing cases with high risk Family Violence.

What makes this such a great role for you:

• Fixed term contract to February 2026 covering parental leave.
• You get a salary starting at around $106,000 plus super.
• Salary packaging is available up to $15,900 plus an entertainment card.
• SCHCADS award level 6.
• Negotiable through the increments dependent upon experience.
• Work from our office space in Lilydale.
• 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- “AV is an organisation where if you want to challenge yourself or explore opportunities, you don’t have to leave to do that. There are so many great people, programs and services, so it’s an organisation where you have great conditions for growth and development”.

Ready to take the next step:

Could you please apply for the role before midnight on Sunday 27th April.

For a Detailed Position Description please take a look here:  Senior Family Violence Practitioner PD FS E AW6 112023 V1.0 (1).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 Rachel Misson via email at rachel.misson@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