Senior Practitioner - Family Violence

  • 521054
  • Regional Victoria - East, VIC, Australia
  • Full Time
  • Part Time
  • Permanent|full time or part time|hybrid work from home & in Community
  • Support, Protect and Empower those experiencing family violence
  • Benefit from high level team support and 20 + years of experience

 

Make your mark:

To provide innovative, trauma-informed solutions to meet the therapeutic needs of victim survivors, to support recovery from the impact of their experience of Family Violence, individual play-based interventions, advocacy, brokerage support and counselling.

  • Contact by phone effected family members of men participating in the Family Violence Programs.
  • Development of family safety plans and provide information about family violence and support services for women and children.
  • Provide therapeutic interventions and parenting after violence groups for women recovering from the impact of family violence.
  • Work using a care team approach.
  • Contribute to risk and needs assessments of participant women and children. 

 

About Us:

Life’s made of moments. Anglicare Victoria faces them head on. Moments of crisis, moments of change, moments of magic. Moments that make up the everyday, or change the course of a person’s life. Some are quiet, some are loud. Some are happy, some are sad. Whether fire or flood. Belief or despair. Joy or grief. We’re there.

Day in, day out, vulnerable people and families lean on Anglicare Victoria through these moments - from childhood to parenthood, and all the messy bits in between.

 

Skills and experience: 

  • Experience in working with victim survivors of family violence.
  • Group work facilitation skills and experience.
  • Teamwork skills and a sound knowledge of violence and abusive behaviours and its effect on family members as required.
  • An understanding of the Children and Young Persons Act and the Department of Human Services - Protective Services
  • Knowledge and experience in the use of current and relevant theoretical frameworks in relation to working with parents and children in the context of family violence, including effective risk assessment and safety planning. 
  • Demonstrated experience in working in a strengths based framework that empowers families, maximises their choices and recognises their contributions and expertise.
  • Demonstrated experience in working effectively with a broad range of families, including but not limited to Aboriginal families, families from various culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, families living with a disability, kinship carers and grandparents, and LGBTI families. 
  • Demonstrated experience with maintaining accurate case records, data and statistics

 

Make it work:

  • You get a salary starting at $106,637 (pro rata for part time hours)
  • Salary packaging is available up to $15,900 plus an entertainment card.
  • SCHCADS award level 6
  • Full time or part time available, permanent. If part time minimum hours will be 4 days per week. 0.8. 30.4 hours
  • Work in community with various office locations across the Goulburn Region.
  • 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”.

 

Make a move:

Click apply and submit your resume and a cover letter that describes your skills in relation to working with victim survivors, family violence and providing therapeutic supports.

For any questions please contact Paul Ridley on 03 9412 6078 or email paul.ridley@anglicarevic.org.au 

We use position descriptions to help support internal growth and movement between teams you can read the position description here: Download File Senior Practitioner - Adults, Adolescents and Children PD FV E AW6 062023 V1.1 (7).pdf

 

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.

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