About the Leaving Violence Program

From 1 July 2025, 54 reasons will be part of the delivery of the Leaving Violence Program, a nationally funded initiative by the Australian Government. The Program will support victim survivors who plan to leave or have left a violent intimate partner relationship by providing individualised financial support packages, as well as safety supports through risk assessments, safety planning and referral support.
The service operates Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 5:30 pm (local time) across all Australian states and territories, excluding national public holidays. This nationwide structure ensures comprehensive coverage across all time zones.

Our Commitment and Program Principles

The Program is underpinned by four main principles:

• Trauma-informed - Individuals receive a trauma-informed, person-centred service
• Culturally responsive - Individuals receive a culturally informed service, with a specific focus for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
• Accountable - We are responsible and transparent to the Department of Social Services
• Ethical - We operate with honesty and integrity, and are trusted and diligent

The Program principles are designed to reflect and respond to each victim-survivor's experience of intimate partner violence. Using these Principles, the Program will provide for a trauma-informed and person-centred service by empowering choice and autonomy. The Program is a key initiative under the National Plan to End Violence against Women and Children 2022-32, designed to complement other services available to victim-survivors that work towards ending gender-based violence.

What's the opportunity?

In this part time, permanent role (0.6 FTE - days flexible), we're seeking a Clinical Lead based anywhere in Australia to ensure that best-practice models are embedded into our delivery of the Program nationally.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Upholding evidence based professional standards to ensure the service is aligned with regulatory requirements and fostering a culture of excellence in service delivery
• Fostering collaborative relationships to embed a positive team culture that recognises professional development, training and clinical supervision and coaching as key opportunities for building a strong team spirit and cohesive workplace
• Leading quality improvement initiatives that evaluate the effectiveness of the program, investigating gaps and identifying areas of improvement
• Overseeing the implementation of practice frameworks for effectiveness
• Guiding staff in providing trauma-informed, person-centred responses that prioritise safety, autonomy and wellbeing

About you

To succeed in this role, you will need to meet the following:

Qualifications

• A Bachelor of Social Work, Psychology, Counselling, or a related field
• A postgraduate qualification in one of the following or equivalent:
  • Social Work
  • Psychology or Psychological Science
  • Counselling or Psychotherapy
  • Criminology
  • Community Services
  • Indigenous Health
  • Indigenous Trauma and Recovery Practice

Membership and credentials required

• Professional registration with any of the following governing bodies - ACA (Level 4), PACFA (Clinical), AASW (Mental Health Social Worker) or AHPRA
• Verification of the right to work in Australia. If qualifications were obtained overseas, formal verification within Australia is required

Experience

• Minimum 4 years' experience working in family, domestic, and sexual violence (FDSV) services, delivering clinical responses to impacted individuals
• At least 5 years' experience in people leadership, including providing clinical supervision, coaching, and performance management
• Experience leading clinical governance and quality improvement in FDSV services

We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse candidates to apply.

A place to belong:

At 54 reasons, we invest in the development and wellbeing of our people. Our workforce is approximately 600 people strong, and proudly diverse, whether in race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, cultures and beliefs.

It takes all types of people to do the challenging work we do. We are diverse personalities, backgrounds and talents, embracing our differences as one strong and united team. We see and celebrate the unique value you bring to our organisation, and offer a range of rewards for your effort, including:

• A flexible, remote work opportunity that will see you work from home at all times if preferred (though working in the office is also an option)
• Generous salary plus full salary packaging benefits - use this link to see how much this benefit could mean to you!
• Internal employment and development opportunities
• Multiple additional leave options to use in a range of ways to ensure you're able to perform at your optimum
• Support for workplace wellness, including access to our free, confidential Employee Wellbeing Program
• Celebrate and feel supported in your diversity. We've established internal networks to support our diverse workforce, foster inclusion and allow you to bring your whole self to work (if that's what you want!) (Pride@Save, Parents and Carers@Save, Mental Wellness Alliance, Disability@Save, First Nations Advisory Committee).

Follow this link for the full list of our employee benefits.

Does this sound like the place for you?

We'd love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume below.

Applications Close: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis as they come in, so please don't delay in applying!

Position Description: Clinical Lead LVP

For more information about this position, please contact our People and Culture team on [email protected] using the subject line: Clinical Lead - Leaving Violence Program - Remote / Work from Home enquiry via EthicalJobs. Or for more information about a career at Save, visit our Careers Page.

We have tested our application process with diverse groups in mind, with the intent to ensure its straightforward and accessible for all to apply. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and improve our ability to reach our most vulnerable client groups. But we also know there is no one-size fits-all when it comes to recruitment - so if we didn't quite hit the mark for you, please let us know at [email protected]. We're dedicated to ensuring Save the Children Australia is a place where everyone can feel supported - no matter your race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, culture and beliefs.

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. We also support the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.
Save the Children is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and client groups, consistent with our obligations under OH&S legislation.

If you are having any issues with uploading your application for this role, please contact [email protected] for further support.