About The Organisation

The Centre for Non-Violence (CNV) is a leading and innovative specialist Family Violence organisation with a vision of gender and social equality for all.

Benefits of working at CNV

• Above award wages on offer with the ability to salary package (you can earn up to $15,900 tax free).
• Enjoy our generous leave entitlements which includes 4 weeks annual leave, 1 week of bonus leave, cultural leave, and above award personal leave entitlements. 
• Ongoing professional development and training opportunities.
• Excellent work/life balance, with a commitment to providing a flexible, supportive, and diverse working environment.
• Strong commitment to health and wellbeing.

About the role:

Located within our Program and Services team within the Orange Door Bendigo, this opportunity can be on either a part-time or full-time basis with 0.8 – 1 FTE (30.4 – 38 hours per week) negotiable for the right person and will be contracted to June 2024.

This role is to provide a service response to men who have been referred to, or who contact the service due to concerns they have about the impact of their behaviour on their family members and are seeking support to help change their behaviour and stop using violence in their relationships.

The duties of role may include:

• Engaging with perpetrators who have been referred to or who contact the service due to concerns they have about the impact of their behaviour, developing and planning interventions and working towards increasing the safety for the family members.
• Conducting risk assessments, developing safety plans, and coordinating with other services within the integrated family violence system.

To be considered for this position you will have:

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Community Services and/or a related Human Services field. A Social Work degree is highly desirable. (For further information regarding Victorian Government mandatory minimum qualification requirements visit our website).
• At least two years’ experience in a family violence or related role is desirable.
• Broad knowledge and understanding of family violence including impacts on children and young people and young homeless women’s issues in accordance with service philosophies.
• Experience in providing case work to individuals and/or families experiencing complex needs and risk issues including a sound knowledge of referral pathways.
• The ability to work with limited supervision and exercise judgement and initiative in a fast paced and changing environment where practices and processes may not be clearly defined.

Application Process

Click the "Apply Now" button. To be considered for this role, applicants must address the key selection criteria contained within the position description and follow the application process outlined on our website.

Employment will be subject to a satisfactory WWC clearance and satisfactory criminal record history check prior to commencement.

For more information about this role, please contact People and Culture on 03 5430 3000.

Applications for this position will be assessed as received. If we identify a suitable applicant prior to the posted closing date for this role we may close this position sooner, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

CNV is an equal opportunity employer and are committed to achieving diversity in our service response and workforce. CNV is a child safe organisation. We are committed to the safety, participation, and empowerment of all children and young people that engage with our organisation, including but not limited to individuals who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Culturally and/or linguistically diverse, Gender diverse and/or same sex attracted and People with a disability.

A position description is attached.