• Flexible professional career opportunity based at Heidelberg
• Sessional position contracted until 30/6/2017 with possible extension
• Help create transformative change and inspire practice innovation

We have an exciting opportunity for experienced Family Violence Program Worker - Men’s Behaviour Change within our Child, Youth & Family service area. They will be joining our team to be a part of an innovative and trusted community service organisation within one of Australia’s largest welfare networks - Kildonan UnitingCare.

What is the Family Violence Intervention Program (FVIP)?

Our Family Violence Intervention Program delivers a number of Men’s Behaviour Change groups working with perpetrators of family violence to take responsibility for their behaviour and prioritise the safety of women and children.

What’s involved in the Family Violence Program Worker role?

This role is designed to provide clinical assessment, counselling and Men’s Behaviour Change group work to clients of Kildonan’s Family Violence Intervention Program. The position will also provide secondary consultation to staff of other Kildonan programs.

We want to hear from you!

We would love to hear from you if you have:

• Qualifications in Social Work, Psychology, Welfare Studies or equivalent,
• a Certificate IV in Male Family Violence (or equivalent according to the No to Violence Standards),
• demonstrated ability to provide clinical assessment of male perpetrators of family violence,
• experience in providing individual counselling,
• highly developed consultative skills,
• strong understanding of either AOD or mental health service delivery,
• experience and ability to work with a challenging and complex client group,
• a thorough understanding of the family violence system,

• the ability to work collaboratively,
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

The Position Description for this role and a KSC Document is attached below, where you can view the full list of Key Responsibilities and Key Selection Criteria. For more information, please visit our website: http://www.kildonan.org.au/

Kildonan is committed to safeguarding children and young people. Our recruitment process involves extensive screening processes prior to appointment including thorough reference checking. All successful applicants must comply with Kildonan’s Child Safe Policy. The requirement to undertake a Criminal Records Check with a satisfactory outcome and hold a valid Working with Children Check (E) Card is mandatory. You can visit our website for further information. Travel between sites may be required therefore you will need to hold a current Victorian driver’s license.

For any enquiries about this position, please contact Susie Carr, Team Leader on 9457 0500.

Job File 1 : Position Description

Job File 2 : Key Selection Criteria