• Leading Community Services Organisation
• Salary packaging, and competitive sector remuneration
• Permanent Part time role (60.8 hours per fortnight)
• Prahran Location

About the opportunity

Uniting operates Lifeline centres in Ballarat and Melbourne. Lifeline is a national charity providing all Australians experiencing a personal crisis with access to 24-hour crisis support and suicide prevention services.  In addition to providing telephone crisis support (13 11 14), we offer a broad range of training for individuals, corporate and community groups.

The Training officer (Dv-Alert) is responsible for for delivering a range of domestic violence and mental health training programs as well as some suicide prevention courses across Melbourne and in regional areas. These programs will include a suite of training programs from Lifeline Australia and DV-alert. These are DV-alert workshops and DV Awareness sessions, Mental Health First Aid, Accidental Counsellor and ASIST (Livingworks).These programs are delivered to health, welfare, education, emergency services and corporate organisations.  

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About you

We are looking for a Training officer with demonstrated training experience and group facilitation. Knowledge of telephone counselling environment andRegistered Training Organisation (RTO) environment is essential. As a Training Officer you will have the ability to provide high quality suicide prevention, mental health and, domestic and family violence training across the community and volunteers. You will also have demonstrated skills in record keeping, invoicing, managing time, setting priorities, planning and organising work load to achieve specific objectives.

Please note that to be considered in this role, you need a Cert IV in Training and Assessment, as well as vocational qualifications in telephone counselling and or tertiary qualifications in the disciplines of social work, psychology, welfare studies or counselling and or a related field. LivingWorks ASIST Trainer and or DV-alert Trainer qualifications desirable.

How to Apply

If this sounds like you, find out more or apply today. Please upload the following as part of your application:

• Cover Letter (addressing the core selection criteria)
• Current Resume

Get in touch

If you would like more information on this position, please contact Meredith Dalton [email protected] using the subject line: DV Alert Training Officer enquiry via EthicalJobs or on (03) 9051 5401.

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking. It is a condition of employment that all eligible workforce in Victoria receive the COVID-19 vaccination and supporting evidence may be requested in order to perform duties at any of Uniting’s workplaces.

Uniting is also committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.