• Community based perpetrator intervention program
• Part time role|0.6|22.8 hours|fixed term to June 30th 2027|based at Frankston
• Make your mark working in the A Better Way program

Your role:

A Better Way is a community-based program that works directly with Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal fathers who use controlling behaviours and/or violence against their family.

We are looking for practitioners/counsellors who have:

• Adopted cultural healing approaches specifically designed for Aboriginal fathers and families.
• Further assists and supports fathers in developing positive parenting relationships with their children.
• Offers fathers a flexible and individualised, tailored treatment approach.
• Addresses family violence to increase the safety and well-being for their children and families.
• Has a 1:1 family violence, trauma-informed approach that is underpinned by the Safe & Together ™ model.

Make Your Mark:

• Work through a trauma informed lens.
• Provide tailored approaches to help fathers develop positive parenting relationships.
• Engage with fathers who choose to use violence.
• Conduct risk and needs assessments using relevant and contemporary frameworks, theory, and practice models.
• Therapeutic counselling.
• Perpetrator mapping.
• An understanding of intergenerational trauma.
• Experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities would be highly regarded.

Make it Work:

• A salary at SCHCADS level 5 which equates to around $105,557 plus super.
• Flexible through the increments up to 5.3 (dependent upon experience).
• SCHCADS award level 5.
• Negotiable through the increments dependent upon experience.
• Part time, 0.6, 3 days, max term role to 30th June 2027.
• Work from multiple sites including the Orange Door and Department of Justice based at Frankston but covering the Bayside area.
• 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”.

Ready to take the next step:

Could you please apply for the role before midnight on the closing date.

For a Detailed Position Description please take a look here: Practitioner - Men's Behaviour PD FV E AW5 062023 V1.1.pdf (also attached below)/

To apply for this position all you need to do is click 'Apply Now' wherever you are and attach a resume and a brief cover letter that describes your motivation to apply.

The advert is only meant to be an overview, for all the details on what makes this such a great opportunity or to ask questions contact Dominika Szadura, A Better Way Program Manager on 03 9781 6700 or email [email protected] using the subject line: Family Violence Practitioner - Men's Behaviour enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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.