Job Summary
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- Job posted on: 23rd Jul 2021
For over 140 years, Berry Street has adapted to a changing world, and we will continue to adapt to achieve our purpose. We believe children, young people and families should be safe, thriving and hopeful. Our Vision for 2022: Together we will courageously change lives and reimagine service systems. We look forward to working with children, young people, families, carers, staff and partners to achieve this vision. Together.
Berry Street's Northern Specialist Family Violence Service provides a Specialist Family Violence team within The Orange Door (Hume Moreland Area) as an initiative resulting per Recommendations 37 and 38 of the Royal Commission into Family Violence.
The fundamental function of The Orange Door (also known as the Support and Safety Hub) is to:
This role will be based at the Hume Moreland Orange Door. The exact locations of the Orange Door are still to be finalised but will be based across the Hume and Moreland Local Government Areas. This role will be based across our Eaglemont Site, the Hume Moreland Orange Door and any access points developed in the network.
The Advanced Family Violence Practice Leader joins a group of practice leadership positions in the Hume Moreland Orange Door. The primary focus of the role will be to provide specialist family violence expertise that drives an integrated response across the Orange Door. This is achieved by supporting practitioners across the partnership in working with victim survivors of family violence and their children.
The role will work collaboratively to improve capability, integrated practice and provide specialist knowledge. The role will also have the opportunity to contribute to state wide Orange Door initiatives and practice development.
You will hold a tertiary qualification (minimum Bachelor level) in Social Work, Psychology, Welfare or related discipline and have an understanding of the gendered nature of family violence and its impact on victim survivors and their children. Our ideal candidate will have expert knowledge and experience working in specialist family violence leadership roles with victim survivors, families and perpetrators.
Applications must include a resume and cover letter.
Queries to Renaye Kelleher, Assistant Director on 03 9450 4700.
Please Note; the successful applicant will be subject to comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check and National Police Check.
Berry Street is committed to being a child safe, child friendly and child empowering organisation. In everything we do we seek to protect children. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children; children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds; children with a disability; children who identify with a sexual and or gender minority identity. We aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality or religion.
Aboriginal people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.