• Located between Berry Street's Eaglemont office and the community facility, both in Wurundjeri Country
• Full time, fixed term role for 2 years
• Salary package full time equivalent up to $110-114k pa (inclusive of base salary - $92-96k pro rata, super and salary packaging)

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.

The Opportunity

Berry Street’s Northern Specialist Family Violence Service (NSFVS) is a provider and access point for integrated family violence services in the Northern Metro Melbourne sub-region. The service provides a range of support services to families who have experienced family violence.

In line with the Berry Street’s Strategic Plan (2019-2022), The Northern Region are launching a new Family Violence project to support victim survivors who are in the late stages of pregnancy, or with young children, to be safe, thriving and hopeful. It aims to reimagine the future with a prevention and early intervention initiative that recognises children are best served when keeping them safe and together with the non-offending parent (safe and together model). 

This role is based between our community access residential facility and our Eaglemont office.

Key Responsibilities

This position is full time and will be expected to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders and contribute to the project’s design, procedures, implementation and evaluation. The role requires skills and expertise to cover two key areas which are Specialist Family Violence Intensive Case Management, and Groupwork Intake and Facilitation.

Other key responsibilities include the following:

• Assessing family violence risk and working intensively with victim survivors and their children to identify goals via the Empowerment Star, and achieve them.
• Share the lead in coordinating all activities associated with the program including groupwork, residential and community.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to support the development, implementation and evaluation of the project.
• Contribute to the development of program guidelines, policies and procedures.

About You

You will hold a minimum Bachelor level qualification in Social Work, recent employment in the family violence sector or equivalency met through the 7 Equivalency Principles in line with Recommendation 209's minimum mandatory qualification requirements. For more information, please follow this link here.

You will have an understanding of the gendered nature of family violence and its impact on victim survivors and their children and an awareness of the Family Violence Protection Act 2008, Child Youth and Families Act and the Multi Agency Risk Assessment and Management Framework (MARAM).

The specialised level of this role will require the demonstrated ability to reflect on and analyse complex situations arising from tenancy needs with a capacity to adapt, support and manage change.

The Benefits

• Salary packaging benefits plus meals and accommodation to increase your take home pay.
• Flexible work arrangements and generous leave conditions including 20 days paid family violence leave for our staff, 10 weeks paid parental leave, study leave opportunities and generous long service leave entitlements.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), including access for staff members’ immediate family.

How to Apply

Applications including resume and cover letter addressing the key selection criteria for the position to be submitted via the Apply Now link.

Queries to Pauline Wright on (03) 9450 4700.

A position description is attached.

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.