This is an exciting opportunity to join the Ballarat Magistrates' Court to pilot an innovative family violence initiative in response to the Royal Commission into Family Violence (RCFV). 

About us 

The Magistrates’ Court of Victoria (MCV) has a long history of serving the people of Victoria in metropolitan and regional courts across the state. The MCV is responsible for delivery of 26 of the 227 recommendations from the RCFV and is impacted by the delivery of approximately 100 other RCFV recommendations.

The Family Violence Policy and Practice Unit leads service excellence in family violence responses within the MCV.

About the role

The role Advanced Respondent Practitioner, Integrated Counselling and Case Management (ICCM) provides advanced assessment and short-term case management in regard to people who use family violence and have crisis-level complex issues, operating within the civil and/or criminal jurisdictions. The role will engage respondents (used here to refer to people who are respondents to an application for an intervention order or involved in criminal proceedings arising from or including allegations of family violence), to expand their capacity to participate in the CMCOP Men’s Behaviour Change Program (MBCP) interventions or other approved counselling programs.

About you

You will have existing knowledge and skills in specialist family violence service provision and service system collaboration as well as experience applying evidence-informed understanding of family violence working with perpetrators of family violence. 

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