• Looking for a change? Family violence work could be for you
• Join a leading specialist service to deepen your family violence understanding and practice
• Work effectively within an integrated team made up of a number of professional disciplines
• 2 x Full-Time, Fixed-Term opportunities until 1 January 2025

Shockingly, a woman is killed by her intimate partner on average every week. Imagine the impact you can make by working with women and children experiencing family violence.

ABOUT US

We are a leading specialist family violence service in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. Our vision is for our community to be free from family violence, where everyone is safe. Previously EDVOS, we’ve just launched our new name and identity to better express the important work we do and agitate as a change agent for our clients and the community.

We’ve grown to a team of around 160 people in recent years, as response services have expanded following the Royal Commission into Family Violence. We provide access and initial response services in partnership with other agencies through The Orange Doors in Croydon and Box Hill, and case management services through our support and recovery team in Ringwood.

We also work to change attitudes to gender equality to prevent violence from happening in the first place and equip the community to respond to disclosures of abuse. We do this through a range of initiatives delivered by our primary prevention, education and training team.

We apply an intersectional lens to all of our work. Our approach is trauma informed, strengths based, and person centred.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As an Advocate in our Support and Recovery team, you will work with victim survivors referred through the Orange Door and tailor a support plan to their needs. Alongside practical things like continued risk assessment, safety planning and support to navigate the court system, you’ll work with victim survivors to hold hope, validate experience, and build sense of agency and self-belief.

WHY JOIN FVREE?

• We are a specialist service, so we can help you build a deep understanding of family violence practice
• We offer wrap around support for new people to develop skills on the job
• We are a welcoming, supportive and inclusive team – we are proud of our culture
• We walk the talk on inclusion: bring your whole self to work
• We believe in lifelong learning and support you to engage in professional development
• We have great benefits like parental leave, EAP and wellbeing supports
• We know flexibility is important – work a day a week from home in full time roles

ABOUT YOU

You might be…

• A person with lived experience of family violence wanting to help others in similar situations
• Studying social work or hold a qualification or relevant experience in line with the minimum mandatory qualification requirements for specialist family violence practitioners*
• A person with knowledge, experience and skills in; intake, family violence risk assessment and safety planning, case planning and referrals, and client advocacy
• An experienced family violence practitioner wanting to join a progressive specialist service
• Working in social services like mental health, homelessness or AOD and looking for a fresh opportunity

We celebrate diversity in all its forms, and welcome interest in our work from people with a range of experiences.

You will be deeply aligned with our values and understand that gender inequality is one of the main drivers of family violence. You’ll be motivated by advocating and upholding the rights of women and children to be safe and free.

Following recommendations by the Royal Commission it has become a requirement for Family Violence Practitioners to have, or work towards, minimum qualifications like a social work degree, or Graduate Certificate in Family Violence.

*For more information on the mandatory minimum qualifications, please visit here.

KEEN TO APPLY OR WANT TO KNOW MORE?

To find out more, call Gina Kennard, Senior Manager - Support and Recovery on (03) 9259 4200.

Interviews will be held as suitable applicants are identified, so don't miss out! Please submit your application online by clicking 'apply now'.

OUR COMMITMENT TO SAFETY, EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Due to the specialist nature of the work and services FVREE provides FVREE predominantly employs women, including women from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) communities, as per the findings of Equal Opportunity exemption H327/2017 and by special measure.

FVREE actively promotes a safe and inclusive workplace where workers are free from discrimination and are afforded dignity and respect. We encourage applications from women of all abilities, as well as from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and those who identify as LGBTI.

FVREE is a child-focused and child safe organisation and is committed to promoting and protecting the safety and interests of children. All appointments with FVREE are subject to a police records check, working with children check and reference checks.

A position description is attached.