The Specialist Family Violence Advisor- Child Protection is a senior practitioner with extensive knowledge of family violence. The position is responsible for providing operational and strategic advice to Child Protection practitioners and their managers who undertake investigations of families where a child is or may be in need of protection due to family violence.

The target group for the Family Violence Child Protection Partnership are families who are subject to Child Protection involvement, where family violence is, or is suspected to be, present with a primary focus on families subject to a Child Protection investigation.

The position will assist Child Protection in the planning and conduct of investigations and support the development of plans that aim to ensure the safety and well being of children and young people. The Specialist Family Violence Worker works collaboratively with the Child Protection senior managers and practitioners to provide effective service delivery and support.

The aim of the Family Violence Child Protection Partnership is to:

• Support and promote improved understanding of the perpetrator's pattern of coercive control and its impact on children and the ability of the protective parent to safely parent;
• Restore and enhance safe, child-centred parenting; and
• Use this knowledge to assist Child Protection achieve improved outcomes for the service system and for the families reported to Child Protection.

A position description is attached.