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Specialist Family Violence Practitioner

Family Life
  • Full Time, Fixed Term Contract, 0.6 FTE
  • $86,820 - $90,533 pro rata per annum (negotiable depending on skills and experience) plus superannuation
  • Sandringham and Frankston
  • Some evening work required

WHO WE ARE

Family Life is a specialist family services organisation known for its innovation, impact and whole-of-community approach. Our teams are committed to transforming the lives of our clients and communities to build resilience and healthy relationships.

Family Life is a child safe organisation who value, respect and listen to children and young people, and do not tolerate neglect, mistreatment or abuse of any kind.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for skilled, passionate individuals to deliver trauma informed support to our clients and achieve positive outcomes for communities.

THE POSITION

The Specialist Family Violence Practitioner is a Full Time 12-month Fixed Term Contract role based at Frankston & Sandringham and provides intensive, innovative and holistic interventions to men, women and children who have perpetrated or experienced family violence.

A day in the life of this position includes:

  • Conducting professional intake and assessment for men and women who have used or experienced family violence.
  • Co-facilitating Men’s Behaviour Change groups, including after-hours group facilitation.
  • Providing individual counselling and case coordination services to men and their families.
  • Providing short-term counselling to women and children impacted by family violence.
  • Delivering the Dad’s in Focus program, using a parenting lens to assist fathers who have used family violence, to gain awareness of the impact their violence has had on their children and working with them to achieve behaviour change.
  • Conducting on-going risk assessments and developing safety plans to mitigate risk and ensure safety.
  • Ensuring that the needs and safety of the families take priority at all times.
  • Delivering services to quality standards, complying with relevant legislation and contractual requirements.
  • Maintaining professional documentation and administrative systems according to program and legislative requirements, including planning and documentation of group and education programs.
  • Attending regular reflective practice groups, which explores the role privilege plays with particular reference to sexism across the Family Violence and Family Services sector.

WHY APPLY?

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Family Violence practitioner to join the Family Life family.

For a full position description please visit the Family Life careers page at www.familylife.com.au.

How to Apply?

Please submit your confidential application including a CV and cover letter addressing the key selection criteria by clicking Apply Now and following the prompts. Please note: applicants who do not meet the selection criteria will not be considered.

For further information regarding the position please contact Morgan Hunter, Team Leader – Family Safety on (03) 8599 5433.

Family Life values diversity and welcome applicants who meet the position criteria, irrespective of race and ethnicity, colour, age, gender, gender identity, disability, religion and sexual orientation.

All offers of employment are subject to the Family Life Safety Screening processes, including a Working with Children Check and Police Records Check. Any person issued with a negative notice on their Working with Children Check will not be eligible for employment with Family Life or Taskforce.

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