The Senior Specialist Family Violence Practitioner provides face-to-face and phone support to women and children experiencing or who have experienced family violence. This role requires extensive knowledge of family violence response strategies, including MARAM, to manage high-risk cases. It also supports the family violence team in building skills related to housing and homelessness, strengthening service connections, and delivering integrated care.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide specialist family violence response to women and children.
• Conduct MARAM comprehensive risk and needs assessments, risk analysis, and mitigation planning.
• Ensure children’s voices are heard in risk assessments and case planning.
• Deliver case management support to secure and maintain accommodation.
• Enhance team knowledge on housing and homelessness services, supporting complex cases.
• Develop partnerships with housing providers and homelessness services.
• Lead care team meetings and participate in collaborative service delivery.
• Provide psychoeducation on family violence trauma and its impact on children.
• Engage in secondary consultations and supervise student placements.
• Maintain accurate documentation, ensuring perpetrator accountability and victim safety.

Qualifications & Required Experience

• Relevant qualifications: Bachelor's in Social Work or Graduate Certificate in Family Violence (Rec 209).
• Sector experience: Family violence, housing, homelessness, high-risk case management.
• Risk assessment expertise: MARAM framework application for victim-survivor safety.
• Diverse community engagement: LGBTI, culturally and linguistically diverse, disability, and First Nations communities.
• Case management excellence: Addressing complex needs (trauma, mental health, substance use, parenting).

Desirable Skills

• Understanding of tenancy laws (Residential Tenancies Act).
• Experience in community housing support and real estate partnerships.
• Knowledge of family violence trauma in relation to accommodation security.

Key Selection Criteria

• Proven experience in housing and homelessness sector, managing complex cases.
• Strong ability to deliver family violence case management under MARAM guidelines.
• High-level understanding of intersectionality, supporting diverse victim-survivors.
• Expertise in risk assessment, mitigation, and safety planning.
• Capacity to embrace and implement change effectively.

Ready to Help People Rebuild and Thrive? How to Apply:

Click Apply Now to submit your application, including CV and brief cover letter outlining your interest in the role. For the position description, further information or to arrange a confidential discussion please reach out via [email protected] using the subject line: Senior Specialist Family Violence Practitioner - Housing enquiry via EthicalJobs.

About Good Shepherd

Good Shepherd provides safety and support to women and children experiencing family violence, housing instability, and financial hardship. Our approach is client-centred, trauma-informed, and intersectional, ensuring holistic care for individuals and families in need.

We are committed to social justice, empowerment, and community capability-building to create lasting change for those we support. Join us in making a meaningful impact in the lives of victim survivors.