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ABOUT US

The Salvation Army is one of Australia's largest and most-loved charities, helping thousands of Australians every year find hope in the midst of all kinds of personal hardship. The Salvation Army offers the opportunity to use your professional skills and expertise to make a real difference in the lives of people who need help most.

The Salvation Army Australia's Family Violence Stream provides a wide range of services around the country to support women and women with children impacted by family and domestic violence. We offer refuge, children's and parenting services, counselling, support, men's programs, accommodation and advice to women and children who are experiencing, or who have experienced, family violence.

The role of the Support and Safety Hub is to provide:

• A more visible contact point so that people know where to go for specialist support
• Help for people to identify family violence and child well being issues
• Advice based on contemporary risk assessment tools and guidance
• Specialist support and tailored advice for victims, families and children, and perpetrators
• Connection and coordination of access to support
• A system-wide view of service capacity, client experience and outcomes

THE ROLE

The Support and Safety Hub Practitioners will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver high quality, safe and effective responses to Victorian women, children and families seeking support and safety through the Hub, whilst keeping the perpetrator in view. This role is required to work within a trauma & psychologically informed practice environment, and work creatively towards ensuring that the safety and support needs of all clients accessing the service.

This position will be required to:

• Undertake interim support as a lead practitioner or support worker aligned with the Integrated Practice Framework
• Deliver screening and triage, assessment, crisis responses, service planning, targeted interventions, allocation and coordinated referrals consistent with the Integrated Practice Framework, Operational Guidelines, Service Specifications and relevant risk assessment tools and frameworks.
• Identify, assess and prioritise risk and needs of women and children, families and perpetrators, drawing on the expertise of different practitioners in a multi-disciplinary team.

HOURS AND SALARY

This is a fixed term full time position, 38 hours per week to June 2021.
Salary and conditions of employment are in accordance with Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award 2010.

Qualifications and Mandatory Requirements

• A tertiary qualification in Social Work / Social Sciences or related fields is essential
• Experience working in the family violence sector is desirable
• Knowledge of the physical, emotional, psychological and behavioural impact of trauma and abuse
• Demonstrates knowledge of Family & Domestic Violence including context, principles, philosophies, policies, regulations and legislation
• Understands and applies Family & Domestic Violence models, approaches, theories and practices when dealing with clients
• A national police record check will be required (conducted by TSA)
• A current and valid Working with Children Check is required
• A current Victorian Drivers licence

TSA Social Mission embraces diversity and encourages applications from:

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
• people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or Intersex
• people with a culturally or linguistically diverse background

Application Process

Applications (including a CV and Cover Letter) must be submitted via Workday portal.

For a confidential discussion about the position, please contact Mary Howard, Program Manager on 0456 940 568 OR alternatively for a copy of the position description please email [email protected], using the subject line: Support & Safety Hub Practitioner enquiry via EthicalJobs.

The Salvation Army is an Equal Opportunity Employer who provides an inclusive work environment and embraces the diverse talent of its people.

The Salvation Army is a child safe organisation that is committed to ensuring the wellbeing of children and young people, and protecting them from harm. All child facing roles will require the successful completion of a Working with Children Check. Applicants for all other roles require a mandatory National Police Check.

We value Integrity, Compassion, Respect, Diversity, and Collaboration.