• Location: VACSAL Aboriginal Centre for Males – 201 Bell Street, Preston x 1, VACSAL Ravenhall area x 1

Our Organisation

The Victorian Aboriginal Community Services Association Limited (VACSAL) is the recognised state-wide Peak Advisory body on Aboriginal Community issues. VACSAL is a community based, community controlled organisation, comprising representatives from Koorie organisations across the State. As well as having an advisory role, VACSAL delivers and manages a range of critical community services across Victoria.

Position Summary

VACSAL is seeking the services of 2 full time Family Violence Case Workers (1 North and 1 West) to work with a small case load of high needs men and be responsible for providing intensive support and case work. Each position will expect a full caseload that consists of eight clients at any one time providing intensive casework and follow up support to 20 episodes of support over a twelve-month period.

Case management is an assertive outreach service, and will involve case managers travelling to other locations and services to provide support to their client to address their barriers. This will include attending appointments to address housing, AOD and other issues.

Key Result Areas:

• To provide a highly mobile outreach worker utilising a case management framework to respond to needs of Aboriginal Men involved in and/or experiencing family violence.

• Development of a case plan, including goal setting and engagement with required services to support users of violence to achieve their goals and negotiate the service system.

• Proactive and assertive practical and psychological support to work with users of violence to address barriers to motivation and readiness to change through strength-based practice and use of approaches such as motivational interviewing.

• Activating referral processes and relationships with local support services, including supporting attendance at appointments with housing services and health services.

• The development of solid working relationships with mainstream community services such as, anger management/therapy programs, drug and alcohol, transitional/crisis housing providers.

• Keep users of violence in view of services and relevant authorities.
• Contribute to a ‘safe at home’ approach.
• Provide an opportunity to engage with victim survivors via family safety contact.

• Identify information that may be proactively or responsively shared on request under the information sharing scheme to contribute to risk assessment and management for victim safety.

• Actively engage users of violence with a view to identify key changes necessary to enable them to take responsibility and enable the victim survivor to live safely, including the ongoing use of risk assessment and risk management.

• Provide a tailored service response through the coordination of specialist services, including mental health, alcohol and other drug, and housing services.

• Assist in engagement with programs that aim to stop family violence, including but not limited to MBCPs.

• Actively involve the user of violence in planning and decision making to encourage engagement with other social and universal services.

A full position description is attached.

Further information or questions concerning this position can be directed to Chris Egan, Manager – Aboriginal Centre for Males on 9487-3000 or via email [email protected], using the subject line: Family Violence Outreach Case Manager enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply.