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Family Violence Practitioner - Rapid Response / After Hours

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  • Full time, flexible day, afternoon and weekend shifts
  • Competitive salary (SCHADS Level 5) plus shift allowances
  • Generous salary packaging benefit up to $15,900
  • 5 weeks annual leave, plus 17.5% leave loading
  • Opportunity for professional growth and development
  • Dandenong Location
  • Friendly and inclusive Rainbow Tick Accredited Organisation

Wayss is the largest provider of family violence, homelessness and housing services in the South East Melbourne area. We exist so people can live a life free from family violence and have access to safe, sustainable, and affordable housing.

Our vision is to be the major provider of social housing services and leading-edge client support programs in the Southern Melbourne Metropolitan region.

We deliver funded services and programs across the local government areas of Greater Dandenong, Frankston, Casey, and Cardinia.

About the role

The Practitioner provides vital face to face response and phone support for women and families who are leaving or have recently left their home due to family violence, providing short term interventions that support and assist during an immediate period of crisis. Rapid Response also provide an immediate intake response and manage the Active Hold list.

Rapid Response is delivered by three teams, organised via a mix of permanent or rostered shifts which include outreach, office based and on call arrangements. Practitioners work a flexible mix of daytime, evening and weekend shifts. Working as part of a team the position responds to requests primarily from Safe Steps, Victoria Police, The Orange Door, hospitals, SECASA and internally from other Wayss programs.

Duties include:

  • Assessing the immediate situation, safety risk and support needs of women and accompanying children using the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management Framework (MARAM)
  • Facilitating comprehensive safety planning with clients
  • Providing assistance to women and families with accessing crisis accommodation in the Southern Melbourne area
  • Providing a short term crisis response to women and children that includes:
    • emotional support
    • providing replacement mobile phones and material aid as required
    • referral to appropriate support agencies and organisations
    • assessment of housing and social support needs
    • follow up support the next day
    • advocacy and liaison with The Orange Door and Safe Steps as required
  • Providing advocacy and support activities

At times, the role may be required to support other functions of Wayss Specialist Family Violence Teams.

About you

We are looking for a motivated and flexible individual who will work as part of a team to achieve best practice outcomes for women and families.

Successful candidates will bring the following:

  • Relevant tertiary qualification(s) in social work, or a related discipline.
  • Compliant with Family Violence Minimum Qualifications (Rec 209)
  • Experience working with women and their children and families with complex needs and risk issues within in any of the following service areas: Family Violence, Family Services, Child Protection, Disability, Housing, Mental Health and/or Alcohol and Other Drugs.
  • Demonstrated ability to identify, assess and prioritise the risk and needs of clients in a whole of family approach.
  • Demonstrated ability to provide operational assistance to a supervisor that includes mentoring support and practice supervision for team members.
  • Resilience to work with and support clients who have been exposed to trauma
  • The ability to work collaboratively and build strong, authentic and supportive working relationships.
  • The ability to recognise and identify limits of own expertise and to seek advice or refer clients to other specialists.
  • A commitment to best practice and work towards the best possible outcomes.

This role requires a current Driver’s License and valid ‘Employment’ category - Working with Children Check. The candidate will need to have successfully completed Wayss pre-employment screening, a police check and provide evidence of full Covid-19 vaccination compliance.

Candidates please note

Family Violence Minimum Mandatory Qualifications under Recommendation 209

As per the minimum mandatory qualification’s requirements set by the Victorian Government (refer to https://www.vic.gov.au/mandatory-minimum-qualifications-specialist-family-violence-practitioners)all candidates wishing to apply for this role must be able to demonstrate that they meet one of the following requirements:

  1.  are considered EXEMPT under the policy;
  2. hold a Bachelor of Social Work or other equivalent qualification;
  3. have a minimum 5 years relevant professional experience;
  4. have a related qualification as per the mandatory minimum qualification requirements;
  5. hold significant cultural knowledge and experience or lived experience, and have faced barriers to educational pathways.

Please note that candidates wishing to enter the specialist family violence workforce via a related qualification or 5 years related professional experience pathway, or the significant cultural knowledge and experience or lived experience pathways will be required to work towards an equivalent qualification within specified timeframes (as per the mandatory minimum qualifications policy).

Applications

Please ensure you include a covering letter, outlining your experience in relation to the About You section outlined (above) and in the Position Description.

Enquiries about the position can be directed to Katie Hammersley, Team Leader, Family Violence Response Program on 8797 1869.

The Position Description can be obtained by visiting https://www.wayss.org.au/careers-at-wayss/ 

Working for Wayss

Our people are our greatest asset. Without them, we would be unable to make a meaningful impact in the lives of people facing homelessness and family violence. This is our motivation in offering a range of benefits to ensure we hire and retain great people.

To hear what our people have to say about working at Wayss please see the video below.

What is important to Wayss must be important to you.

Wayss is proud to be an inclusive and child safe organisation.

Wayss is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to being an organisation that embraces a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion within our workforce and approach to service delivery. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic communities, people of all ages and LGBTIQ people. Wayss is a proud Rainbow Tick accredited organisation that welcomes everyone across the LGBTIQ community.

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