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Form of workAbout Us:
At Anglicare Victoria our focus is on transforming the futures of children and young people, families and adults. Our work is based on three guiding pillars, Prevent, Protect, Empower. We offer a comprehensive network of services and seek to ensure the provision of high quality services that will bring about significant improvements in the life experience of the young people, children and families/caregivers with whom we work.
The Position:
The Family Safety Contact worker will be responsible for the case coordination of the safety and wellbeing needs for children and family of the program participants. This all of family approach scaffolds and supports the behaviour change in the Caring Dads and Focus On programs.
Caring Dads is an early intervention program developed in Canada by the University of Toronto and Changing Ways, for fathers who have physically abused, emotionally abused or neglected their children, or exposed their children to family violence or who are deemed to be at high-risk for these behaviours.
The program consists of a 17-week, empirically-based, manualised group parenting intervention for fathers, systematic outreach to mothers to ensure safety and freedom from coercion, and ongoing, collaborative case management of fathers with existing service providers and other professionals involved with men’s families. Caring Dads combines elements of parenting, fathering, family violence and child protection practice to enhance the safety and well-being of children.
Focus On aims to provide an intensive response to increase the safety of victim survivors, and to reduce or stop the substantial harm caused by serious-risk adults using family violence and the impact of their use of family violence on victim survivors.
To Be Successful in this Position You Will Need:
- A relevant tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Early Childhood Specialist and/or related behavioural sciences at degree level with substantial experience; or associate diploma level with substantial experience in the relevant service stream, or less formal qualifications with specialised skills sufficient to perform at this level.
- Registration with a professional body is also desirable.
- Experience facilitating group work.
- Demonstrated understanding and skill in applying the relevant case practice models in undertaking assessments, decision-making, planning and interventions to respond to the client's needs.
- Experience and understanding of the Family Violence system, Family Violence theoretical frameworks, advanced understanding of the Child Protection system and extensive experience in undertaking risk assessments and working with high-risk statutory clients.
Please Note: It is mandatory for the successful applicant to hold a current Working with Children Check and be prepared to undergo a National Criminal History Check prior to commencement.
Detailed Position Description: Senior Practitioner - Adults, Adolescents and Children PD FV E AW6 062023 V1.1 (1) (1).pdf
To apply for this position you will need to complete the online application. You will be requested to attach your resume and your responses to the Key Selection Criteria as separate documents.
For further enquiries contact Samantha Massey - 5133 9555
Applications close Sunday April 14th
Anglicare Victoria acknowledges Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we operate. We commit to working respectfully to honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to this country.
Diversity and inclusivity are important to Anglicare Victoria and we are committed to ensuring our workplace and services reflect this. Everyone is welcome at Anglicare Victoria, regardless of age, ethnicity, cultural background, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation and physical ability.
