AddressWe are seeking a Specialist Family Violence Practitioner to step into our Crisis Response After Hours Team! This role is available on a casual basis at a SCHADS Level 5 pay point dependent on experience ($59.38-$62.06 per hour) superannuation + penalty rates.
The Crisis Response Family Violence Program offers a specialist face-to-face response to victim survivors and their children who have recently experienced Family Violence and are being accommodated in the Western Metropolitan or Brimbank Melton regions. The service is accessible 7 days per week 24-hours per day on weekends and public holidays.
As a casual within this team you will be working Afterhours shifts from 4:30pm - 9:30pm on week days (Monday to Friday) with on-call for recall until 9am the next day. In addition, you will be required to support with shifts from 12pm-8pm on weekends and oncall to recall is 8pm -10am the following day.
Reporting to the Crisis Response Team Leader you will be responsible for providing vital face-to-face and phone support for women and children who are currently experiencing Family Violence.
This support includes:- Conducting needs assessments
- Safety planning & risk assessments
- Referring clients to other services internally and externally
- Creating a safe avenue for support and referrals
- Women, non-binary folk, and first nations peoples are encouraged to apply.
- Utilise the MARAM framework to conduct comprehensive risk assessments, needs assessment, and safety planning for victim survivors.
- Provide immediate responses to victim survivors in crisis and those with immediate comfort and safety needs
- Respond to victim-survivors accessing the service and accept and respond to referrals from external agencies in accordance with relevant program guidelines and policies.
- Refer victim-survivors at high and extreme risk of Family Violence to the RAMP program and provide case management in consultation with RAMP Senior Case Managers where appropriate.
- Ensure client critical incidents are managed and documented as per GenWest policy and procedures and DFFH critical incident instructions.
- Ensure program data (SHIP) is collected to inform program planning and to meet data recording requirements of DFFH and the GenWest board.
- Provide case management support to clients awaiting refuge provision
- Case management experience of Family Violence victim survivors
- A strong knowledge of Family Violence sector reform and legalities
For more information about the responsibilities of this role, please contact ***********@genwest.org.au
Applications for this role will end COB 21st May, please send your updated resume to ***********@genwest.org.au to apply!
