Team Leader - Family Violence Service

Job Description

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time, Part time

Organisation: Peninsula Health

Salary: Salary not specified

Occupation: Health and Allied Health, Medical

Reference: 33508

• Join a leading integrated person centred healthcare network
• Limited Term Full-Time or Part Time, Hastings location
• Leadership opportunity for Senior Social Worker or Psychologist

Who We Are and What We Stand For

Peninsula Health is the major metropolitan health service caring for a community of 300,000 people. Our Vision is to provide exceptional health and community care. To realise this vision we need people who strive for a sense of achievement, take an interest in their individual growth, enjoy innovation and looking for ways to improve and have a passion for communicating and connecting with others.

In representing Peninsula Health, we expect all employees and volunteers to reflect our values: Be the Best, Be a Role Model, Be Open and Honest, Be Compassionate and Respectful and Be Collaborative. We are One Peninsula Health.

What You Will Be Doing

A great leadership position is available for a fixed term period within the Family Violence Program within Peninsula Health

Peninsula Health Family Violence Service focuses on perpetrators of family violence to keep them in view and plays a role in holding them accountable for their actions and changing their behaviour through working in partnership and accessing coordinated support from community, health and justice services. The Family Violence Program operates together with a variety of strategies addressing family violence which includes counselling, advocacy and group work that focuses on the prevention of family violence

If you are a Senior Social Worker or Psychologist looking for the next step towards leadership , The team leader role within the Family Violence Service within Peninsula Health may be just what you are looking for.

The Peninsula Health Family Violence Team Leader will provide leadership to a team of specialist Family Violence Practitioners who receive and manage all family violence referrals for men and their families ( Mens Behaviour Change Program), and adolescents (Keep Families Safe Program – Adolescent Violence within the Home).

What You Need

• Do you want to work in a busy, dynamic and evolving sector that is receiving more government investment than ever before?
• Do you want to change the story for people affected by family violence?

We anticipate you will have:

• A relevant graduate qualification in Social Work or Psychology
• Eligibility for full membership of either the AASW or APS
• Demonstrated experience in the provision of providing competency based Board approved supervision
• Substantial relevant experience in the Family Violence sector that demonstrates the Core Competencies, Attributes and Capabilities

Please refer to the Position Description for further details.

What Next

If you experience any issues signing in or registering, please feel welcome to contact us - the People, Experience & Performance Team on (03) 9784 2700.

Additional Requirements

Peninsula Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We encourage applications from individuals from all cultural backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We also provide a safe and supportive workplace for people with disabilities.

To find out more about our recruitment processes, compliance obligations and to prepare your application to join our team please visit:

https://www.peninsulahealth.org.au/careers/working-preparing-employment/

This role must be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and meet the requirements of the Peninsula Health immunisation policy.

Join Peninsula Health and help us to deliver safe, personal, effective & connected care to every person, every time.