Address- Permanent, Part time (0.8 FTE)
- Family Life Office (Frankston and Sandringham)/ Good Shepherd Office (Hastings)
- SCHADS Level 6, $104,605 (plus super and salary packaging)
Role Purpose
Based at Family Life in Frankston with a multi-agency, multidisciplinary team of practitioners, this role will work flexibly across a range of service delivery sites in accordance with accountability and compliance standards, including the provision of outreach support to ensure service accessibility.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide intake and initial assessment to clients using a range of clinical assessment tools, including comprehensive family violence risk assessment.
- Maintaining an active holding relationship with women and children engaged with S2S until allocation to a clinician – this includes ongoing risk assessment and ensuring safety plans are current.
- Carrying and managing a caseload; providing a range of interventions including outreach support.
- Identify when there is increased risk for clients in the S2S ‘holding’ phase, following MARAM adherent process and consulting with the Team Leader.
- Maintaining professional documentation and administrative systems according to program and legislative requirements, including planning and documentation of group and education programs.
About you
- Tertiary qualifications in Social Work, Counselling, Psychology or related tertiary discipline and experience in intake, assessment and delivery of Therapeutic Interventions for victims of Family Violence
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the provision of trauma Informed assessment and Therapeutic Interventions to victim survivors of family violence
- Working knowledge of family violence and its complexities, including an understanding of feminist theory and family violence practice and the gendered nature of violence.
- Demonstrated experience in comprehensive risk assessment using the MARAM framework.
- Registration with an appropriate professional body e.g. AASW is highly desirable
Family Violence Minimum Mandatory Qualifications under Recommendation 209
As per the minimum mandatory qualifications requirements via https://www.vic.gov.au/mandatory[1]minimum-qualifications-specialist-family-violence-practitioners
About Us
Our 2023-2027 strategy outlines the world we want to see and our role in advancing it. We aspire for all women, girls, and families to be safe, well, strong, and connected. We strive for equity, dignity and social justice for women, girls and families by collaborating globally and acting locally, supporting our communities in Australia and New Zealand to thrive.
We want women, girls and families to live full and dignified lives, have dignified income and enjoy financial wellbeing. We aim to provide place-based, people-centred, holistic services while working at the system level to achieve bold and audacious reform. We currently offer microfinance programs and products, financial counselling and coaching, family and domestic violence support services, family and youth programs, playgroups, education programs and community houses. These services are complemented by research and strong advocacy to address the underlying structural causes of injustice, exclusion, and inequality.
Good Shepherd employees are committed to inclusive practice that responds to the specific needs, context, and circumstances of service participants. We embrace the diversity and intersectionality of individuals and recognise a person’s right to a unique identity comprising culture, language, ability, community, gender, sex, sexual orientation and lived experience.
Benefits
- Salary packaging (which can add up to $15,900 in tax-free pay per year)
- Paid study leave
- Paid parental leave
- Gifted leave at Christmas and Easter
- Flexible work hours/working from home where possible
- Employee Assistance Program, a free and confidential counselling service
- + more
How to apply
To apply please submit a short covering letter outlining your relevant skills and experience along with your CV. Please apply as soon as possible, applications are considered as they are received.
To request a copy of the position description, please email ***********@goodshep.org.au
Personal data held by Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand relating to employment applications will be used in accordance with our Privacy Statement, which is available on our website.
We recognise the rich diversity of people across Australia. We are committed to ensuring that our team is reflective of the diverse community we serve and to supporting a culture of equity, inclusion and diversity.
Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand is a Child Safe employer. Employment is subject to satisfactory referee checks, a current employment working with Children Check, National Criminal History check and proof of the right to work in Australia.
