Family Violence Practitioner — Risk & Safety Specialist

GenWest; Shire of Pyrenees; On-site; AUD 108,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

The Orange Door (TOD) Practitioner role with GenWest is a full-time 1 FTE, 12-month max-term position based in Werribee. Salary is SCHADS Level 5.1-5.3 ($107,692-$112,573 pro rata) plus 12% superannuation and up to $15,990 salary packaging.

You will work in an integrated team to deliver effective responses to victim survivors of family violence, conducting risk, wellbeing and needs assessments and providing client-centred, culturally responsive services.

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in Social Work or related discipline.
• Experience and/or demonstrated understanding of working with and advocating for victim survivors, undertaking risk assessments and safety planning.
• Proven experience in collaborating effectively within a team, cross-functional and with external agencies.

Responsibilities

• Assessing and prioritising risk/needs of adult victim survivors, children, families, and adults who use violence by phone and face to face contact, drawing on the integrated team.
• Triage of referrals, MARAM risk assessments, child wellbeing assessments, safety planning, referrals, interventions, and brokerage support.
• Providing brief interventions, assessments and referral pathways and manage complex and competing demands within an integrated practice framework.
• Supporting and advocating for adult victim survivors, children and families, using a client-centred, strengths-based approach that is culturally appropriate, inclusive and responsive.
• Identifying, assessing, and prioritising risk and needs of clients, seeking information from multiple sources to inform assessments.
• Proactively collaborating and consulting with colleagues and external services, exemplifying strong relationship-building behaviours.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Initiative and judgement

Workload management

Team collaboration

Driver's license

Travel

Working with Children check

Police check

Family violence experience

MARAM knowledge

Education

Social Work degree

Job description

The Orange Door (TOD) Practitioner role with GenWest is a full-time 1 FTE, 12-month max-term position based in Werribee. Salary is SCHADS Level 5.1-5.3 ($107,692-$112,573 pro rata) plus 12% superannuation and up to $15,990 salary packaging.

You will work in an integrated team to deliver effective responses to victim survivors of family violence, conducting risk, wellbeing and needs assessments and providing client-centred, culturally responsive services.