Senior Domestic & Family Violence Practitioner

Save the Children; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 61,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Internal employment and development

Employee Wellbeing Program

Inclusive culture and diversity

Job summary

Save the Children Australia seeks a Senior Practitioner- Domestic and Family Violence Specialist to lead frontline support for women and children affected by violence in Victoria. Based in Doveton, you will apply trauma-informed approaches to strengthen safety and wellbeing.

You will mentor teams, develop referral networks, and ensure accurate reporting for accountability and improvement. This is a full-time, permanent role offering a supportive, inclusive workplace with supervision and career

Qualifications

• Experience working with women, and children under 5 years, who have experienced domestic and family violence
• Knowledge of best practice, professional standards, and relevant research in the field of domestic and family violence
• Experience in coaching, mentoring and the transfer of skills and knowledge to others
• Demonstrated skills, knowledge, understanding and experience working with culturally diverse families and communities as well as understanding cultural practice approaches
• Completed MARAM training
• A Bachelor of Social Work, Psychology or relevant Human Service Qualification and/or significant experience working in a similar service

Responsibilities

• Providing support to women and children experiencing or at risk of domestic and family violence
• Providing mentoring/coaching assistance to the team as required
• Identifyingwhere additional assistance and external services are required, providing appropriate information,supportand referrals
• Promoting positive and culturally respectful approaches to parenting, and child and family wellbeing
• Developing strong networks and referral pathways to support desired outcomes
• Collecting and recording information for the purpose of accountability, evaluation and reporting

Job description

Save the Children Australia seeks a Senior Practitioner- Domestic and Family Violence Specialist to lead frontline support for women and children affected by violence in Victoria. Based in Doveton, you will apply trauma-informed approaches to strengthen safety and wellbeing.

You will mentor teams, develop referral networks, and ensure accurate reporting for accountability and improvement. This is a full-time, permanent role offering a supportive, inclusive workplace with supervision and career