Specialist Family Violence Practitioner (CSE020)

Good Shepherd; Frankston; Sur place; AUD 97 000 - 118 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Salary packaging up to $15,900 + $2,65

4 days gifted leave at Christmas andEa

Additional leave purchase options

Employee Assistance Program

Portable long service leave

Résumé du poste

The Specialist Family Violence Practitioner at Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand in Victoria delivers trauma-informed support to women and children accessing accommodation and Rapid Response services, assessing risk and safety, and coordinating housing, legal and health needs.

You’ll work in a 24/7 specialist team, with supervision and professional development, to empower survivors toward safety, stability and independence within a culturally safe, person-centred framework.

Qualifications

• Hold a relevant tertiary qualification in Social Work, family violence or related discipline and meet Victoria's minimum mandatory requirements.
• 2–5 years’ experience supporting adult and child victim survivors of family violence.
• Strong knowledge of family violence risk, MARAM, trauma-informed and intersectional practice.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate with victim survivors, interpreters, colleagues and referral networks, and work independently when required.

Responsabilités

• Provide specialist, trauma-informed family violence support to women and children accessing accommodation and Rapid Response services.
• Assess family violence risk and safety needs, developing responsive strategies for immediate safety.
• Deliver tailored case management to support survivors toward goals and recovery.
• Connect survivors with housing, financial, legal, health and other specialist services.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external services to provide coordinated, culturally safe responses.

Connaissances

Trauma-informed practice

Family violence knowledge

Risk assessment

Cultural safety

Effective communication

Formation

Tertiary qualification in Social Work or related discipline

Description du poste

Specialist Family Violence Practitioner (CSE020)

Specialist Family Violence Practitioner (CSE020)

About the Role

Permanent

Hours

Part time – multiple FTEs available

Location

2% above SCHADS 5.1 / $107,689.23 + Super

Why you’ll love this role

• Be part of a specialist 24/7 family violence service providing critical accommodation and rapid-response support to women and children escaping family violence.
• Work within a collaborative specialist team while building your practice through supervision, professional development and experience across accommodation and Rapid Response services.
• Make a direct impact by helping women and children achieve immediate safety, stability and connection to the supports they need for recovery.

What you’ll be doing

• Provide specialist, trauma-informed family violence support to women and children accessing accommodation and Rapid Response services.
• Assess family violence risk and safety needs, developing responsive strategies that promote immediate and ongoing safety.
• Deliver tailored case management that supports victim survivors to identify goals, strengthen wellbeing and work towards recovery and independence.
• Connect women and children with housing, financial, legal, health and other specialist services to address their individual needs.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external services to provide coordinated, culturally safe and person-centred responses to family violence.

What you’ll bring

• Hold an appropriate tertiary qualification in Social Work, family violence or a related discipline, and meet Victoria’s minimum mandatory qualification requirements for specialist family violence practitioners.
• Bring 2–5 years’ experience supporting adult and child victim survivors of family violence, including people with complex needs and from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of family violence risk, MARAM, trauma-informed and intersectional practice, and the broader integrated family violence service system.
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with victim survivors, interpreters, colleagues, referral networks and other service providers, while also working confidently and independently when required.
• Be committed to culturally safe, inclusive and person-centred practice that promotes dignity, choice, self-determination and the safety of adult and child victim survivors.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience working in crisis accommodation, a high-security refuge, Rapid Response or another fast-paced family violence program.
• Flexibility to work across Bridget House and other Bayside Peninsula locations, including overnight and weekend shifts as part of a 24/7 service.

Why work with us?

• Salary packaging - up to $15,900 in tax-free pay per year, plus entertainment up to $2,650
• 4 days gifted leave at Christmas and Easter (pro rata)
• Additional leave through purchase leave pathways
• Employee Assistance Program, a free and confidential counselling service
• Eligible for participation in the portable long service leave program

About Good Shepherd

At Good Shepherd, we work towards a more equitable future where women, girls and families can thrive. Through services that support financial wellbeing, family safety, education and community connection, we help people build secure, fulfilling lives. Alongside our direct services, we advocate for lasting social change and address the underlying causes of disadvantage. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels safe, respected and able to belong.

Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand

Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand (GSANZ) respects the dignity of all people, draws strength from, and celebrates the diversity of our community. At GSANZ, we strive for an inclusive culture where all identities feel safe and that they belong. We welcome and actively seek applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people of all sexual orientations and gender expressions and identities, people with disability, and culturally and racially marginalised people. Each person’s individual decision regarding disclosure will be fully respected.

Our commitment to inclusion and safety

We recognise that applicants may hesitate to disclose their need for adjustments during recruitment due to concerns about discrimination. To address this, Good Shepherd asks all candidates about any required accommodations, with the intention of minimising any sense of exclusion or discomfort associated with requesting adjustments.

Good Shepherd believes in genuine inclusive practice and employment and will therefore offer job customisation to meet the varying needs of diverse candidates.

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.

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.