Specialist Family Violence Practitioner

2 weeks ago

Windsor, Australia The Salvation Army Full time

Number of Positions Available:
1

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  • We are looking for compassionate people who share our mission and values, if you have the passion and drive to commit yourself to a challenging and rewarding role; we invite you to review our current vacancies.
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  • The Salvation Army is one of Australia's largest and mostloved charities, helping thousands of Australians every year find hope in the midst of all kinds of personal hardship. The Salvation Army offers the opportunity to use your professional skills and expertise to make a real difference in the lives of people who need help most.
Why this role matters


The Alexis Family Violence Response Model (A-FVRM) is an innovative programs that intends to reduce the recidivism of family violence to increase safety for women and children by ensuring accountability amongst Family Violence (FV) offenders through an integrated systems response.

The A-FVRM also seeks to reduce secondary victimization and decrease the incidence of family violence via interagency cooperation and collaboration.


This aim is achieved by providing a coordinated cross sectorial, multi-agency integrated response to families who are having repeated contact with Police and services due to family violence.

In this manner, the A-FVRM aims to identify and respond to family violence as soon as possible after an incident to maximise opportunities for engagement to improve overall safety.

About the role


Join our Salvation Army FV team where your work will directly impact the lives of others, helping them find hope, dignity, and purpose.

As a team we focus on prevention, restoration, and healing to provide specialised family violence support to families and individuals.

We currently have one Specialist Family Violence Practitioner (Alexis) positions, based in Prahran. Your role will be to provide intensive, innovative and holistic short-term interventions to women, who have experienced Family Violence.

Responsibilities include:

  • Ensure all clients who access the service are provided with nonjudgemental, holistic support that demonstrates the mission and values of The Salvation Army
  • Coreview and cotriage family violence incidences in Division 1 in accordance with protocols, alongside Victoria Police Family Violence Investigation Unit
  • Conduct intake and assessment, ongoing risk assessments to inform and develop comprehensive support and safety plans in coordination with the A-FVRM FV Specialist (Respondent) and Victoria Police members
  • Conduct outreach services to proactively and effectively engage with perpetrators of family violence
  • Build effective working relationships with Victoria Police members and lead and embed specialist family violence practice and perpetrator interventions across a multidisciplinary team
  • Ensure all activities associated with program evaluation (partnership with RMIT) are supported and completed
The position is a maximum term full time role to 30 June 2025. Salary and conditions are in accordance with the Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Award, Level 6.


Reporting to the Senior Manager, Integrated Men's Services, these positions are embedded within Victoria Police's Family Violence Investigation Unit located in Bayside Peninsula Area.

You will have

  • Tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology or equivalent
- (desirable) Minimum of two years family violence service experience and/or demonstrate an in depth understanding of:

  • the gendered nature of family violence, the drivers and causes of family violence and feminist, intersectionality and human rights frameworks pertaining to adults and children
- the developmental and therapeutic needs of children who have experienced trauma, abuse and neglect
- the skills required to engage and work with men who have perpetrated family violence
- all issues compounding the complexities of family violence including mental health, drug and alcohol, identification of child abuse and/or neglect, housing insecurity etc. and will understand the referral pathways into appropriate services; and
- working in multidisciplinary teams to provide a multiagency, integrated response to women and children experiencing family violence, and perpetrators of family violence

  • Current and Valid Australian (relevant state) Full Drivers Licence
  • Valid VIC Employee Working with Children Check
  • Willingness to undergo a National Criminal History and work eligibility check
As an Alexis Specialist Family Violence Practitioner at the Salvos, you will enjoy:

  • Flexible working conditions
- (Maybe eligible to) NFP salary packaging ($15,900 tax free) plus meals and entertainment benefits

  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Independent confidential counselling service
  • Financial, retail and lifestyle discounts and benefits
  • Discounted health and fitness programs through Fitness Passport
  • Up to 8 weeks leave per year through our purchase leave scheme
  • Generous Pa

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