Family Violence Therapeutic Referral Coordinator

3 weeks ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Berry Street Full time
Family Violence Therapeutic Referral Coordinator

Berry Street is one of the largest independent agencies within Australia, providing diverse programs to over 35,000 young people, children and families across Victoria each year. We pride ourselves on our ingenuity, evidence based and multi-dimensional thinking to provide the best outcomes for our young people. We believe children, young people and families should be safe, thriving and hopeful and strive to make this happen each day.

  • Preston location, Wurundjeri Country
  • Fulltime, Fixed Term position (12 month contract)
  • Base Salary $110k pa + Super & Salary Packaging
About The Northern Family Violence Program

The Northern Specialist Family Violence Service (NSFVS) is the lead provider for the integrated family violence service system in the Northern Metropolitan sub-region. NSFVS provides support services to victim survivors of family violence and their children inclusive of cis gendered heterosexual women and, their children; and people from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex and Queer Community (LGBTIQ+) and their children. NSFVS provides a range of specialist family violence programs. The service aims to support victim survivors and their children to remain safely within their community and maintain a life free of violence while also addressing the emotional and practical needs and issues arising from the violence.

Your Opportunity

Develop and support an understanding of therapeutic readiness for practitioners referring to family violence counselling.

Supporting Practitioners To
  • Enable the flow of family violence counselling referrals to the members of the Counselling Support Alliance
  • To prioritise victim survivor voice and self-agency in the referrals made to family violence counselling

Advocate to services to expand their understanding of the negative impact on individuals required to engage in multiple service system responses concurrently

Your Skills And Experience

A minimum Bachelor level qualification in Social Work or recent employment in the family violence sector or equivalency met through the 7 Equivalency Principles in line with the minimum mandatory qualification requirements. Please see for further information.

Berry Street Benefits
  • Regular reflective supervision
  • A culture that values and support professional development
  • $15,900.00 pa (pro rata) Salary Packaging + Additional Salary Packaging for meals/accommodation
  • Access to the Employee Assistance Program, with access for staff's immediate family
  • Leave loading 17.5%
How To Apply

Applications including resume and cover letter addressing your suitability for the position to be submitted by 5pm Friday 29th of August 2025

Queries

Victoria Hobson - Program Manager Family Violence Case Management, Counselling and Communities on

Note: The successful applicant will be subject to comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check, National Police Check (International Police check required) and Victorian Carer Register clearance if applicable.

Berry Street is committed to being a child safe, child friendly and child empowering organisation. In everything we do we seek to protect children. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children; children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds; children with a disability; children who identify as LGBTIQA+. We aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality or religion.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.

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