Specialist Family Violence Practitioner

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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia MacKillop Family Services Full time

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About Us

McAuley Community Services for Women helps women and children who have faced family violence and homelessness to take control of their lives. Through a range of supports including accommodation, legal, health, recreation and social responses, we support women to leave us with restored capacity and greater opportunities for safe housing, economic capability and wellbeing. We work alongside women and children, recognising their strengths and fostering their resilience to create a new future.

About Us

McAuley Community Services for Women helps women and children who have faced family violence and homelessness to take control of their lives. Through a range of supports including accommodation, legal, health, recreation and social responses, we support women to leave us with restored capacity and greater opportunities for safe housing, economic capability and wellbeing. We work alongside women and children, recognising their strengths and fostering their resilience to create a new future.

Feminism, intersectionality and anti-oppressive practices are imbedded within our client practice and our culture.

Please note, we are only considering female identifying candidates for this position. McAuley Community Services for Women has an exemption to gender equality requirements.

About The Role

The Specialist Family Violence Practitioner provides specialist family violence support and holistic case management to women and children escaping family violence predominantly within crisis, and refuge settings.

This is a Permanent Full Time (38 hours per week) opportunity based in the Western Suburbs within our Community Services program. The position reports to the Team Leader, Family Violence (Refuge).

Key Selection Criteria

To be successful in this role, you will have:

  • Demonstrated experience supporting women and children facing a range of complex challenges in relation to family violence, homelessness, health and mental health, drug and alcohol use, trauma, and marginalisation.
  • Understanding of the principles of feminism, intersectionality and anti-oppression as both practice and organisational culture foundations.
  • Understanding of critical issues relevant to responding to family violence including an understanding of the MARAM framework, Family Violence Protection ACT (2008), and Child Safe Standards.
  • The ability to apply a flexible, inclusive, non-judgmental, and empowering approach to practice and service delivery.

Please address the full Key Selection Criteria outlined in the PD as part of your application.

For a full position listing, please click APPLY. The Position Description is available for review at the bottom of the page.

For More Information, Please Contact

Matilda at matildam@mcauley.org.au

Our Offer
  • Generous Salary Packaging - helps increase your take home pay
  • Ongoing Career Development, Education and Training
  • Employee Assistance Program – free and confidential counselling, coaching and emotional support for work and personal challenges
  • Click HERE to find out more about becoming a member of the MacKillop Family Services team and what further support we have to offer our employees.

(Hyperlink this link - https://www.mackillop.org.au/careers/working-at-mackillop)

You Must Have a
  • Valid and current Driver's Licence;
  • Satisfactory Criminal History Check (paid for by MacKillop);
  • Valid Employee Working with Children Check;
  • Valid and current NDIS Workers Screening Check (for risk assessed / client facing roles). MacKillop can assist successful candidates with their application.

Please note, we are only considering female identifying candidates for this position. McAuley Community Services for Women has an exemption to gender equality requirements.

Our Commitment

McAuley is part of MacKillop Family Services and celebrates and draws strength from diversity and respects the dignity of all people. Every person has the right to be safe and to be treated justly. We value every person's ability, cultural or linguistic backgrounds, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, intersex status, relationship status, religious or spiritual beliefs, socio-economic status, and age.

It is our goal that we continue to evolve as a culturally safe, culturally competent, and welcoming organisation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people, families, and communities.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.

Shortlisting for this position may commence immediately so please submit your application as soon as possibleSeniority level
  • Seniority levelEntry level
Employment type
  • Employment typeFull-time
Job function
  • Job functionHealth Care Provider
  • IndustriesIndividual and Family Services

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