Practitioner Victims Assistance Program

Overview

DPV Health is a leading healthcare service provider in Melbourne's northern growth corridor, delivering a wide variety of clinical, community health and wellbeing services. Our People are the foundation of DPV Health; they are what make our organisation thrive and the ones who create meaningful change in people's lives. Over 700 professionals support and deliver excellent health care to our community at DPV Health. We are always looking for passionate, driven, great people to join our team and make a lasting impact. That is why we foster a workplace culture that is as rewarding as it is inclusive. We are committed to supporting Our People to lead fulfilling lives, no matter who they are, or where they are from - or where they are going. Our workplace culture is committed to DPV Health values and celebrates workforce diversity reinforcing the positive approach we have to the way people contribute, communicate, engage and interact. Our People deserve to feel empowered and supported as they pursue their professional goals, learn new skills, and achieve meaningful milestones in their work. At DPV Health, we foster an environment that promotes greater growth, innovation, and collaboration, so you can feel elevated every day. Our employee benefits, connect, recognise, and support Our People, acknowledging and valuing everyday contributions to the success and culture at DPV Health. We strive to ensure that Our People thrive at work and in all personal and professional pursuits. We invest in Our People, proudly offering a diverse range of opportunities including knowledge sharing, ongoing learning and development, leadership development, connectedness, and celebration; these are key pillars in our culture. That's the DPV Health Way. For a full list of our benefits and more on great careers at DPV Health, please see our website.

Greatness starts here

Responsibilities

• Providing intake, assessment (inclusive of risk assessments), psycho-education and referral (including warm referrals) to allocated consumers.
• Supporting consumers to develop a personal recovery plan which includes a safe and planned exit.
• Delivering high quality trauma informed brief intervention and intensive therapeutic case management services (including assertive outreach) using a high throughput model.
• Supporting victims of crime to effectively navigate the criminal justice system.
• Working collaboratively with Victoria Police, The Orange Door and other service delivery agencies.
• Maintaining accurate, confidential and timely records of client's information.
• Capturing the personal recovery outcomes for all clients using validated recovery instruments periodically.

To be considered for this rewarding role you will have:

• Experience in working with people experiencing trauma and loss.
• Understanding of Family Violence and familiarity or experience with the MARAM Framework.
• Experience in intake, holistic assessment, care planning, brief interventions and case management.
• A commitment to evidence-based practice with a desire to embed innovation to improve client outcomes.
• An understanding of the justice system.

Position requirements:

• Working with Children's Check (WWCC).
• Victoria Police Check.
• Current Victorian Driver's License.
• Hold a Bachelor of Social Work or equivalent qualification, or at least 5 years relevant experience and be working towards meeting the new mandatory minimum qualification policy requirement.

The fine print

• Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Check, hold a valid WWCC.

Our Talent Experience

We kindly request you include a covering letter, detailing your motivation for joining DPV Health and highlighting the qualities you bring to this position.

To view a copy of the Position Description please click here.

Closing date

Closing date for applications will be 26th September 2025.

Contact

Sounds like we are good match? Want to know more? Please contact Nadia.omar@dpvhealth.org.au or Sapna.Khadka@dpvhealth.org.au

Interviews will be scheduled as they are received, so please don't delay.

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DPV Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to ensuring we have an inclusive, diverse and safe workplace for our staff and clients. To us diversity means people of any age, family situation, cultural and linguistic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical sex characteristics, ability or disability, health, life experience, socio-economic situation, faith, spirituality and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. We encourage all individuals to apply.

To learn about the assistance we can offer during the recruitment process, your potential work environment, access features of a location, or if you require alternative formats to our process please contact peopleandculture@dpvhealth.org.au using the subject line: Victims Assistance Support Workers - Case Manager enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Health Care Provider
• Industries
• Hospitals and Health Care

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