Specialist Family Violence Practitioner

6 months ago


Coburg North, 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.

- ABOUT US

- The Salvation Army is a Christian movement and one of Australia’s largest and most-loved 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 Salvation Army Australia’s Family Violence Stream provides a wide range of services around the country to support women and women with children impacted by family and domestic violence. We offer refuge, children’s and parenting services, counselling, support, men’s programs, accommodation and advice to women and children who are experiencing, or who have experienced, family violence.

About the role

Reporting to the Team Leader, this is a permanent, full-time position based in Coburg North. Salary and conditions are in accordance with the SCHADS Award Level 5.

You will successfully- Provide case management support to victim survivors in accordance with TSA case management framework, standards of practice and Case Management Program Requirements.- Make ongoing assessment of the victim survivors risk and needs from initial intake to exit.- Provide local family violence response to victim-survivors in the community referred by external agencies or self-referrals.- Develop individual case plans in collaboration with the victim survivor to include a range of interventions that address tailored needs and goals during the case management support period.- Assist victim survivors to access holistic support services and establish community connections, and where needed are assisted through advocacy with service providers.- Liaise with service providers and identify opportunities for networking and collaborative practice for the benefit of victim survivors accessing TSA Family Violence Services.- Identify risks to victim survivors, staff and TSA and bring to the attention of the Team Leader as soon as possible.- Identify service gaps and make recommendations for service delivery improvements to the Team Leader.

You will have- A tertiary qualification in Social Work / Social Sciences or related fields.- A Victoria Working With Children Check.- A current Victoria Driver Licence.- Experience working in the family violence sector (desirable).- Experience in specialist family violence and/ or child well-being work is highly (desirable).- Demonstrated experience and skills in intake, case management and crisis responses.- Highly developed time management and work prioritisation skills with an ability to work autonomously with mínimal supervision.
- What we offer
- As a registered NFP we offer our eligible employees real and meaningful benefits such as;- NFP salary packaging ($15,900 tax free) plus meals and entertainment benefit ($2,650)-
- Flexible working conditions-
- Health, fitness and financial discounts / benefits-
- Paid parental leave - 12 weeks-
- Up to 8 weeks leave per year through our purchase leave scheme-
- Up to 5 days paid leave per year to ‘volunteer’ in a TSA program or activity-
- Purpose driven career which has positive social and sustainable outcomes-
- Employee Assistance Program - Independent confidential counselling service;-
- Opportunity for career development;-
- An inclusive culture of dedicated, passionate and professional team members-
- Positively supporting and impacting the lives of others through your career contributionHow to Apply
- The Salvation Army is a child safe organisation and is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. All child facing roles will require the successful completion of a Working with Children Check. Applicants for all roles require a mandatory National Police Check._
- We value Integrity, Compassion, Respect, Diversity, and Collaboration_



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