Program Manager – Specialist Family Violence Services

Program Manager – Specialist Family Violence Services

Job No:SVDP347809

Location:Goulburn South - Victoria

Program Manager – Specialist Family Violence Services

- Location: Goulburn (South), Victoria
- Full-time, Permanent
- Level 7 SCHADS Award - $119,094 per annum + Superannuation + NFP Salary Packaging

About Vincentcare Victoria

VincentCare Victoria is an award-winning organisation established to provide a range of accommodation and support services to people that are facing disadvantage throughout metropolitan and regional Victoria.

Our aspiration is to be the leader in providing care, hope and advocacy for those facing disadvantage. Our purpose is to create opportunities and lasting change for the most marginalised. VincentCare is well equipped to provide a continuum of services that effectively meet the needs of people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

Little bit about the role

As Program Manager, you will:

- Lead a team of Specialist Family Violence Practitioners to deliver high-quality, trauma-informed case management to victim survivors.
- Maintain strong partnerships with local, regional, and statewide family violence networks.
- Ensure compliance with Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management (MARAM), the Family Violence Information Sharing Scheme (FVISS) and the Child Information Sharing Scheme (CISS) and all other relevant frameworks and guidelines.
- Participate in an after-hours on-call roster to support crisis response.
- Drive service improvement, staff mentoring, and strategic leadership.

About You

- Minimum 5 years of leadership and management experience in family violence services.
- A degree in Social Work, Counselling, or equivalent (as per Victorian mandatory qualifications).
- Strong ability to manage crisis services, support team development, and navigate complex client needs.
- Expertise in risk assessment, trauma-informed practice, and family violence frameworks.
- High-level stakeholder engagement and advocacy skills.
- A valid Victorian Driver Licence, Working with Children Check, and satisfactory police check.

Why work for us? We offer

- Salary packaging, sometimes called salary sacrificing is a huge attraction here It is a popular way of providing employees in the community sector with tax benefits over and above their salary. It means the real value of a salary package can be significantly higher than the nominal value.
- Employee Assistance Program
- We offer a place where you know you are contributing to a firm committed to helping others. We are passionate about #SocialJustice.

Special Measures Recruitment

This is a female-only position. VincentCare Victoria considers that being female is a genuine occupational requirement under section 28 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 (Vic).

Applications close: 15th September 2025 at 12.00 am.

Please note: Candidates may be reviewed and progressed as applications are received.VCV reserves the right to close the advertisement at any time.We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to ensure you don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity.

Phone enquiries may be made to Marie Murfet, Hume Community Hub Manager on 0428 316 385.

Prior to any commencement to employment, pre-employment checks must be completed. This will include reference checking, a national criminal history and right to work check and a working with children check.

VincentCare Victoria is an accredited Rainbow Tick organisation.

We are committed to the principles of social justice and aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation or religion.

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