Adolescent Family Violence Clinician

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Peninsula Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Health and Allied Health, Medical

Reference: 32892

**- Peninsula Health is currently offering a sign on bonus for eligible applicants in this role (conditions apply)**
- **Immerse yourself in an inclusive, diverse and supportive culture with in the Peninsula Health Keeping Families Safe (Adolescent Family Violence Within the Home) Program**:

- **Limited Term Full Time 3 year Contract**:

- **Generous salary packaging to increase your take home pay**

**Who We Are and What We Stand For**

Peninsula Health is the major metropolitan health service caring for a community of 300,000 people. Our Vision is to provide exceptional health and community care. To realise this vision we need people who strive for a sense of achievement, take an interest in their individual growth, enjoy innovation and looking for ways to improve and have a passion for communicating and connecting with others.
In representing Peninsula Health, we expect all employees and volunteers to reflect our values:
**Be the Best, Be a Role Model, Be Open and Honest, Be Compassionate and Respectful and Be Collaborative.** We are One Peninsula Health.

**What You Will Be Doing**

The Keeping Families Safe Clinician works in partnership with other team members to provide specialist Adolescent Family Violence In The Home (AVITH) interventions for young people aged between 12 -18 years, and/or other family members, where the family lives in the Bayside Peninsula catchment and the young person is using abusive behaviours within the family. The KFS practitioner role can include triage and assessment, AVITH group work, AVITH focused interventions including limited individual and/or family work, case management and consultation to increase safety and reduce the risk/harm to adolescents and their families. Outreach work and inter-agency collaboration is integral to this position.

**What You Need**

We anticipate you will have:

- A relevant graduate qualification in Social Work or Psychology.
- Psychologists require full registration with AHPRA
- Social Workers must be eligible for membership of the AASW with demonstrated positive outcomes in supervision and consultation.
- Strong experience in family violence triage, risk assessing and safety planning with adolescents and family members.
- Demonstrated skills and experience in group facilitation for adolescents and/or families, case management, individual and/or family work, as well as care team participation and inter-agency collaboration.
- Demonstrated ability to work well with adolescents and their families in relation to risk and/or harm, including the use of family violence.
- Strong understanding of current research-based knowledge of adolescent development, including emerging issues of concern for adolescents and recommended therapeutic practice approaches.
- Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as an effective a team member.
- Commitment to continuous quality improvement and up to date, evidence-based professional practice.

**What Next**

If you experience any issues signing in or registering, please feel welcome to contact us - the People, Experience & Performance Team on (03) 9784 2700.

**Additional Requirements**

This role must be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and meet the requirements of the Peninsula Health immunisation policy.

**Join Peninsula Health and help us to deliver safe, personal, effective & connected care to every person, every time.