Family Violence Remote Hearings Practitioner

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time / until 30 June 2025

Organisation: Court Services Victoria

**Salary**: $95,102 - $107,905

Occupation: Family Violence Workers

Reference: VG/C00014A
- VPS Grade 4, fixed term position to 30/6/25 available
- Great opportunity to support affected family members across the Dandenong region
- Opportunity to work within an innovative program and team within the FV Unit, MCV
- Great opportunity for an experienced specialised family violence professional passionate about improving affected family members experience of the justice system

**About Us**

The Magistrates' Court of Victoria (MCV) is a jurisdiction within the Court Services Victoria statutory authority and has a long history of providing justice for the people of Victoria in metropolitan and regional courts across the state.

The Court determines in excess of 300,000 cases per annum at 51 venues, equating to approximately 90 percent of all cases that come before Victorian courts each year. The Court aims to be an innovative, accessible, and responsive court that provides quality services to the Victorian community.

The Family Violence Division works across MCV and supports the Court in improving court user experience and access to justice and helps drive implementation of reforms which include:

- expansion and delivery of specialist family violence courts and programs;
- infrastructure enhancement and development;
- service delivery improvements and delivery, including family violence practitioners, remote hearing support services; and culturally appropriate Koori Court services.

As part of the Court's Family Violence Reform Program, MCV is designing and delivering a remote hearing support service (RHSS) to be implemented at ten non-Court locations across the State. The RHSS will provide active court support to affected family members to participate in their court hearing from a location other than the Court

**About the Role**

The position primarily supports matters heard at Dandenong Court but may be required to assist other RHSS locations on occasion where affected family members have opted to participate in their family violence intervention order hearing online from either a designated remote hearing location or an alternative location.

The Practitioner will provide nonlegal information and support to affected family members, assess their immediate safety risks, develop safety plans and provide appropriate referrals internally and externally.

This role supports affected family members through pre-court engagement, on the hearing day, and post hearing. The position will also play a key role in building relationships with local community and justice sector agencies to help ensure safe and supported pathways for affected family members to access the justice system and services to support ongoing safety and recovery from family violence.

The practitioner will also engage with the local community sector to deliver training and support in court processes to improve integrated service responses to family violence.

**About You**

Relevant qualifications in social work, psychology, social sciences, or other related field. Passionate and experienced specialised family violence professional commited to improving affected family members safety, service experience, and access to the justice and broader service system to support their ongoing safety and recovery from family violence, inc children.

**How to apply**
- resume
- a short cover letter

**Other information**

CSV is the employer of staff at Courts Group. CSV has a firm commitment through its Koori Employment Plan to increase participation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across our workforce.

We value the unique backgrounds, experiences, and contributions that each person brings to our community and encourage and celebrate diversity. Those from the LGBTQIA+ community, women, people of all ages, with disabilities, culturally and linguistically diverse people, and those who are neurodiverse, are encouraged to apply.

We aim to create a workforce that reflects the community in which we live.