Family Violence Practice Lead Vap

**Posted**:
07/03/2025

**Closing Date**:
04/04/2025

**Job Type**:
Contract

**Location**:
Melbourne - Northern Region

**Job Category**:
Family Violence Services

**Great People. Great Careers. Excellent Healthcare**

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.

**Greatness starts here - About the Victims Assistance Program (VAP)**

VAP is a critical part of the state-wide response to all victims of crime. It is a voluntary, confidential, and free service which is funded by the Victorian Government Department of Justice and Community Safety.

The aim of the VAP is to assist victims by providing an accessible service where victims are listened to, informed, and empowered in their pathway to recovery. It provides practical assistance, advocacy, case management support and access to a range of services, including engagement with the criminal justice system and helping victims recover from the impact of the crime.

**About the opportunity**:
The position sits within the Mental Health, Family Violence, Communities and Families Directorate. The role was created in recognition of the importance of having family violence specialists within VAP services to provide best practice support for victims of family violence, as well as enabling secondary consultation for non-specialist family violence workers within VAPs to further support their work with victims

The Family Violence Practice Lead offers specialist responses to victims of crime, including intake assessment, risk management, care planning, brief intervention, case management, and community education. In this role, you will demonstrate the following.

Proven capacities to work effectively with people impacted by family violence, including male victims and their children;
Demonstrated capacity to conduct risk assessments using the MARMM framework and safety planning for women and children and understanding of the FVISS and the CISS.

High-Level understanding of the impact of trauma and ability to use trauma-informed practice interventions;
- Providing cultural safe and non-judgemental space for clients;

A good understanding of non-collusive practice and identifying predominant aggressors;
Well-developed capacity for assessment and formulation of case plans that are client centred using strength-based approach;
High level of collaborating with stakeholders who are engaged with the client and proactive in setting care team meetings;
A sensitivity to and understanding of clients’ needs from diverse backgrounds.

Additional information can be obtained from the attached position description.

**Desired Skills and Experience**:
**Bring your great, everyday**
- Working with Children’s Check (WWCC)
- Victoria Police Check
- Current Victorian Driver’s License

Hold a Bachelor of Social Work, Eligible for membership of AASW **OR** at least 5 years relevant experience and be working towards meeting recommendation 209 - social work degree

**The fine print**
- Fixed Term to 30/06/2026,
- Part Time 0.7EFT

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