Family Violence Team Leader

**About Us**:
At Anglicare Victoria our focus is on transforming the futures of children and young people, families and adults. Our work is based on three guiding pillars, Prevent, Protect, Empower. We offer a comprehensive network of services and seek to ensure the provision of high quality services that will bring about significant improvements in the life experience of the young people, children and families/caregivers with whom we work.

**Family Violence**:
We provide and partner to deliver a range of protection and recovery services addressing both adult family violence and adolescent family violence, with a primary focus on the safety of women and children. Whenever issues of violence or abuse arise in families, the first step is to ensure that every family member is safe and protected from harm. Once that is achieved, counsellors and support workers can educate and equip families with new skills to help them move forward in a positive way. Family Violence services include office based, outreach, in-home, tailored, group work and a holistic approach for the whole family that aims to achieve better outcomes for families, in promoting the best interests of children. This position will work specifically with men in the Family violence space as part of our Caring Dads program.

**To Be Successful in this Position You Will Need**:

- A relevant tertiary degree in Social Work, Psychology, and/or related behavioural sciences at with substantial experience, post graduate qualification or associate diploma or less formal qualifications with acquisition of considerable skills and extensive relevant experience to an equivalent standard with a combination of experience, expertise and competence sufficient to perform the duties required at this level.
- Based on specific Program requirements qualifications may need to align with the Mandatory Minimum Qualification Requirements for Specialist Family Violence Workers (Recommendation 209) or you are committed to working towards obtaining the required qualifications. Where this is a requirement, it will be clearly started in the recruitment advertisement for the role
- Demonstrated experience in creating, developing, supervising and leading a team that is inclusive and engaged, supporting employees to operate to their best potential.
- Excellent understanding of the needs of adults, adolescents and children’s recovering from the impacts of family violence particularly safety, recovery, and support needs.
- Understanding of Men’s Behaviour Change Group Programs, Child Protection, drug and alcohol, Mental Health, and family service systems, including practice standards, Family Violence support systems, legislative and policy frameworks.
- Ability to prioritise safety of victim survivors and children using a gendered understanding of family violence and an understanding of child and family vulnerability.

Please Note: It is mandatory for the successful applicant to hold a current Working with Children Check and be prepared to undergo a National Criminal History Check prior to commencement.

For further enquiries contact Peta Speight - 0428 860 342

**Applications close Sunday August 31st**
- *Please note that we will be conducting interviews as they come in so we may close the job early*_

Anglicare Victoria acknowledges Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we operate. We commit to working respectfully to honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to this country.

Diversity and inclusivity are important to Anglicare Victoria and we are committed to ensuring our workplace and services reflect this. Everyone is welcome at Anglicare Victoria, regardless of age, ethnicity, cultural background, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation and physical ability.