Team Leader Family Violence Counselling

Online group program for individuals who have used violence & support for affected family members - Fully remote or based at Box Hill|Leadership role for an online counselling program - Promoting accountability|fostering empathy|reduce immediate risk **The new program**: Pathways to Change (PTC) is an innovative 8-week online group program designed for individuals who have used violence in their intimate relationships. The program focuses on promoting accountability, fostering empathy, and equipping participants with practical tools to build healthier, non-violent relationships. Respondents are court ordered to attend counselling sessions which includes an intake session, 6 group counselling sessions and a safety and support session on exit. **Your role**: Our 2 Team Leaders must provide strong supervision and reflective practice for a team that will most likely all work from home. There will be 2 teams made up of around 6 Counsellors and a Senior Family Worker. You will need to have the ability and skill to lead your teams remotely, as well as stand in for groups from time to time, those groups run until 7:30pm. This program will grow and develop over time so you need to be agile in your approach. Through consultation with the team, reflective practice and supervision we will work with you to so that you can provide feedback and suggest improvements and let us know what is working so the program delivers the greatest impact. **Make your Mark**: - Tertiary qualifications in Social Work, Psychology, Counselling or Family Violence. - You need to be a strong leader who is comfortable leading a team remotely. - We are looking to hire a diverse team bringing skills and experience from a number of different areas, Justice, Corrections, Mental Health, Disability, LGBTQIA+, Social Work, Family Violence, Men’s Behaviour Change. - The program will develop and adapt over time with your feedback, this is an opportunity to contribute to program development. - Agility, adaptive thinking, flexibility to change, the willingness to try new approaches and a strong team work ethic will help you thrive in this role. **What makes this such a great role for you?** - We will provide a working environment where you will benefit from reflective practice, supervision and ongoing program evaluation. - Flex to work from home, hybrid or an office space in Box Hill. - Full time hours - 2 permanent positions, you will join with another person doing the same role. - You get access to salary packaging which decreases the tax you pay so you get even more of your salary in your back pocket. - SCHADS level 7.2 which is $117,473 plus super and access to salary packaging. - Start dates January 20th 2025. - Full induction face to face and online at Box Hill to help set you up for success. - Access to discounted health insurance, Fitness Passport, free Employee Assistance, Salary Packaging and a range of other employment benefits supporting your physical and mental health. - A workplace with Rainbow Tick Accreditation and DCA Inclusive Employer recognition. **What our people say - **_"Working directly with PUVs is vital to ending gendered violence as it provides the men with an opportunity to access services to reflect on how their choice to use violence impacts the safety and well-being of the victim survivor and children and give them the tools and strategies to change their behaviour.”_** **Information session**: We understand that you might want to learn more about this program, so we are running an information session on Wednesday 4th December at 7pm. The link to the session can be seen below, copy the link and register for the session prior to the date, we look forward to seeing many of you there 7pm Wednesday 4th December **Ready to take the next step**: **_ Please note that you MUST have a stable, reliable internet connection and a private office space to safely run these groups from home._** - 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._ 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