Specialist Family Violence Team Leader

We are a leading organisation offering a comprehensive suite of services to clients and the community across the Barwon, South West, West Melbourne and Wimmera Regions. Providing specialist sexual assault and family violence programs and services, including 24 hour crisis care support, case management, therapeutic counselling, legal services, early intervention and professional education and training, we continue to grow and develop our offerings. 

About the Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre

We are a client-centred organisation, supporting the community throughout Barwon, Wimmera, and the South West regions, offering a range of specialist support services to people impacted by sexual and family violence, encompassing 24 hour crisis care, specialist response services, early intervention programs, Victims Assistance Program, Community Legal Services, trauma recovery programs, professional training and primary prevention initiatives.

About The Role

This position is primarily responsible for providing leadership, supervision, and operational support to a team of specialist family violence case managers. The role ensures the delivery of consistent, high-quality services to clients and fosters a positive team culture grounded in professionalism and best-practice standards.

Why work for The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre?

The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre takes pride in being an employer of choice; we are passionate about the wellbeing of our team members and we celebrate diversity and inclusion in all we do. We have a high level of employee engagement and satisfaction and provide a number of complementary benefits to our staff, some of our benefits include:

• Generous above award Enterprise Agreement entitlements
• Flexible working arrangements 
• Professional development opportunities
• 5 weeks annual leave and access to purchased leave for full and part time employees
• Paid parental leave 
• Salary packaging
• Health and Wellbeing initiatives
• Flu vaccinations
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Social initiatives

The SAFV Centre acknowledges and respects the First Nations ownership of the land where we work.

About You

You will hold degree qualifications in:

• Degree or above qualification in social work, psychology, family therapy or similar discipline.
• Minimum four (4) years relevant experience post qualification.

You will be a values driven person, motivated to make a difference and hold the client at the centre of everything you do. You thrive working autonomously and also collaboratively within a dynamic, team environment.

If you share our vision for a community free from family violence and sexual assault and are motivated to make a difference, we would like to hear from you.  We pride ourselves on being a great place to work. You care for our clients and we care for you, including by investing in your development and wellbeing. You will have access to leading specialists and training and development that supports you in your role and in your longer term career journey. We offer a variety of career pathway options, leading salary packaging benefits and flexible working arrangements that help you manage your work and your life.

The successful candidate will be required to maintain a current Working with Children's Check and National Police Check at their own expense.

Key Selection Criteria

Essential Qualifications and Experience

Your application must address the following:

• Degree or above qualification in social work, psychology, family therapy or similar discipline.
• Minimum four (4) years relevant experience post qualification.

Essential Skills and Knowledge

• Leadership and Team Development: Demonstrated ability to lead, support, and develop a team of case managers through individual, peer, and group supervision, mentoring, debriefing, and self-care practices. Ability to inspire vision, direction, and professional conduct.
• Family Violence Case Management Expertise: Comprehensive understanding of the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management Framework (MARAM) and family violence case management practice informed by gendered analysis of violence against adults, children and young people, trauma-informed approaches, human rights principles, and feminist theory.
• Complex Decision-Making: Extensive experience providing advice and direction on complex matters, including crisis intervention, comprehensive risk assessments, safety planning, and timely, considered decision-making in response to client needs.
• Staff Management: Demonstrated experience in recruitment, workforce retention, performance management, and professional development strategies.
• Communication and Stakeholder Engagement: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build rapport and foster collaborative relationships internally and with external stakeholders.
• Resilience and Judgement: Demonstrated resilience and aptitude for managing complex and high-priority matters, exercising sound judgement, and prioritising competing demands effectively.
• Flexibility and Change Leadership: A flexible approach to leadership in a dynamic environment, embracing growth and creating a positive vision, culture, and direction for the team.

Other

• Commitment to the vision, values and purposes of The SAFV Centre.
• Commitment to continuous quality improvement and cultural equity in service delivery.
• Current Victorian Driver's Licence.

Referees

Applicants must provide the name and current contact details of 2-3 professional referees including the most recent or current supervisor.

Period of Appointment

This position is ongoing, subject to funding

Hours of work

• The position is 1.0 FTE full time
• Location of the position is at Geelong
• Hours will usually be worked during business hours of 9.00am to 5.06 pm between Monday to Friday based on the needs of the service       
• Flexibility in working hours will be required from time to time as the need arises.

Salary and Conditions

Annual salary range is $119,099.64 – $124,085.99 plus superannuation (pro rata for part time). Salary will be commensurate with experience and skills.

Industrial Instrument: The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre Enterprise Agreement 2023.

Salary Packaging: Provided via Maxxia. PBI status with other expenses available to package above this cap. The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre is a Public Benevolent Institution.

Superannuation: The employer will also make superannuation payments on your behalf in accordance with the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992.

Probationary Period – 6 months with a review conducted during this time.

How To Apply

All applications must address the key selection criteria outlined in the PD. The position description is located here 

For a confidential discussion, please contact our People and Culture team on

We are currently accepting applications from direct applicants only, no recruitment agency applications accepted.

Please note if you are applying via seek go to The SAFV Centre career portal to access the position description