Team Leader Domestic and Family Violence

Salary:

SACS Employee Level 6

Location:

GH Wodonga

Documentation:

Position description

Employment Type:

PP - Part-time Permanent

Department:

Domestic and Family Violence

Closing Date:

19 Oct 2025

• Generous Not for Profit Salary Packaging A$15,900 tax free
• Part-time Permanent Contract (0.8 or 0.9 EFT negotiable)
• Based in Wodonga, with travel to other sites required

ABOUT US

Gateway Health is a community health service providing health and welfare services to individuals, families and communities across Northeast Victoria and parts of Southern New South Wales. We are a not-for-profit Company limited by guarantee and a registered Community Health Service under the Health Services Act 1988 (Vic).

The organisation employs over 380 staff providing a range of primary health and community services across the Ovens Murray region in Northeast Victoria and parts of Southern New South Wales. Gateway Health serves all people and is committed to improving individual and population health outcomes. We do this by providing health care and support to individuals and communities in times of need, and by actively working with our partners to address the social and environmental determinants of health.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As the Team Leader Domestic and Family Violence, you will play a pivotal role in leading a dedicated multidisciplinary team delivering critical services to people. Based in Wodonga, this leadership role supports the Program Manager in ensuring safe, effective, and high-quality operations across our Domestic and Family Violence Program services.

Leading up to 10 client-focussed team members, you will be performing all the people leader fundamentals. Within the Domestic and Family Violence Program, you will look after the following teams:

• Family Violence Case Managers
• Men's Behaviour Change Case Managers/Facilitators

You will be working closely with the Program Manager Domestic and Family Violence and be joining a broader leadership team who are supportive, inclusive and encouraging, who love sharing their ideas and work closely and collaboratively.

ABOUT YOU

You have a strong understanding of family violence, including intersectionality and gendered analysis. You are an experienced leader with a strong background in health, welfare, or community services. You thrive in providing leadership, direction and support to a multidisciplinary team overseeing daily operations, ensuring best practice service delivery, managing risk whilst evoking a positive team culture with outstanding professional qualities.

You bring:

• Degree or above qualification in social work, psychology, behavioural or social sciences (or equivalent).

• Minimum three (3) years' leadership experience in the community, health or welfare sector and experience in the Domestic and Family Violence sector.

• Specialist expertise in, and demonstrated experience of, evidence-based therapeutic interventions.

• Knowledge of key legislative and policy frameworks and theoretical models and practice relevant to family violence, both victim-survivors and perpetrator accountability frameworks.

Most importantly, you are committed to building safer futures for clients and their families in our community.

REMUNERATION

Community Health Centre (Stand Alone Services) Social and Community Service Employees Multi Enterprise Agreement 2022

Classification – SACS Employee Level 6 - $ $ superannuation

GATEWAY HEALTH CULTURE

Gateway Health promotes a learning culture that encourages innovation and initiative and recognises our staff as our greatest asset. Gateway Health is committed to creating a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We believe that a workforce that recognises and celebrates diversity will best meet the health and well-being needs of all people we serve within our community.

GATEWAY HEALTH BENEFITS

• Work within a supportive team environment.
• Laptop, mobile phone with remote access on and offsite
• Generous Not for Profit Salary Packaging A$15,900 tax free
• Flexible hours and arrangements, for a healthy work-life balance
• Option to be able to swap any existing public holiday to another religious holiday or day of significance of your choice.
• Paid parental leave.
• Professional development + ongoing training and support provided.
• Limited free car parking
• Fitness Passport - a discounted workplace health and fitness program for you and your family
• Access to regular external supervision debriefing with Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support available as needed, together with Group Supervision and Wellness activities.
• Access to our free confidential counselling service through EAP for staff and their family
• Access to annual vaccination program
• Discounted Health Insurance
• A suite of employee reward and recognition programs

For a confidential chat about the position please call Jane Cartwright on

Don't meet every single requirement? At Gateway Health we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every selection criteria and/or qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE SUNDAY 19th October 2025

As part of our recruitment process, we will be reviewing applications as they are received. As a result, this position may close prior to the closing date. If you are interested in working with us, we recommend sending your application across as soon as possible. Best of Luck

Gateway Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to creating a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We believe that a workforce that recognises and celebrates diversity will best meet the health and well-being needs of all people we serve including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; people with disability, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and gender diverse people, intersex people, people experiencing health inequalities, and culturally and linguistically diverse people.

Please Note - should you be successful; you are required to undergo a:

• Criminal History Check
• Working With Children Check
• Evidence of Influenza Vaccination
• Proof of your eligibility to work in Australia (provide a copy of your birth certificate, passport. VISA, etc)

If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application. We will then work with you to identify the best way to assist you through the recruitment process.

All personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy legislation.