Team Leader Victims Assistance Program

**Posted**:
22/05/2025

**Closing Date**:
15/06/2025

**Job Type**:
Contract

**Location**:
Melbourne - Northern Region

**Job Category**:
Family Violence Services,Leadership / Management

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

DPV Health is a leading healthcare service provider delivering a wide variety of clinical, community health and wellbeing services across Melbourne's northern growth corridor. DPV Health has been awarded the Premier's Primary Healthcare Service of the Year in 2023 & 2024.

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.

Job Description

**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**:
This Victims Assistance Program (VAP) Team Leader role is a leadership position that provides operational and clinical management, leadership, support and delivery of the intake, assessment, and case management. You will support and enable your direct reports to deliver a high-quality service for their consumers to reach their individual potential.

The Team Leader will lead by example to provide day to day coaching, clinical leadership, support, and direction to foster and develop a strong, engaged, and effective team. The position will collaborate across relevant functions of the organization to optimize clinical and business outcomes within a growth, developmental and future orientated environment. The position will require supporting delivery of exceptional evidence-based, cost effective, innovative, and efficient care to DPV Health consumers in line with the organizational, strategic and program business plans.

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,
- Full time

**Applications close 15t June 2025**

**Our Talent Experience**

We kindly request you include a covering letter, detailing your motivation for joining DPV Health and highlighting the qualities you bring to this position.
- Victims Assistance Program enquiry**
- DPV Health is committed to Equal Opportunity, ethical practice and the principles of cultural diversity and social inclusion._