About The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre

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

About The Role

The Training Officer is rare and exciting capability building position, and is part time (minimum 0.8 FTE) fixed term until 31 July 2023 with the possibility of extension. This is a collaborative role working with subject matter experts to design new and tailor existing training modules to meet client needs. This position will work in a cohesive team to deliver training to a broad range of clients. Our training services are designed to support the prevention of violence against women and family violence, to recognise and respond to disclosures of sexual assault and family violence and strengthen workforce capability.

About You

You have extensive experience in the design and delivery of a variety of training programs. You will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the causes of violence against women and children and ideally, you will have relevant training certifications coupled with qualifications in health promotion, social work, gender studies or public health.

With proven advanced communication, presentation and interpersonal skills, you thrive working both autonomously and collaboratively within a dynamic, team environment. You will be a values driven person, motivated by projects that make a difference.

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 and we care for you by investing in your development and wellbeing. We offer leading salary packaging benefits and flexible working arrangements that help you manage your work and your life.

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:

• Hybrid working environment
• Generous above award Enterprise Agreement entitlements
• Flexible and part time working arrangements
• Professional development opportunities
• 10 weeks paid parental leave
• Salary packaging
• Health and Wellbeing initiatives
• Flu vaccinations
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Social initiatives
• Positive workplace culture

The SAFV Centre acknowledges and respects the traditional Aboriginal custodians of the land.

For further information go to https://www.safvcentre.org.au/careers.

For a confidential discussion, please contact Chantale White on 0487 546 939.

The successful candidate will be required to maintain a current Working With Children’s check and National Police Check.

The SAFV Centre requires employees and students to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (two doses), unless they are an Excepted Person as defined by the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination (Workers) Directions. All applicants and students must therefore be able to comply with this requirement.