About BDAC

BDAC is an ACCO (Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation) registered as a member under the umbrella of VACCHO (Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation) and represented nationally through NACCHO (National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation).

BDAC was founded to represent and provide services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living on Djaara Country.

BDAC has a responsibility to ensure growth of services, development of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, better and improved health outcomes for our people, improved quality of life and be a lead agency in providing self-determination employment and career pathways for Aboriginal people.

What We Are Offering

• Full time
• SCHADS Level 5
• Fixed term 12 months
• Access to Salary Packaging
• 11.5% Superannuation
• Supportive work environment
• Ongoing training and development opportunities

About The Position

The Family Safety and Healing programs provide culturally safe, client centred, trauma informed, and holistic care to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community members who have experienced family violence.

The Specialist Family Violence Practitioner will work alongside other Specialist Practitioners and the Safety and Response Team Leader to deliver intensive case management to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander survivors of family violence.

They will ensure ongoing risk assessments and the development of comprehensive safety plans to increase the safety and wellbeing for families. 

Key Responsibilities

The Specialist Family Violence Practitioner will engage with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families in a culturally safe and competent way.

They will:

• Demonstrate ability to work with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families with complex trauma needs
• Have sound understanding of the history of colonisation and resulting impacts on Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families
• Work with families to ensure their cultural needs are identified early and embed into practice
• Provide risk assessment, safety planning and case management to Survivors who are currently or have previously experienced family violence.
• Support Survivors in navigating the police and legal systems to report incidents of family violence and breaches of intervention orders.
• Ensure Survivors have their safety needs met, alongside opportunities to enhance their wellbeing and healing needs.
• To actively participate and advocate for Survivors in care team and professional meetings.
• Provide expert secondary consultation to internal BDAC workers who have clients affected by family violence, and support to complete risk assessments and safety planning as required.
• Responding to urgent matters as needed to support the immediate safety of Survivors
• Participate in BDAC Family Safety Program activities including, team meetings, planning days, and involvement in therapeutic group work activities.

About You

• Demonstrated understanding of cultural safety
• Experience in completing the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Tool (MARAM) and Safety Planning for Survivors of Family Violence
• Have sound understanding of the history of colonisation and resulting impacts on Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families
• Demonstrated case management and case work experience
• Strong advocacy skills and confidence in navigating Victoria Police and legal systems to support Survivors of Family Violence
• Knowledge and understanding of the complexities of family violence
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines and/or targets
• Strong computer skills, ability to use a range of software and IT based reporting systems
• Ability to participate collaboratively and constructively within teams of peers, staff, and other stakeholders, as well as initiative and effective personal judgement when working alone.
• Well developed interpersonal and communications skills
• Demonstrated experience referring to and collaborating with local service networks

Preferred / Desired / Mandatory Education, Training and/or Competencies

• Recognised Social Work degree or a similar welfare or behavioural related degree which includes: a) a primary focus on child development, human behaviour, family dynamics and/or impacts of trauma; and preferably, b) practical component such as counselling or case work practice

or

• Recognised Diploma of Community Services Work, or similar qualification which is studied over a minimum of two academic years of full-time study (or part time equivalent) and includes: a) a primary focus on child development, human behaviour, family dynamics and/or impacts of trauma, b) supervised fieldwork placements (ideally completed within the child and family welfare sector) and at least one unit of study in case management, case work practice or counselling
• Professional comprehensive training in MARAM would be highly regarded.

How to Apply

If this role sounds like the role for you then click on the "Apply Now" button and apply by attaching your CV and a cover letter detailing how you suit the role.

Mandatory Requirements

Should an applicant be the preferred candidate, background checks (Police check, reference check and Working with Children's Check) will be completed prior to the candidate’s employment being confirmed.

For more information about this position please see the Position Description which can be accessed via our website www.bdac.com.au or contact our human resources team on (03) 5442 4947 or send an email through to [email protected] using the subject line: Specialist Family Violence Practitioner - Bendigo enquiry via EthicalJobs.