Brophy Family & Youth Services have been supporting children, young people, families and the south west Victorian community for almost 50 years. We live here; this is our community; we believe in people and in their ability to create the life they want.

At Brophy you will join a team of just over 180 employees delivering over 40 programs and services across areas including youth engagement, mental health, family violence, foster care, housing support, employment support and disability services.

At Brophy our Vision is not just focussed externally on our community - we feel just as passionate about our employees being meaningfully connected through their roles with us to create the life they want, and that as a workforce we achieve this together through innovation and relationships, creating new horizons towards an advantaged community.

ABOUT THE ROLE

• Warrnambool
• 0.5 EFT  

Brophy’s specialist Family Violence team work within a trauma & psychologically informed practice environment.

This role works across the specific areas of:

• Family Violence Counselling and Support for Women and Children (Warrnambool only)
  • The Family Violence Practitioner role is to provide information, counselling and support to women and children who have experienced and/or are experiencing family violence. This role involves undertaking risk assessment and safety planning, crisis intervention, referral and trauma informed counselling while working with clients in a supportive, inclusive and respectful way.
• South West Family Violence Partnership Program
  • The primary purpose of this program is to offer support to adults, youth and children who are experiencing the ongoing effects of being a victim survivor of family violence. The program does not respond to family violence crisis situations.  Under this program, clients are offered either an individual or group approach.  This includes a suite of interventions such as Circle of Security, Shark Cage, Brining up Great Kids and trauma informed counselling.  The program is strongly underpinned by the Safe and Together Model.
• Family Safety Contact ( Primarily phone based)
• • Family Safety Contact work involves working with women and children who have been identified as affected family members of perpetrators violence. The position involves regular phone contact with these family members while the perpetrator of the violence is attending the Men’s Behaviour Change program.  This contact involves ongoing risk assessment, safety planning, referrals to appropriate services and providing support that is needed during this time.  The worker will also work closely with the Men’s Behaviour Change facilitators in assessing a family’s level of risk and developing appropriate responses.

Make a difference in a career that’s meaningful, challenging and rewarding.

BENEFITS

• Above Award Salary
• Attractive Not For Profit Salary Packaging benefits.
• Monthly Wellbeing Day  (Full time employees, pro rata for Part Time).
• Excellent Learning & development Opportunities

For further information please contact Sharon Kenny on 5561 8888 or via [email protected], using the subject line: Family Violence Practitioner - Warrnambool enquiry via EthicalJobs.