About the organisation

The Centre for Non-Violence (CNV) is a leading and innovative specialist Family Violence organisation based in the Loddon area, with a vision of gender and social equality for all.

Our Work Benefits

• Take advantage of our above award wages and salary package up to $15,860 (tax free).
• Enjoy our generous leave entitlements which includes 5 weeks Annual Leave, Wellness Leave, Cultural Leave, and above award Personal Leave entitlements.
• Access ongoing training, professional skills enhancement, and career development opportunities.
• Thrive at work by tapping into our workplace health and wellbeing initiatives, flexible work arrangements and diverse working environment.

About the role

We are currently seeking a full-time Advanced Family Violence Practice Leader (Men’s) to work within The Orange Door Bendigo, on an ongoing contract.

This role is responsible for providing practice leadership on risk assessment, risk management and planning for family violence, and providing expert advice to The Orange Door workforce in relation to complex family violence cases and perpetrator interventions.
This will include responsibilities such as:

• Supporting practitioners to understand the tactics of coercion, power and control used by perpetrators of family violence and to apply strategies to holder perpetrators to account.
• Providing specialist secondary case consultation and technical input, as well as
• Providing specialist family violence expertise to the process of intake and assessment.
• Leading, mentoring and developing practitioners and team leaders located at The Orange Door in family violence practice.
• Implementing systems and procedures to guide and improve specialist family violence practice, including risk assessment, risk management and planning.
• Building and maintaining positive relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to facilitate a partnership and integrated practice approach.

About you

To be considered for this opportunity you will have:

• At least two years’ experience in a family violence or related role.
• An in-depth knowledge and understanding of the drivers of, and the gendered nature of family violence.
• Additional experience and / or qualifications in men’s family violence is highly desirable.

Application Process

To be considered for this role applicants must submit a cover letter and current resume. Employment will be subject to a satisfactory Working with Children’s check and satisfactory criminal record history check prior to commencement.

For more information about this role or the application process, contact People and Culture on 03 5430 3000 and visit our website https://www.cnv.org.au/job-application-process.

Apply as soon as possible.

We will review applications as they come in and may close the advertisement earlier.

CNV is a child safe organisation

CNV is an equal opportunity employer

A position description is attached.