Job Summary
- Applications close:
- Job posted on: 21st Jul 2022
- Melbourne > Croydon
Eastern Domestic Violence Service (EDVOS) is a leading specialist family violence service in Victoria. Our work is focused across seven Local Government Areas including Boroondara, Manningham, Whitehorse, Monash, Knox, Maroondah and Yarra Ranges. Some of our training, education and primary prevention programs are national.
EDVOS is predominantly funded to work with women and children. It is recognised that being female is the biggest risk factor for experiencing family violence. EDVOS acknowledges that family violence can take many forms such as intimate partner violence, child abuse, elder abuse, carer abuse, parental abuse and sibling abuse. Our specialist family violence response services are mostly directed towards women, including women from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) communities, children, pets and other animals, who are responding to any form of family violence.
As an EDVOS team member within The Orange Door, the practitioner will provide screening, assessment, triage and short-term responses to all incoming referrals for victim-survivors through the Integrated Practice Framework. The Practitioner will work in close partnership with practitioners from other agencies in the Orange Door, to increase the safety of adults and children experiencing family violence through direct service provision.
Some travel may be required for this position in the Outer Eastern Melbourne region.
The role of The Orange Door is to provide:
We are looking for someone who:
Salary for this position will be aligned with SCHADS Level 5 + legislated super.
A copy of the position accountabilities and key selection criteria can be accessed by downloading the full Position Description available below or at our website at www.edvos.org.au/get-involved.
*For more information on the mandatory minimum qualifications please visit https://www.vic.gov.au/mandatory-minimum-qualifications-specialist-family-violence-practitioners
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For a copy of the key selection criteria and a full outline of the position please see below.
For further information regarding the Specialist Family Violence Practitioner position please contact Emily Mandangu, Team Leader Specialist Family Violence – Orange Door Outer East or Chloe Lonsdale, Manager – Orange Door Services on (03) 9259 4200 .
Applications including cover letter, CV and a separate document addressing the key selection criteria (as outlined in the PD), should be forwarded to [email protected] using the subject line: Specialist Family Violence Practitioners - Orange Door - Outer East enquiry via EthicalJobs.
We believe that the unique contributions of all our people at EDVOS create our success. To ensure that our culture and our services continue to incorporate everyone's perspectives and experience, we encourage applications from the LGBTIQA+ community, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, and people of all abilities.
Due to the gendered nature of family violence, much of our workforce is women, though this is not a requirement for all roles. We never discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, or marital, veteran, or disability status.
EDVOS is a child-focused and child safe organisation and is committed to promoting and protecting the safety and interests of children. All appointments with EDVOS are subject to a police records check, working with children check and reference checks.
A position description is attached.