• Part time or Full time 0.8-0.9 EFT
• Rewarding work where you can make a difference.
• Purchase an additional 4 weeks annual leave per year

ABOUT US

Gateway Health is a community health service providing health and welfare services to individuals, families and communities across north east Victoria and parts of southern New south Wales. We are a not-for-profit Company limited by guarantee and a registered Community Health Service under the Health Services Act 1988 (Vic).

The organisation employs over 380 staff providing a range of primary health and community services across the Ovens Murray region in North East Victoria and parts of Southern New South Wales. Gateway Health serves all people, and is committed to improving individual and population health outcomes. We do this by providing health care and support to individuals and communities in times of need, and by actively working with our partners to address the social and environmental determinants of health.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Men's Behaviour Change Case Manager role is designed to provide clinical assessment, counselling, group-work and therapeutic support to clients. The position will also provide secondary consultation to staff of the Domestic and Family Violence team

This successful candidate will work with men who perpetrate family and domestic violence and will prioritise the safety needs of women and children who have experienced abuse perpetrated by the men. The primary duties of this role is to engage with men in an outreach capacity to enhance their willingness to participate in behavioural change groups. You will need to be able to initiate engagement, assess and maintain accountability of and contact with clients, co-facilitate groups and undertake one-on-one counselling.

Other aspects include:

• Provide one-to-one engagement by initiating contact via telephone, online or face-to-face contact to with those men who engage in violence and abuse.
• Support men to engage in Men's Behaviour Change programs using a range of innovative means. This will be to provide assessment and review of risk, counselling, and referral to other services (such as mental health or alcohol and other drugs services) which may be impacting on men's perpetrating behaviour.
• This role involves the range of case management processes including but not limited to assessments, safety planning, case planning, maintaining engagement, family violence risk management, and post-intervention follow-up.

The MBC Case Manager applies an intersectional feminist analysis and deep understanding of the gendered nature of family violence, promotes accountability, works with clients' strengths, and draws upon a robust array of case management and/or counselling models, skills, techniques, and modalities.

ABOUT YOU

You will be passionate about working to reduce Domestic Violence by working with men who choose to use Domestic Violence to initiate a change. You are seeking a challenging and rewarding career in the domestic violence sector.

• Tertiary qualifications in Social Work or other related disciplines.
• Previous experience in family domestic violence service and or willingness to be trained in Men's Behaviour Change services.
• Experience in the facilitation of groups is highly desirable
• Demonstrated experience risk assessment and case management
• Knowledge and experience in early intervention and prevention program services.
• The ability to work autonomously

REMUNERATION

Community Health Centre (Stand Alone Services) Social and Community Service Employees Multi Enterprise Agreement 2022
Classification Level 4 or 5 dependent on experience.

GATEWAY HEALTH CULTURE

Gateway Health promotes a learning culture that encourages innovation and initiative and recognises our staff as our greatest asset. Gateway Health is committed to creating a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We believe that a workforce that recognises and celebrates diversity will best meet the health and well-being needs of all people we serve within our community.

GATEWAY HEALTH BENEFITS

• Work within a supportive team environment
• Laptop, mobile phone with remote access on and off site
• Generous Not For Profit Salary Packaging A$15,900 tax free
• Flexible hours and arrangements, for a work-life balance that works for you
• Option to be able to swap any existing public holiday to another religious holiday or day of significance of your choice.
• Paid parental leave
• Professional development + ongoing training and support provided
• Free car parking
• Fitness Passport - a discounted workplace health and fitness program for you and your family
• Access to regular external supervision debriefing with Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support available as needed, together with Group Supervision and Wellness activities.
• Access to our free confidential counselling service through EAP for staff and their family
• Corporate health insurance cover to keep you healthy
• Access to annual vaccination program
• Discounted Health Insurance
• A suite of employee reward and recognition programs

For a confidential chat about the position please call Rachael Pitman 0492 142 906 and Jane Cartwright 0417 452 539.

Don't meet every single requirement? At Gateway Health we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every selection criteria and/or qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Gateway Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to creating a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We believe that a workforce that recognises and celebrates diversity will best meet the health and well-being needs of all people we serve including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; people with disability, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and gender diverse people, intersex people, people experiencing health inequalities, and culturally and linguistically diverse people.

Please Note - should you be successful; you are required to undergo a:

• Criminal History Check
• Working With Children Check
• Evidence of Vaccinations
• Proof of your eligibility to work in Australia (provide either - birth certificate, passport. VISA, etc)

If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application. We will then work with you to identify the best way to assist you through the recruitment process.

All personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy legislation.