• We are seeking a Specialist Family Violence Practitioner to step into our Crisis Response Team!
• This role is available on an ongoing part-time (0.8) to full-time (1.0) basis ranging from a SCHADS Level 5 ($97,849.05- $102, 278.01) + superannuation + $15,990 salary sacrificing.

The Crisis Response Family Violence Program offers a specialist face-to-face response to victim survivors and their children who have recently experienced family violence and are being accommodated in the Western Metropolitan or Brimbank Melton regions. The service is accessible 7 days per week 24-hours per day on weekends and public holidays.

This role is available on a either a part-time (0.8) to full-time (1.0) basis, with shifts from 9-5 each day.

Reporting to the Crisis Response Team Leader you will be responsible for providing vital face-to-face and phone support for women and children who are currently experiencing family violence.

This support includes:

• Conducting needs assessments.
• Safety planning & risk assessments.
• Referring clients to other services internally and externally.
• Creating a safe avenue for support and referrals.
• Women, non-binary folk, and first nations peoples are encouraged to apply.

The key responsibilities of this role include:

• Utilise the MARAM framework to conduct comprehensive risk assessments, needs assessment, and safety planning for victim survivors.
• Provide immediate responses to victim survivors in crisis and those with immediate comfort and safety needs.
• Respond to victim-survivors accessing the service and accept and respond to referrals from external agencies in accordance with relevant program guidelines and policies.
• Refer victim-survivors at high and extreme risk of family violence to the RAMP program and provide case management in consultation with RAMP Senior Case Managers where appropriate.
• Ensure client critical incidents are managed and documented as per GenWest policy and procedures and DFFH critical incident instructions.
• Ensure program data (SHIP) is collected to inform program planning and to meet data recording requirements of DFFH and the GenWest board.
• Provide case management support to clients awaiting refuge provision.

Suitable candidates will possess:

• Case management or brief intervention experience of family violence victim survivors
• A strong knowledge of family violence sector reform and legalities

For more information about the responsibilities of this role, please contact [email protected] using the subject line: Specialist Family Violence Practitioner - Crisis Response enquiry via EthicalJobs.