• Full Time, Ongoing
• Mornington Location
• $86,546.43 + super, salary packaging benefits

The Family Violence Case Manager is an integral member of the Family Violence Team and delivers high quality short as well as longer term intensive case management services to women and children who have experienced, or are currently experiencing, family violence, including women who choose to remain in the relationship. The role contributes extensive knowledge and understanding of family violence to outreach case management and supports clients accommodated in emergency accommodation and transitional housing, delivering valued services and outcomes.

About you

• Appropriate tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, or a related tertiary discipline is essential
• Demonstrated capacity to provide outreach case management including the ability to carry out comprehensive risk and needs assessments and respond appropriately
• Demonstrated commitment to personal professional development including knowledge of the Royal Commission into Family Violence Recommendations and the broader impact of the current reforms on the family violence sector
• Demonstrated experience working with women and children presenting with complex needs and behaviours (e.g. trauma, substance abuse, mental health, parenting issues, disability) and/or from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) or indigenous backgrounds
• Demonstrated knowledge of the impacts of family violence and the capacity to apply appropriate theoretical frameworks to practice
• Experience working in a fast-paced family violence program is highly desirable
• Experience working with high-risk clients is highly desirable
• A satisfactory National Police Check
• A satisfactory International Police Check (if you have resided outside of Australia within the last 10 years)
• A current Employee Working with Children’s Check (WWCC) or state equivalent
• Evidence of Covid-19 vaccination, or medical exemption

Minimum Mandatory Qualifications Requirements

The minimum mandatory qualifications requirements are in place in Victoria and have been since the 1st of July 2021. These are available on https://www.vic.gov.au/mandatory-minimum-qualifications-specialist-family-violence-practitioners

Please contact us on [email protected] if you have any questions about these requirements.

Why Good Shepherd?

At Good Shepherd, each member of our team is valued, we strive to support people to grow both personally and professionally. We offer generous conditions and flexible working hours to support employees to balance their personal and work life.

Benefits include:

• Salary packaging (which can add up to $15,900 in tax-free pay per year)
• Paid study leave
• Paid parental leave
• Gifted leave at Christmas and Easter
• Additional purchased annual leave
• Flexible work hours/working from home where possible
• Long service leave due after 10 years, with access after seven
• Employee Assistance Program, a free and confidential counselling service

To find out more about the role and to review the position description please explore our website: here.

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Please apply as soon as possible, applications are considered as they are received.

A position description is attached.

You may be required to obtain particular vaccines or immunisations in order to perform the inherit requirements of this position. This Includes but Is not limited to the COVID-19 vaccine/immunisation

We recognise the rich diversity of people across Australia. We are committed to ensuring that our team is reflective of the diverse community we serve and to supporting a culture of equity, inclusion and diversity.

Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand is a Child Safe employer. Employment is subject to satisfactory referee checks, a current employment working with Children Check, National Criminal History check and proof of the right to work in Australia.