• Maximum Term Contract (12 Months), Full Time (1 FTE)
• Frankston location, WHD Days to be negotiated.
• SCHADS Level 8, $122,745 (plus super and salary packaging)

Role Purpose

The Manager Family Violence Services is a leadership position that sits within the Client Services Stream, reporting to the Program Manager, Family Violence services. This position will lead a team of family violence specialist practitioners to deliver a high-quality service to women and children who are experiencing, at risk, or recovering from family violence. 

Key Responsibilities

• Provide operational leadership to Good Shepherd’s Bayside Peninsula Orange Door service and Serious Risk Program, ensuring delivery of high quality, trauma informed, integrated and person-centred services to achieve best outcomes for clients.
• Meet outcomes as per funding providers, service delivery partners and organisation standards and priorities.
• Provide high quality leadership through promotion of open communication, teamwork and delegation.

About you

• Formal qualifications in Social Work, Psychology, or related discipline to degree level is essential
• Experience working in a leadership role within family violence is essential, with additional experience in family services, child protection or related context being favourable.

About Us

Our 2023-2027 strategy outlines the world we want to see and our role in advancing it. We aspire for all women, girls, and families to be safe, well, strong, and connected. We strive for equity, dignity and social justice for women, girls and families by collaborating globally and acting locally, supporting our communities in Australia and New Zealand to thrive.

We want women, girls and families to live full and dignified lives, have dignified income and enjoy financial wellbeing.  We aim to provide place-based, people-centred, holistic services while working at the system level to achieve bold and audacious reform. We currently offer micro-finance programs and products, financial counselling and coaching, family and domestic violence support services, family and youth programs, playgroups, education programs and community houses. These services are complemented by research and strong advocacy to address the underlying structural causes of injustice, exclusion, and inequality. 

Good Shepherd employees are committed to inclusive practice that responds to the specific needs, context, and circumstances of service participants. We embrace the diversity and intersectionality of individuals and recognise a person’s right to a unique identity comprising culture, language, ability, community, gender, sex, sexual orientation and lived experience. 

Benefits

• 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

How to apply

To apply please submit a short covering letter outlining your relevant skills and experience along with your CV.  Please apply as soon as possible, applications are considered as they are received.

To request a copy of the position description, please email [email protected] using the subject line: Manager Family Violence Services enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Personal data held by Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand relating to employment applications will be used in accordance with our Privacy Statement, which is available on our website.

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.