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Support and Safety Hub Practitioners

Peninsula Health
  • Positions will be located in Prahran, Rosebud, Hastings or Frankston
  • Previous Applicants need not apply
  • New graduates are welcome to apply

Who We Are and What We Stand For

Peninsula Health is the major metropolitan health service caring for a community of 300,000 people. Our Vision is to provide exceptional health and community care.

In representing Peninsula Health, we expect all employees and volunteers to reflect our values: Be the Best, Be a Role Model, Be Open and Honest, Be Compassionate and Respectful and Be Collaborative. We are One Peninsula Health.

What You Will Be Doing

As a result of boost funding, an exciting opportunity exists for a Men's Family Violence Services Intake Worker to work within the Men's Family Violence team.

The work is primarily focused on the assessment and triaging of referrals for the Men's Family Violence team, and will be based in the Orange Door in Frankston, but may be asked to work at other Bayside Peninsula sites. Regular clinical support and a developed team structure are features of the role.

Key Responsibilities

This position assesses and triages referrals delivering active and timely referral responses in accordance with No To Violence Guidelines.

This role specifically provides:

  • Manage the intake of referrals, coordinating their assessment, and triaging according to priority guidelines, together with the rest of the Support and Safety Hub team
  • Liaise with relevant agencies and workers both within the Support and Safety Hub, as well as external to the Support and Safety Hub, in order to build safety and timely responses to families affected by family violence
  • Ensure effective and appropriate, clinically informed support and service options are provided to clients at all times
  • Promote and practice respectful relating and non-violence
  • Demonstrate positive workplace behaviours and relationships at all times
  • Build and expand personal skill levels and ensure that clients receive service reflecting up to date, evidence based professional practice

What You Will Need

Applications are sought from suitably experienced candidates with appropriate qualifications and experience.

As per the minimum mandatory qualifications requirements via this link all candidates wishing to apply for this role must be able to demonstrate that they:

  • Are considered EXEMPT under the policy
    OR
  • hold a Bachelor of Social Work or other equivalent qualification
    OR
  • Have minimum 5 years relevant professional experience, OR a related qualification as per the mandatory minimum qualification requirements
    OR
  • Hold significant cultural knowledge and experience or lived experience, and have faced barriers to educational pathways

Please note that candidates wishing to enter the specialist family violence workforce via a related qualification or 5 years related professional experience pathway, OR the significant cultural knowledge and experience or lived experience pathways will be required to work towards an equivalent qualification within specified timeframes (as per the mandatory minimum qualifications policy). If you believe these pathways may apply to you and would like more information, please don’t hesitate to contact us to discuss this further.
Previous applicants need not apply.

Please see the attached position description for a full list of criteria for the role.

What Next

If you experience any issues signing in or registering, please feel welcome to contact us - the People, Experience & Performance Team on (03) 9784 2700.

Additional Requirements

Peninsula Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We encourage applications from individuals from all cultural backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We also provide a safe and supportive workplace for people with disabilities.

To find out more about our recruitment processes, compliance obligations and to prepare your application to join our team please click here. To apply click Apply Now to be redirected to our careers portal.

Join Peninsula Health and help us to deliver safe, personal, effective & connected care to every person, every time.

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