• Clinical best practice and career opportunities
• Progress your career with us
• Deliver high quality client services around schools in Melbourne

Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV) is a secular, community-based, not-for-profit organisation with no religious affiliations who have been providing services to the Victorian community for over 75 years. Our vision is for “positive, respectful, safe and fulfilling relationships for all Australians”.

The role

Reporting to the General Manager Clinical Services, and with supervision from the Coordinator of Child and Parenting Groups, your responsibilities will include the facilitation of the I like, like you: A healthy relationships program for schools throughout Melbourne. This role includes duties that support the operationalisation of the Child and Family Strategy. You will provide a supportive & safe environment, with the ability to engage and have fun with young people as a mentor.

This fantastic casual opportunity is based as outreach to schools across Melbourne with occasional training at our Central Office in Camberwell. you will have access to your own transport and travel can be reimbursed.

About you

• Degree qualified in Youth Work, Social Work, Psychology, Counselling, or a related allied health discipline and eligibility for membership of appropriate professional body.
• Experience and expertise engaging in facilitating groupwork and work with children, adolescents, youth work, mentoring, families, including group work interventions / coaching.
• Risk assessment skills and ability to make appropriate referrals for children, young people and their families.
• Demonstrated capacity to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, comfortable with public speaking and group facilitation.

We provide

• Competitive salary including meal/entertainment and salary packaging.
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance.
• Generous employment conditions and benefits including additional paid leave benefits - parental, study, personal and compassionate, flexible, family violence leave as well as paid ex-gratia leave between Christmas and New Year.
• Access to professional development and training including our Registered Training Organisation programs where we provide accredited and non-accredited courses.
• Best practice clinical supervision and support through a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program.
• Career progression opportunities internally across Melbourne Metropolitan and Regional Victoria centres.

The hourly rate for this position is $60.44 per hour inclusive of 25% casual loading.

Apply

We encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible by sending their application and resume so we can progress to interviews.

You can view the position description attached for further information.

If you have a specific query contact Eva Kaufman, Coordinator – Child and Parenting Programs by phoning 0459 239 371 or emailing [email protected] using the subject line: Group Facilitator - Schools enquiry via EthicalJobs.

COVID-19 compliance

Candidates will be required to provide evidence of their COVID-19 vaccination status or medical exemption during their application process.

RAV is committed to building and supporting an inclusive and diverse workforce and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, those from cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQA+ communities and people with disabilities. We are committed to the safety of our clients and staff and promote a child-safe work environment. We recognise the lifelong impacts of childhood trauma and recognise those who had children taken away from them. All staff must undergo a National Police Check, International Police Check (if applicable) and Working with Children Check. RAV is a public benevolent institution.