• Clinical best practice and career opportunities
• Competitive conditions, benefits & salary packaging
• Part-time 2 days per week, working up to full time from time to time

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 Senior Manager Kew, your responsibilities will include the provision of high quality and effective short term mental health support to people using the family law registries of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA). You will provide trauma-informed and culturally appropriate responsive mental health interventions and referrals for individuals. Based at the Melbourne and Dandenong registries of the FCFCOA, this position will require travel to regional areas of Victoria for a minimum of 6 weeks per year when the Court is on circuit.

This opportunity is a part-time position, working two (2) days per week with the expectation of up to full-time when the Court is on circuit.

This position will be fixed-term until June 2025 with potential to extend based on contract extension of the program.

About you

• Tertiary minimum of degree qualification in counselling, social work or related field.
• Previous experience in mental health support work using different modalities including phone, face to face and video and working with individuals with complex mental health needs, suicidality and trauma.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively intervene, prioritise and manage crisis situations including understanding of and ability to recognise and screen for family violence.
• Must have own vehicle and current Victorian driver’s licence.

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 base salary range is $92k-$99k (pro-rata) per annum.

Apply

We encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible by sending their application and resume so we can progress to interviews, via the Apply Now link.

You can view the position description attached for further information.

If you have a specific query contact Carolyn Last, Senior Manager Kew by phoning 0448 396 865.

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.