• Assist us to deliver high quality client outcomes / services
• Competitive conditions, benefits & salary packaging
• Hybrid working arrangements – 2 full-time, perm positions at Richmond

About us

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”.

Open Place is a support service for Victoria’s ‘Forgotten Australians’ and coordinates and provides direct assistance to address the needs and issues of people who grew up in ‘care’. Open Place helps people to deal with the legacy of their childhood experiences and to support them to improve their health and wellbeing.

About the role

Reporting to the Senior Manager, your responsibilities will include providing support to survivors of institutional childhood sexual abuse. You will provide timely, clear, accurate and relevant assistance and encouragement to Forgotten Australians applying for Redress through the National Redress Scheme (NRS), ensuring the processes are accessible and providing relevant information in the application making process including referrals to relevant services, where required.

Both of these full-time positions are based at our Open Place centre located in Richmond and includes participation in regional outreach, which may require overnight stays.

The base salary range is $92k-$95k per annum.

About you

• Degree qualified in social work or a related field and/or demonstrated experience in working with survivors of institutional ‘care’.
• Ability to provide support services to adults who have experienced childhood trauma and its lifelong impact, including awareness and understanding of the NRS.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and negotiation skills with the capacity to engage effectively over the telephone for extended periods of time.
• Current Victorian driver’s license.

We provide

• Competitive salary packaging.
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
• Generous leave and gratis days over Christmas.
• Professional development, training and career progression.
• Best practice clinical supervision.

Apply

Candidates can view the position description or contact Michelle McDonald, Senior Manager Open Place by phoning 0429 490 121 for specific queries.

A position description is attached.

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

RAV is committed to developing an inclusive and diverse workforce. We encourage applications from First Nations peoples, people from under-represented culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, asexual (LGBTIQA+) communities, and people living with disability. 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. RAV is a public benevolent institution.