• Progress your career with a leading community organisation
• Part-time, fixed-term position covering parental leave
• Location: Sunshine

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and experienced senior practitioner at our Sunshine centre to join Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV) in this important role with staff who have been delivering effective client focused services and outcomes for over 70 years in Victoria.

About RAV

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 70 years. Our vision is for “positive, respectful, safe and fulfilling relationships for all Australians”. Our objective is to relieve suffering, distress and helplessness and to enhance physical, social and emotional wellbeing. Our services are for all members of the community, regardless of their religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, lifestyle choice, cultural background or economic circumstances. RAV provides services from centres across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria.

About the role

Reporting to the Assistant Manager Melbourne, this position supports the Program Coordinator Therapeutic Services and Therapeutic Services’ clinicians to ensure the delivery of high-quality professional services on practices through in-take and practice coordination and data collection. This includes program co-ordination tasks, supervision and counselling, advocacy and therapeutic case management, peer supervision and operational program requirements as needed. There is a supervisory requirement for this role.

Based at our Sunshine Family Relationship Centre, this is a part-time position, covering parental leave. The successful candidate will be offered four (4) days per week, on a fixed-term contract until March 2023.

Skills, experience and qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in psychology, social work and or social science.
• Significant demonstrated experience of counselling and or mental health, trauma recovery, therapeutic case management and advocacy, with evidence of leadership qualities.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively intervene, prioritise and manage crisis situations.
• Knowledge of the effects of childhood trauma on adult functioning, and trauma-informed care approaches.
• Must have own vehicle and current Victorian driver’s licence.

A copy of the position description (can be viewed below and) is available at www.rav.org.au/careers .

What we offer

A competitive salary package is on offer to the successful candidate with a base salary range of $93k to $96k (pro-rata) per annum, superannuation and access to salary packaging. We are an ‘employer of choice’ providing best practice professional development, training, clinical supervision and work / life balance conditions and benefits to our staff.

How to Apply

To apply for this position, use the APPLY button and attach your covering letter responding to the above job requirements under “Skills, experience and qualifications” and your current resume/cv.

For specific queries about this position contact Lisa Stockheim, Assistant Manager Melbourne by phoning 0427 316 616.

We encourage candidates to submit their application as soon as possible as we are keen to progress this recruitment in a timely manner.

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.

A position description is attached.