Marian Community Specialist Family Violence Services based at VincentCare's Hume Community Hub in Shepparton are seeking to recruit motivated, enthusiastic, appropriately qualified and experienced individuals who demonstrate empathy for those affected by disadvantage. Reporting directly to the Team Leader, Specialist Family Violence Services, you will provide immediate interventions and short term case management to victim survivors, including children, experiencing and/or escaping family violence. You will contribute to the 24/7 on-call roster and be available on designated weeknights and weekends.

The role is responsible for promoting and delivering person-centred, strengths based operational approaches that preserve and respect diversity, equality, choice and client participation and require you to have an in-depth understanding of the gendered nature of family violence, intersectionality in family violence, and the nature, dynamics and impact of family violence across a broad range of familial relationships.

Phone enquiries for further information may be made to Rachel, Program Manager, Specialist Family Violence Services on (03) 5825 9400.

VincentCare

VincentCare Victoria is an award winning organisation established to provide a range of accommodation and support services to people that are facing disadvantage throughout metropolitan and regional Victoria.

Our aspiration is to be the leader in providing care, hope and advocacy for those facing disadvantage. Our purpose is to create opportunities and lasting change for the most marginalised. VincentCare is well equipped to provide a continuum of services that effectively meet the needs of people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

Hume Hub was established in 2016 to incorporate the family violence support programs that have been operating in Shepparton for many years. The Hub also provides emergency relief, financial counselling and capacity building and Home Care Packages.

Working with VincentCare

A key strategic priority is attracting and retaining skilled and committed employees aligned to our values. VincentCare has over three hundred dedicated, talented and enthusiastic staff working across a range of programs and services and offers a number of benefits including:

• Career Development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program
• Salary Packaging
• Choice of Superannuation fund
• Family friendly and flexibility
• Study leave
• The Ozanam Scholar Bursary

Diversity and Inclusion

VincentCare is committed to the principles of social justice and aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation or religion.

How to Apply

Applicants must submit their CV and a covering letter detailing qualification and experience when responding to each of the Key Selection Criteria detailed in the position descriptions which can be accessed from our website: https://vincentcare.org.au/about-us/careers/

VincentCare welcomes applications from people from diverse cultural & linguistic backgrounds including people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Intersex, Aboriginal and/ or Torres Strait Islander.

VincentCare is a Rainbow Tick Accredited organisation.

Applicants are to note

• Applications for this role are open to female candidates (including trans, gender diverse and intersex women) only under Section 28 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010.
• All appointments within VincentCare Victoria are subject to satisfactory completion of a police check and character/performance reference checks. Police checks will be undertaken for the selected candidate prior to any job offer being confirmed and will be undertaken on a periodic basis during the period of employment.
• All appointments are subject to disclosure of any relevant employment history of formal
• The incumbent for this position must have and maintain a current Victorian Working with Children Check or equivalent.
• disciplinary action for improper or unprofessional conduct taken by current or previous employers or any other integrity body within or outside Australia.
• Successful applicants are required to hold and maintain a current Victorian Working with Children Check during the term of employment.

As per the minimum mandatory qualifications requirements (Royal Commission into Family Violence (2015) Recommendation 209) https://www.vic.gov.au/mandatory-minimum-qualifications-specialist-family-violence-practitioners) all candidates wishing to apply for this role must be able to demonstrate that they meet minimum qualification requirements or equivalency principles, i.e. candidates are required to hold a Bachelor of Social Work or other equivalent qualification; or are considered exempt under the Policy; or have a minimum of 5 years relevant professional experience; or a related qualification as per the mandatory minimum qualifications requirement; or hold significant cultural knowledge and experience, lived experience, and/or have faced barriers to educational pathways (note Mandatory Requirements).

Candidates wishing to enter the specialist family violence workforce via a related qualification or the 5 years related professional experience pathway (as per the mandatory minimum qualification policy) can make enquiries to Rachel, Program Manager, Specialist Family Violence Services on (03) 5825 9400.

A position description is attached.