• Full time, contracted until June 2026
• Located in Southern Melbourne area
• Professional development and career advancement opportunities
• Inclusive and diverse team environment
• wayss encourages creativity and innovative thinking
• Opportunity to work from home up to 2 days per week
• Salary range $97,377 to $101,783 (SCHADS Level 5)
• Generous salary packaging benefits up to $15,900 per annum
• Five weeks annual leave

Working for wayss

Our people matter. Without them, we would be unable to make a meaningful impact in the lives of people facing homelessness and family violence. This is our motivation in creating wayss as a great place to work.

wayss is the largest provider of family violence, homelessness, housing and services in the South East Melbourne area. We exist so people can live a life free from family violence and have access to safe, sustainable, and affordable housing.

We deliver funded services and programs across the Southern Melbourne Area including the local government areas of Greater Dandenong, Frankston, Casey and Cardinia.

wayss Family Violence programs deliver a range of services in response to women and children experiencing or escaping family violence. 

They include:

• Family Violence Refuge
• Rapid Response, including after-hours support
• Case Management
• RAMP
• Personal Safety Initiative
• Family Violence Housing Pathways
• Therapeutic children’s work
• Family Advocacy and Support Services (FASS), based at Family Court
• Family Violence/Child Protection Partnership
• The Orange Door, Southern Melbourne area

About the role

Reporting to the Team Leader of the Family Violence Recovery Program, the Specialist Family Violence Practitioner provides outreach case managed support to women who belong to a CALD community, who are experiencing or recovering from family violence.

Duties include:

• Provide outreach/in-reach case management support to client on visa’s.
• Assessing the client’s immediate situation, safety, risk and support needs using the MARAM Risk Assessment tool combined with your knowledge of CALD specific risk factors
• Building relationships with other agencies who can assist clients with their identified needs, this could include visa support, material aid, funding and linking client in with cultural groups/communities
• Engaging in culturally appropriate safety planning with clients
• Undertaking case management that recognises the unique barriers to help seeking CALD victim survivors experience
• Referring clients to appropriate support agencies and organisations.
• Assessing the clients housing and social support needs.
• Providing advocacy
• Working in collaboration with external agencies to promote the most appropriate support for the client and their children

About you

• Relevant tertiary qualification(s) in social work or related discipline.
• A minimum of twelve months prior experience working in the family violence sector.
• Demonstrated experience working with and providing support to culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) victim survivors.
• Experience and understanding of the importance working with interpreters when working with CALD victim survivors.
• Proven ability and experience working with CALD victim survivors to secure safe, affordable housing.
• Compliant with Family Violence Minimum Qualifications (Rec 209).
  • Responding to requests for services.
  • Family Violence risk assessment.
  • Safety planning.
  • Case management.
  • Providing advocacy and support.
• Demonstrated experience and capability in:
  • Ability to work autonomously and under limited direction.
  • Proven aptitude to relate positively and confidently with people from diverse backgrounds, in a variety of settings.
  • Highly developed interpersonal and problem-solving skills to effectively respond to people in crisis.
  • Resilience to work with and support clients who have been exposed to trauma.
  • The ability to work collaboratively and build strong, authentic and supportive working relationships.
  • Commitment to best practice and work towards the best possible outcomes.
  • Computer skills, including a working knowledge of Microsoft Office.

This role requires a current Driver’s Licence and valid ‘Employment’ category - Working with Children Check clearance. The candidate will need to have successfully completed wayss pre-employment screening, including a police and identity check.

Applications

Applications may close sooner if a successful candidate is selected.

Please ensure you include a covering letter, outlining your experience in relation to the "About You" section in the advertisement.

Enquiries about the position or copy of position description can be directed to Teagan Cavill, Team Leader, Family Violence Recovery Program on 0417 030 892.

wayss is proud to be an inclusive and child safe organisation.

wayss is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to being an organisation that embraces a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion within our workforce and approach to service delivery. We encourage people with lived experience to apply for roles at wayss.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic communities, people of all ages and LGBTIQ people. wayss is a proud Rainbow Tick accredited organisation that welcomes everyone across the LGBTIQ community.