• Leading Community Service organisation
• Salary packaging and competitive sector remuneration
• Part-time (45.6 hrs. per fortnight), Permanent position
• Based in Horsham, Flexible working arrangements, Great team

About the opportunity

The Community Therapeutic Family Violence Practitioner will work alongside Grampians Community Health team members to provide timely and appropriate therapeutic interventions and support services to women and children experiencing or at risk of experiencing Family Violence in highly rural and remote, isolated farming communities and small towns across the Wimmera.

The aim of this project is to provide a holistic support framework for the victims and children from start of intake through to exiting services, therefore minimising or ceasing the effects of family violence on women and children living in rural and remote locations.

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About you

An ideal candidate will have:

• Tertiary qualifications in Psychology, Social Work, Counselling or related community services discipline
• Membership or eligibility for membership with ACA, APS or AASW.
• Experience in the delivery of services that aim to break the cycle of violence for adults, children and young people experiencing or recovering from family violence by enhancing coping skills and self-esteem and facilitating the development of non-violent life strategies.     
• Knowledge of and experience using multiple therapeutic frameworks relevant to working with adults, children and young people impacted by family violence.
• Knowledge of and/ or experience using the Common Risk Assessment Framework (CRAF) and Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management Framework (MARAM) or experience in undertaking risk assessment and risk management. 

How to Apply

If this sounds like you, find out more about this role or apply today. Please upload the following as part of your application:

• Cover Letter (1 page outlining your suitability according to the position description).
• Current Resume (no more than 3 pages)

Get in touch

For more information regarding the role, please contact Katrina Scimone, Team Leader – Family Services |E: [email protected], using the subject line: Community Therapeutic Family Violence Practitioner - Horsham enquiry via EthicalJobs | T: 03 5362 2970

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. Visit us: unitingvictas.org.au  

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and Working With Children Check (in Victoria) and/or Working With Vulnerable People Check (in Tasmania) prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

We work in solidarity with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as Australia’s First Peoples and as the traditional owners and custodians of this land. We celebrate diversity and value the lived experience of people of every ethnicity, faith, age, disability, culture, language, gender identity, sex and sexual orientation. We welcome lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse and non-binary, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) people at our services. We pledge to provide inclusive and non-discriminatory services.