• Leading Community Services Organisation
• Salary packaging, and competitive sector remuneration
• Permanent Full-time position, based in Heidelberg

About the opportunity

The position will support family safety contact work, predominately within the Arabic Community, for the affected family members of men who attend the FVIP Men’s Behaviour Change program.  The role includes safety planning, advocacy, referral and ongoing support once the men are allocated into a group.

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About you

The ideal candidates will have:

• Bachelor of Social Work, Counselling, Psychology, Welfare Studies or equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience in providing individual counselling and support for women impacted by family violence.
• Demonstrated experience in comprehensive assessment
• Experience in working with complex situations and the capacity to engage vulnerable clients
• Demonstrated understanding of the feminist framework
• A demonstrated understanding of work with people from a CALD background
• Demonstrated experience in successfully facilitating groups and workshops.

How to Apply

If this sounds like you, apply today by submitting the below:

• 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 about the role, please contact Faye Wolfe, Family Safety Contact Team Leader on 0414 507 481.

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org.

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 relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking. It is a condition of employment that all eligible workforce receive the COVID-19 vaccination and supporting evidence may be requested in order to perform duties at any of Uniting’s workplaces. 

Uniting is also committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.