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After Hours Crisis Care Practitioner

Job No: 241473

Location: Warrnambool and Southwest VIC

Closing Date: 18 Sep 2023 AEST

Join an organisation offering vital services to vulnerable community members and make a tangible difference in Warrnambool and Southwest VIC!
Enjoy the ultimate work/life balance with flexible working arrangements and a casual role that can be performed around other commitments
Earn circa $49.08 - $52.81 per hour + superannuation + NFP salary packaging options that can increase your take-home pay!

Who We Are:

At Emma House, we strive to minimise the impacts of domestic and family violence on individuals, women, children, and our community. Our ultimate goal is to create a society where women and children can live without fear of violence.

We now have multiple rewarding opportunities available for After Hours Crisis Care Practitioners to join our team in Southwest VIC on a casual basis!

How You’ll Make a Difference:

As our next After Hours Crisis Care Practitioner, you’ll be joining a newly formed team of dedicated professionals who will provide crisis support to women who are experiencing family violence. You will provide support, predominantly over the phone, in shifts that take place between the hours of 5pm and 9am.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

Responding in a timely manner to crisis ‘call-outs’ received during rostered shifts
Providing crisis intervention and emotional support to people who have experienced family violence and, if needed, to their supportive families and friends
Conducting initial risk assessments and, if necessary, providing safe accommodation, food, medical assistance, mental health support, and addressing other immediate needs
Providing accurate information and facilitating access to medical and police support, emergency assistance and appropriate accommodation

For a more thorough list of key responsibility areas, click here to view the Position Description for this role.

What You’ll Bring to the Team:

To be considered for this role, you’ll need to hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or a related discipline, or have a willingness to upgrade from a Diploma of Community Services (Welfare Studies) to a degree qualification.

You should also have prior demonstrated experience in a similar role that saw you providing support to victims of family violence, particularly immediate support in a crisis situation.

Your highly developed interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, and self-awareness will see you in good stead to enjoy a rewarding career with Emma House. To ensure every client accessing our services feels supported through their journey with Emma House, you should also have an empathetic nature and warm demeanour.

Be Rewarded:

In addition to a competitive Level 5 remuneration rate of approximately $49.08 - $52.81 per hour + superannuation, this role will provide you with a healthy work/life balance that will allow you to perform this role around other commitments.

Additional benefits include:

NFP Salary Packaging options, so you can increase your take-home pay by up to $15,900 p.a.
Flexible working arrangements
Ongoing professional development opportunities, including further training, so you can broaden your horizons and sharpen your skillset during your time with us

Ready to Apply?

If you’re looking to make a difference in the lives of vulnerable community members experiencing family violence, we want to hear from you - apply now!

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Emma House holds an exemption under section 89 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 to only employ people who identify as women for this role. Do you identify as a woman?*
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In this role, you will occasionally be required to travel on short notice throughout the Southwest region, i.e. Warrnambool, Hamilton, Portland, and Camperdown. Are you comfortable with this?*
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As per the minimum mandatory qualifications requirements via https://www.vic.gov.au/mandatoryminimum-qualifications-specialist-family-violence-practitioners all candidates wishing to apply for this role must be able to demonstrate that they are considered EXEMPT under the policy OR hold a Bachelor of Social Work or other equivalent qualification OR have minimum 5 years relevant professional experience, OR a related qualification as per the mandatory minimum qualification requirements OR hold significant cultural knowledge and experience or lived experience, and have faced barriers to educational pathways. Do you satisfy this criteria?**
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