Specialist Family Violence Practitioner

• Part Time – Maximum Term (0.8 EFT)
• 12 Month Contract - Parental Leave Positions
• SCHADS – Level 5 $49.28 to $51.51 per hour + Superannuation + NFP Salary Packaging 

About Vincentcare Victoria

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.

Little bit about the role

As a Specialist Family Violence Practitioner, you will:

• Provide risk management, safety planning and holistic case management to adults, children and family animals escaping family violence.
• Deliver trauma-informed and strength-based support, prioritizing victim-survivor safety and empowerment.
• Work within the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management (MARAM), the Family Violence Information Sharing Scheme (FVISS) and the Child Information Sharing Scheme (CISS) and all other relevant frameworks and guidelines to manage risk and hold people using violence accountable.
• Advocate for victim survivors and collaborate with local and statewide services.
• Participate in phone-based, on-call roster which provides support to individuals already in service after-hours. 

About you

• A Bachelor level qualification in Social Work or equivalent in line with the minimum mandatory qualification requirements. Please see https://www.vic.gov.au/mandatory-minimum-qualificationsspecialist-family-violence-practitioners for further information.
• Experience in case management within a family violence or community services setting. 
• Strong knowledge of risk assessment, trauma-informed care, and family violence frameworks.
• Knowledge and/or experience of the unique needs and issues of individuals from diverse backgrounds including First Nations People, people of colour and individuals who identify as LGBTIQA+.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• A valid Victorian Driver Licence, Working with Children Check, and satisfactory police check.

Special Measures Requirement: 

VincentCare welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds including people who identify as LGBTIQA+, First Nations People, people of colour, people with disability and people with lived experience.

Applications for this role are open to women candidates (including transwomen, gender diverse and intersex women) and LGBTIQA+ people only under Section 28 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010.

 Why work for us?  We offer

• Salary packaging, sometimes called salary sacrificing is a huge attraction here! It is a popular way of providing employees in the community sector with tax benefits over and above their salary. It means the real value of a salary package can be significantly higher than the nominal value.
• Career Development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program
• We offer a place where you know you are contributing to a firm committed to helping others. We are passionate about #SocialJustice.

How to apply:

If this opportunity sounds perfect to you and you meet our essential requirements, we can’t wait to hear from you! Please send us your updated CV and a cover letter telling us a little bit more about you and how your skills meet our key selection criteria in the position description available here.

Applications close: 20th July 2025 at 12.00 am.

Please note: Candidates may be reviewed and progressed as applications are received. VCV reserves the right to close the advertisement at any time. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to ensure you don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity.

Phone enquiries may be made to Michelle Olley, Manager Specialist Family Violence on 0447 816 097.

Prior to any commencement to employment, pre-employment checks must be completed. This will include reference checking, a national criminal history and right to work check and a working with children check.

VincentCare Victoria is an accredited Rainbow Tick organisation.

We are 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.