Organisation : Uniting
Location : Melbourne
Work type : Contract/Temporary
Salary type : Other
Application closing date : 7 Nov, 2021
About the organisation
About the role
- Leading community services organisation
- Salary packaging and competitive sector remuneration
- Full time | Initially maximum term until 30 June 2022
- Based at Ringwood
About the opportunity
We have an exciting new opportunity for a passionate Adolescent Family Violence Case Managers to join the Family Violence team within our Homeless Intake and Prevention Program.
The Case Manager will provide case management support to families where young people aged 12-17 years are perpetrating family violence. The role will utilise an assertive outreach approach to engage the young person and address the issues that may be contributing to or resulting from their use of family violence. The Case Manager will ultimately aim to reduce the incidence of family violence and abuse, increase safety and stability for all family members, enhance the young person’s wellbeing, and strengthen the family’s parenting capacity.
View the full position description here
About you
To be successful in your application you will meet the person specification in the position description including having a Bachelor of Social Work or equivalent qualification and/or experience in line with the mandatory minimum qualification requirements for specialist family violence practitioners.
You will also have:
- Demonstrated case management experience within the family violence and child, youth and family welfare field
- Proven ability to engage young people and families and provide assertive outreach support
- The ability to utilise a strengths-based, family-centered approach in the context of family violence
- Knowledge of the MARAM framework, Family Violence Act 2008 and the Child, Youth and Families Act 2005
- Strong communication and organisation skills
How to apply
If this sounds like you, find out more or apply today. Please upload the following as part of your application:
- Cover letter (outlining your suitability according to the person specification in the position description)
- Current resume
Applications close Sunday 7 November 2021
Get in touch
Ross Taylor – Family Violence Team Leader
T: 0435 515 354 (during business hours)
About Uniting
At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.
Visit us: www.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 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.
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.
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Please quote in application: Adolescent Family Violence Case Manager via Pro Bono Australia.
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