Organisation : EACH
Location : Melbourne
Work type : Full-time
Sector : Community Development, Community Support Services
Salary type : Annual Package
Application closing date : 4 Oct, 2020
About the organisation
At EACH, our vision is for a healthy and inclusive community.
Founded on the vision that everyone is entitled to good health, we’re one of the nation’s leading health and community service providers, offering a broad range of services for over 40 years. Our services include Community Health, Mental Health, NDIS, Counselling, Support for Older Australians and Family Services.
About the role
Who we’re looking for
If you’re an experienced Family Violence Counsellor, qualified with a Social Work degree, Multi Agency Risk assessment and management (MARAM) training at advanced level, a minimum of 3 years of experience working in family violence sector/environment and enjoys working with like-minded service delivery professionals, this might be the opportunity you’ve been looking for!
You will have a specialist level of skill knowledge and expertise in family violence working with people who are or have been affected by their experience of family violence, and effective time management to manage a client load with trauma related to family violence and other traumatic events whilst assessing risk and managing safety responses.
A high level of communication, both written and oral, including familiarity with use of electronic documentation, presentation, liaison and networking skills will also be valuable.
What you’ll be doing
A typical day will be responding to family violence risk and utilising the MARAM framework to assess risk. Providing therapeutic counselling and casework to support clients experiencing family violence. Supporting clients to navigate the service sectors with possible assistance with housing, legal aid, children’s services, and or financial brokerage and working collaboratively with other services of EACH and agencies within the partnership.
As you will be working within a remote team, with colleagues across other funded services and the broader EACH community it is important that you possess excellent interpersonal skills to deliver accordingly.
Who you’ll be working with
The family violence team is one of the many programs that make up the larger Counselling and Support Team. With over 20 staff in the team supported by a hands on Team Leader.
What we offer
EACH offers all staff benefits by offering Not for Profit Salary Packaging, a flexible workplace strategy and support through a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program.
Next steps
We want to know why you would like to come work with EACH and what you can bring to this role. Please attach a cover letter with your resume.
If you’d like more information about the position, please contact Felicity Townsend.
Applications close 4th October 2020
How to apply
#PBA3Please quote in application: Family Violence Therapeutic Worker via Pro Bono Australia.
Sector: #Community_Development, #Community_Support_Services
