Family Violence Practitioner

• Increase fortnight take-home pay with access to $15,900 salary packaging benefits!
• 10% gap discount for childcare services with Uniting Early Learning
• Permanent full time position

About the Opportunity

As a Family Violence Practitioner, you will play a crucial role in providing support and assistance to individuals and families impacted by family violence. You will be responsible for conducting comprehensive risk assessments utilizing the Multi-Agency Risk Assessment and Management (MARAM) framework, as well as ongoing assessments using the “Best Interests” framework for children and families. Collaborating closely with team leaders and senior case managers, you will develop and implement family action and safety plans tailored to each family’s unique needs.

What’s on offer

Join an organisation where we don’t just provide a service. We use our connections, our size, our scale, and our knowledge to push into places where we feel like we should be doing more.

In addition to receiving a salary equivalent to SCHADS Level 5 and superannuation, you’ll also receive 17.5% leave loading and an ability to increase your take-home pay by accessing up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits.

Paid parental leave (10 weeks) is available for eligible employees.

Receive 10% discount on the childcare subsidy gap fee when using a Uniting Early Learning service or centre.

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.

You will also have:

• Experience as a practitioner in the family violence and child, youth, and family welfare field.
• Ability to work flexibly to meet the current needs of families, young people and children.
• Ability to work collaboratively with families to meet and achieve goals that facilitate safe and nurturing environments for children and young people including developing action plans.
• Commitment to the family-centered approach and the family strengthening and empowerment models of practice especially in the context of family violence.

Click here to view the position description.

How to apply

Click APPLY to submit your interest and we’ll be in touch shortly. We’ll be reviewing applications as they come through as we’re keen to engage with someone.

If you have questions about the opportunity, please contact Megan Stanbridge – Manager, Children Youth & Families on 0436 521 603.

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

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.

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.