Senior After Hours Family Violence Response Worker
Job No:
Berry2761
Location:
Mt Helen, VIC
- Located in Mt Helen within the Family Violence team
- Full time, fixed term 5 month contract
- Generous salary packaging benefits
Assist women and their children to remain safely within their community and maintain a life free of violence.
Join Victoria’s largest independent child welfare organisation and become a vital part of a team that never gives up doing whatever it takes for kids. We believe everyone should have a good childhood, growing up in families and communities where they feel safe, nurtured and have hope for the future.
The Family Violence Program in the Western region provides a range of support services to women and their children who have experienced family violence. The service aims to assist women and their children to remain safely within their community and maintain a life free of violence while also addressing the emotional and practical needs and issues arising from the violence.
The Senior After Hours Family Violence Response Worker will work directly with women and children, assisting them to identify their own needs and strengths, support the woman with identified barriers and where appropriate, to function as an advocate in an after-hours and weekend roster role.
We are seeking a professional that will cover a variety of functions including: responding to Safe Steps, Police and other referrals via participating in Intake, providing a range of response interventions which are identified through Risk assessment and increasing the safety of the women and children the service responds too. The role will also carry a case work function, and the worker will also participate in an After-hours on-call roster. The successful candidate will also be required to supervise the part time After Hours Family Violence Response Workers.
About you:
- You will have a tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Welfare or a related discipline as well as a full driver’s licence.
- You will strong leadership skills with a demonstrated ability to supervise and support staff in a busy environment.
- You will have a proven ability to provide case management and direct support, assistance and advocacy for clients who have experienced trauma.
- You will be able to work autonomously with strong organisational skills.
- You will have a demonstrated understanding of issues, policy and legislation relating to family violence.
This is a full time, fixed term 5 month contract. For further information, please refer to the position description.
Queries to Denise Sheridan, Manager Family Violence & Housing Support Services on (03) 5330 5000
Applications including resume, cover letter and statement addressing the key selection criteria to be submitted by 11pm Wednesday, 03 October 2018
To download the Position Description, please click here
To download the Key Selection Criteria template, please click here
Berry Street are committed to the safety, participation and empowerment of all children, including those with a disability and culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds. Berry Street are also committed to cultural safety, inclusion and empowerment of Aboriginal children, their families and communities. Comprehensive reference and background checking will be undertaken, including a Working with Children Check and police check. Aboriginal people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.