• Leading community services organisation
• Salary packaging, and competitive sector remuneration
• Full time, Maximum term position until 30 June 2023
• Based at Heidelberg/Epping

About the opportunity

Support victim survivors (including children and young people) to stay safely in their own homes and communities by keeping people who use violence actively engaged with, and in view of, the service system to manage immediate risk of family violence and support behaviour change and accountability.

The Men’s Behaviour Change Practitioner role is designed to provide clinical assessment, counselling, group-work and therapeutic support to men, women and children of Uniting’s Family Violence Intervention Program. The position will also provide secondary consultation to staff of Uniting.

The role provides individual family violence case management support for men who are perpetrators of family violence.

You can view the position description here

About you

The ideal candidate will have:

• Undergraduate in Social Work, Psychology or equivalent
• Proven experience in Family Violence intervention and support service delivery
• Principal Facilitator in line with the Men’s Behaviour Change Standards (Graduate Certificate in Client Assessment and Case Management) or willingness to obtain
• Sound understanding of the Family Violence Protection Act 2008, Victorian government family violence service system reforms and the MARAM framework
• Minimum one year experience in working in Family Violence service system, including at least one year working with perpetrators of family violence
• A sound understanding of the gendered nature of family violence and the issues relating to people who use violence
• An awareness of culturally sensitive practice when providing services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, CALD and LGBTIQ+ communities

How to apply

If this sounds like you, find out more about this role or apply today. Please upload the following as part of your application:

• Cover Letter (1 page outlining your suitability by addressing the key/core selection criteria according to the position description)
• Current Resume (no more than 3 pages)

Get in touch

• Fallon La Brooy – Team Leader, Perpetrator Accommodation Support Program
• Laura Daniels – Team Leader, Men’s Behaviour Change Program
• T: (03) 9051 2444

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. Visit us: 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. It is a condition of employment that all eligible workforce receive the COVID-19 vaccination and supporting evidence may be requested in order to perform duties at any of Uniting’s workplaces.

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.