Marian Community Specialist Family Violence Services based at VincentCare’s Hume Community Hub in Shepparton are seeking to recruit motivated, enthusiastic, appropriately qualified and experienced individuals who demonstrate empathy for those affected by disadvantage to the following vacancy:

• Specialist Family Violence Practitioner (full time) x 2 – Reporting directly to the Team Leader, Specialist Family Violence Services, you will provide immediate interventions and short term case management to victim survivors, including children, experiencing and/or escaping family violence. You will contribute to the 24/7 on-call roster and be available on designated weeknights and weekends.

The position responsibility is to promote and deliver person-centred, strengths based operational approaches that preserve and respect diversity, equality, choice and client participation and require you to have an in-depth understanding of the gendered nature of family violence, intersectionality in family violence, and the nature, dynamics and impact of family violence across a broad range of familial relationships.

Phone enquiries for further information may be made to Rachel, Program Manager, Specialist Family Violence Services on (03) 5825 9400.

VincentCare

VincentCare was established to provide a range of professional accommodation and support services to people that are facing disadvantage and those that are ageing throughout metropolitan and regional Victoria.  VincentCare’s primary focus is to:

• provide quality services for people at risk or experiencing homelessness, people with a disability, and men and women struggling with complex needs including substance abuse and mental health issues
• advocate for vulnerable and disadvantaged people, respect their dignity and rights and understand their needs so as to provide them with support and encouragement and enable greater independence.

Working with VincentCare

A key strategic priority is attracting and retaining skilled and committed employees aligned to our values.  VincentCare has over three hundred dedicated, talented and enthusiastic staff working across a range of programs and services and offers a number of benefits including career development opportunities; salary packaging; family friendly and flexible; study leave.

Diversity and Inclusion

VincentCare is committed to the principles of social justice and aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation or religion.

How to apply

• Applicants must submit their CV and a covering letter detailing qualification and experience when responding to each of the Key Selection Criteria detailed in the position descriptions which can be accessed from our website.

Applicants are to note

• Applications for this role are open to female candidates (including trans, gender diverse and intersex women) only under Section 28 of the Equal Opportunity Act 2010.
• All appointments within VincentCare Victoria are subject to satisfactory completion of a police check and character/performance reference checks. Police checks will be undertaken for the selected candidate prior to any job offer being confirmed and will be undertaken on a periodic basis during the period of employment.
• All appointments are subject to disclosure of any relevant employment history of formal disciplinary action for improper or unprofessional conduct taken by current or previous employers or any other integrity body within or outside Australia.
• Successful applicants are required to hold and maintain a current Victorian Working with Children Check during the term of employment.
• As per the minimum mandatory qualifications requirements (Royal Commission into Family Violence (2015) Recommendation 209)  all candidates wishing to apply for this role must be able to demonstrate that they meet minimum qualification requirements or equivalency principles, i.e. candidates are required to hold a Bachelor of Social Work or other equivalent qualification; or are considered exempt under the Policy; or have a minimum of 5 years relevant professional experience; or a related qualification as per the mandatory minimum qualifications requirement; or hold significant cultural knowledge and experience, lived experience, and/or have faced barriers to educational pathways (note Mandatory Requirements).
• Candidates wishing to enter the specialist family violence workforce via a related qualification or the 5 years related professional experience pathway (as per the mandatory minimum qualification policy) can make enquiries to Rachel, Program Manager, Specialist Family Violence Services on (03) 5825 9400.