Located in Glen Waverley or Clayton, Part-time (45.6 hours per fortnight), Fixed term

• Join a not-for-profit health care provider who is getting back to what matters
• Opportunity to provide counselling for women and children who are victim survivors of family violence that is client-centred, strength-based and trauma-informed.
• $47.4995 per hour

At Latrobe Community Health Service you’ll be part of a positive and passionate workplace. We’re dedicated to providing you with career opportunities through work that is rewarding and meaningful within the community.

Reporting to the Manager Family Safety Services (FSS), the Women’s Family Violence Counsellor provides evidence-based counselling support with the wellbeing and development of themselves and their children. They help connect people directly to services and provide coordinated response to a range of different needs, and where required a whole-or-family violence response, including holding perpetrators to account. All counselling provided for women is client-centred, strength-based and trauma-informed.

Counsellors will have advanced knowledge of risk assessment, safety planning, and the MARAM framework and information sharing guidelines to minimise risk with victim survivors of family violence.

To be successful, you will require;

As per the minimum mandatory qualifications requirements via https://www.vic.gov.au/mandatory-minimum-qualifications-specialist-family-violence-practitioners all candidates wishing to apply for this role must be able to demonstrate that they:

• are considered exempt under the policy, or
• hold a Bachelor of Social Work or other equivalent qualification, or
• have minimum 5 years relevant professional experience, OR a related qualification as per the mandatory minimum qualification requirements, or
• hold significant cultural knowledge and experience or lived experience, and have faced barriers to educational pathway

For more information please contact Lisa Smith – Manager, Family Safety Services on 51365244.

At Latrobe Community Health Service we want to help you get back to what matters. To see the full position description and to apply, click the Apply Now button.

Latrobe Community Health Service is committed to better health, better lifestyles, strong and inclusive communities.

As an Equal Opportunity employer, we encourage applications from people whom are from different backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, people of any age, race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation and cultural background. We look for the right values, skills and knowledge to build our capabilities so that we can best deliver for our community. If you have a reasonable adjustment, support or access requirement, we encourage you to let us know through your application or email [email protected].

Latrobe Community Health Service (LCHS) is committed to promoting the safety and well-being of all children and young people accessing our services. Child Safety | Latrobe Community Health Service (lchs.com.au)