About our Clients
An NFP community provider who have been running for 40 years providing services to the South West of Sydney. Their mission is to empower the community to live independent lies and make choices aligned to their aspirations.

About the Role
The DFV Program Manager is responsible for the management of Domestic and Family Violence Service Team. They will be responsible for leading and supervising the DFV team and for monitoring and overseeing the provision of all DFV services within the allocated budget.
The position is also responsible for the design and development of a Men’s Behaviour Change Program (MBCP) compliant with practise standard of Men’s Behaviour Change program targeting men’s from CALD background. Lead the MBCP registration process with Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ).

Essential Criteria to be successful

• Hold a Bachelor Degree qualification in a relevant territory
• Demonstrated experience in managing a team providing support.
• Demonstrated experience in domestic and family violence; people who use forms of violence/ abuse in their relationships; and, those impacted by domestic and family violence, including children.
• Demonstrated experience in risk assessment and implementation of safety strategies and planning.
• Understanding of the Domestic and Family Violence Protection Act (2012), other relevant legislation and confidentiality requirements.

The Duties

• Ability to conduct brief therapeutic intervention with vulnerable families of diverse backgrounds.
• Ensure appropriate operational processes for all aspects of the current and future DFV services are developed, implemented, and documented.
• Develop staff competency in quality improvement and program evaluation and data collection and reporting.
• Manage the sharing of information, data collection and reporting in accordance with program, legislative and regulatory requirements.
• Lead the DFV Team by nurturing a team culture and facilitate ways to strengthen inclusive communication, teamwork, learning and continuity of care.
• Develop staff competency in providing culturally sensitive, client centred emotional support, empowerment and advocacy for women and children accessing DFV Services
• Provide leadership and supervision to the DVF Team including recruitment, onboarding, performance management, mentoring, and learning objectivities.
• Design and develop the Men’s Behaviour Change Programs (MBCPs), group-based programs and services that focus on working with men to enable them to recognise their violent behaviour and develop strategies to stop them from using violence.
• Lead the registration process of MBCP program with the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) to receive funding or referrals from NSW government.
• DFV Program Manager will also be required to build and maintain strong and effective relationships and establish formal and informal partnerships with external service providers and other key stakeholders to improve and develop service delivery in line with strategic objectives.

If you wish to apply for this role or would like further information, please send your resume to [email protected]