Client
Brightside Recruitment is currently working with a large not for profit organisation that works across Victoria, providing support service within the child and family sector.  

Role
Based in Melbourne’s West, you’ll deliver services to Aboriginal women, men and children experiencing family violence.  With the focus on the perpetrator of the family violence, you will keep them in view when working with your families and work on accountability and behaviour change methods.

You’ll be responsible for providing culturally safe and affective responses for Aboriginal families and children seeking safety and support through the Family Violence hubs.

The responsibilities of this role include;

• Leading and supporting culturally safe and responsive practice with Aboriginal children, women and men.
• Undertake assessments of Aboriginal people and families.  
• Supporting the team through consultation, education and outreach to ensure that their work with Aboriginal families is culturally responsive.
• Building the cultural safety of the Hub and supporting choice and self-determination of Aboriginal people.
• Working with local Aboriginal governance groups to provide connection between Aboriginal services, communities and your team.
• Working collaboratively with the Aboriginal Practice Leader to build and maintain effective partnerships with Aboriginal and Mainstream services to support choice for Aboriginal people.
• Keep accurate and complete records of your work activities in accordance with legislative requirements and the Victoria Government’s, information security and privacy policies and requirements

Criteria

• Tertiary qualification in Social Work, Social Science or similar field OR working experience and expertise in the sector.
• High level of awareness of the key issues which impact upon Aboriginal communities.
• Proven ability to work and engage with Aboriginal families and children.
• Demonstrated understanding and application of Family Domestic Violence models, approaches, theories and practiced when dealing with clients
• Demonstrated understanding of Family Support Services and different models of intervention.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Intake processes and assessment of risk.
• Demonstrated ability to advocate on behalf of children, young people, individuals and families.
• Proven experience in case management tasks, such as assessments, referrals, case planning and case closure.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare accurate documents and reports e.g. case notes, incident reports, court reports, work reports that meet audience needs
• A current Victorian Driving Licence
• A current Victorian Working with Children’s Check.
• A recent National Police Check (within 6 months)
• Current COVID-19 Vaccination