Fixed term part time or full-time options until 30 June 2024

• First Nations People, LGBTIQ+ people, people with disability,
  people of colour, public housing residents or people with a lived
  experience are encouraged to apply
• DSS is committed to child safety and strictly adheres to the
  Reportable Conduct Scheme for organisations. The safeguarding and
  wellbeing of our clients is our core focus. All staff must undergo
  thorough recruitment process including screening and providing evidence of
  current Working With Children Check and National Police Check.

PROGRAM
DESCRIPTION

Drummond Street Services (ds) provides a whole-of-family response
for young people who are enacting harm or using violence in the home, recognising
that many of these young people are also victims of family violence (FV).
Existing DS Child and Family Practitioners and Specialist Family Violence
Practitioners will work alongside the FV Youth Specialist, offering
differential support within a whole of family framework, supervised by a Place
Based Manager.

Using a therapeutic, trauma informed approach, this role will
provide ongoing individual, family, risk and safety assessments, case planning,
therapeutic case management and counselling, case review, warm referrals to
appropriate local services and relevant interventions for young people using
and experiencing family violence. The program is being delivered across the
north and west regions of Melbourne.

ROLE

The team will be responsible for:

• Providing ongoing individual,
  family, risk and safety assessments, case planning, therapeutic case
  management and counselling, case review, warm referrals to appropriate
  local services and relevant interventions for young people using and
  experiencing family violence.
• Working collaboratively with DS
  Child and Family Practitioners and Specialist Family Violence
  Practitioners, ensuring that individuals and families’ safety and freedom
  underpins all interventions
• Liaising with internal and
  external services to maintain relevant links and networks to strengthen
  services for young people and their families
• Facilitation of capacity building for
  Practitioners from the service and from partner organisations and the
  sector

 ESSENTIAL/
DESIRABLE CRITERIA

• Minimum Degree level qualification in social
  work, psychology, youth work or the equivalent
• Minimum of three years demonstrated
  Counselling and Specialist Case Management practice working with young people
  using and experiencing family violence, utilising a variety of intervention
  methods and the development of on-going support structures
• Demonstrated understanding of the needs,
  issues and sensitivities of people from diverse backgrounds including First
  Nation, LGBTIQ, people with all abilities and culturally and linguistically
  diverse people and communities
• Demonstrated experience of working with
  families with complex needs such as family violence, drug and alcohol and
  mental health issues
• Demonstrated
  organisational skills including the ability to meet deadlines and prioritise
  work tasks
• Demonstrated capacity to work
  creatively, show initiative, contribute ideas and be active in a supportive
  team environment in a busy Family Relationship Agency

Application process

• Applications close at midnight on Sunday 25th September
  2022
• All applications will be directed to our career’s
  portal – Family
  Violence Youth Specialist
• All applicants must include a resume and with a cover letter
  addressing all the key selection criteria for the position