- DURATION: Full time or part time position available until
June 30th 2024, with option of extension dependent on funding - First Nations People, LGBTIQA+ people, people with
disability, people of color, 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.
About the role
The LGBTIQA+ and Family Violence Practitioner will provide high-quality
family and intimate partner violence, mental health and wellbeing counselling
and case management services and group interventions to LGBTIQA+ people and
their families within Drummond Street Services’ (DS) Family Services Model of
Practice. The Practitioner will work across both Queerspace and the Family
Violence Response programs. Counselling and support will also be provided to
clients in the Living Free and Futures Free from Violence programs that support
women, trans, and gender diverse people who have used force and/or violence in
family and intimate partner relationships, offering opportunities to work
towards change.
Your responsibilities
- Provide assessment, treatment and delivery of a range of evidence-based
mental health interventions to individuals and families, ranging from crisis
intervention to longer-term therapeutic engagement - Conduct bio psycho-social assessments of individual and
family-based risk and protective factors associated with mental health outcomes
and provide focussed therapeutic counselling and interventions for clients
presenting with mental health conditions - Provide queer sensitive and affirmative counselling and case
management services to LGBTIQA+ clients and their families experiencing or at
risk of family or intimate partner violence - Conduct assessments of risk and protective factors including
comprehensive risk assessments as appropriate - Develop and implement individual case plans in collaboration
with the client or clients - Contribute to the development and delivery of group
interventions relating to LGBTIQA+ family and intimate partner violence and
mental health and well-being for the diverse range of LGBTIQA+ people and their
families, including people of colour and those from culturally and
linguistically diverse backgrounds
About you
- Demonstrated ability to provide counselling and therapeutic
interventions with positive outcomes for LGBTIQA+ individuals and families and
for those experiencing or enacting family violence - Highly skilled and experienced counsellor/ practitioner
- Family-aware and inclusive practice whilst holding risk and
safety as paramount - Demonstrated capacity to work creatively, show initiative,
contribute ideas and be active in a supportive team environment in an agency
working to support individual and family relationships - Cultural and diversity humility
Selection Criteria, all of the following must be addressed in your application
to be considered.
Essential
- Minimum two years’ experience in providing interventions to
individuals and groups in the family violence or related sector - Demonstrated ability to provide counselling and therapeutic
interventions with positive client outcomes - A commitment to and experience in working with people from
LGBTIQA+ communities - Demonstrated experience in delivery of group programs
- Demonstrated understanding of the needs, issues and
sensitivities of people from diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal, LGBTIQA+
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 issue - Demonstrated capacity to work within integrated,
collaborative and systemic approaches - Demonstrated organisational skills including the ability to
meet deadlines and prioritise work tasks - Identify as belonging to LGBTIQA+ communities, as well as
other communities with whom DS assertively engages - Victorian driver’s license
Application process
- Applications close at midnight on Sunday 20th November 2022
- All applications will be directed to our careers portal – LGBTIQA+
and Family Violence Practitioner - All applicants must include a resume with a cover letter
addressing all the key selection criteria for the position
Please contact Paula Fernandez Arias on 03 9663 6733 or [email protected] to
discuss your application.