About MCM

MCM is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to safety. MCM embraces differences because we know that diversity and inclusion help us to attract, recruit, engage and retain talented people. 
We are a leading for profit-for-purpose organisation that offer a broad range of services in Early Years, Disability, Homelessness, Palliative Care and Education.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Restart Senior Practitioner, MCM and CMY’s Restart Program is a trauma-informed, healing-focused and flexible program designed to support young people using violence in the home to recognise the violence and adapt their behaviours; to deal with the triggers and reasons they are using violence; and support their family members to be safe. Restart recognises that the drivers of the use of family violence by young people is different to those of adults, and that young people require different approaches to managing this behaviour.

Duties of this role may include but are not limited to the following:

• Provide effective early intervention strategies for young people using family violence in the home and their families in partnership with CMY, collaboration with care teams and service providers.
• Provide effective case management utilising best practice principles whilst working with the young people we support to recognise the violence and adapt their behaviours; to deal with the triggers and reasons they are using violence; and support their family members to be safe
• Work collaboratively with The Orange Door, welfare and teaching staff in local schools, and community-based youth and family support services to identify and support young people using violence in the home
• Develop and maintain collaborative, effective, and integrated working relationships with other service providers and community agencies and provide advocacy where required.
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of multidisciplinary youth support programs including services that provide family mediation and therapy, mental health, AOD, legal and family violence responses to young people

What’s in it for you?

• Purpose driven work and job fulfillment
• Flexible working environment
• Competitive salary package
• Attractive salary packaging benefits

About you

Our ideal candidate will be able to successfully demonstrate the following key skills and attributes:

Essential:

• Bachelor of Social Work, Bachelor of Youth Work, or a related discipline.
• Significant experience in working with and providing case management to young people and their families, particularly within the context of early intervention and family violence.
• An understanding and experience with the family violence service sector including knowledge of patterns, trends and systemic issues.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with other organisations in formal and informal partnerships to achieve outcomes.
• Demonstrated capacity to deliver group work programs.
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills. 
• Ability to build and maintain positive relationships and communicate with people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.

Desirable:

• Experience working with young people who use violence in the home
• Good knowledge of the youth justice sector 

Please refer to the position description for the full duties and key selection criteria

How to apply

Please refer to the  position description for the full duties and key selection criteria

Applicants will be required to undergo a pre-employment safety screening process as part of the MCM selection process. Appointments to MCM roles will be subject to the following safety screening checks (as applicable to the role): National (and International if applicable) Police Check (which includes Proof of Identity Check), Victorian Employee Working with Children Check, Qualification Verification Check, Employment History Check, NDIS Worker Screening Check, Right to Work in Australia and current and valid driver licence. All costs associated with safety checks (except National Police Check) will be at applicants’ expense. MCM employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 consistent with the Victoria public health orders regarding COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Procedures and applicants will be required to present acceptable proof of their vaccination status as part of their application.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY

MCM embraces diversity and encourages applicants from all different backgrounds to apply regardless of age, gender, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation. We recognise the strength and value in diversity, and lived experience, actively fostering an inclusive workplace. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

OUR COMMITMENT TO SAFETY

MCM is committed to the safety of its clients and employees, taking a zero tolerance approach to violence within the workplace and abuse, including child abuse and abuse of people with disability. All employees are required to comply with the Child Safe Standards.