Your role:

Anglicare in partnership with VACCA in delivering the A Better Way (ABW) Program. ABW is a community based program that works directly with Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal fathers, who use intimate partner violence. ABW offers fathers with a flexible and individualised tailored treatment approach that addresses their family violence behaviours that are seen as a “Parenting Choice”.

ABW is a trauma-informed program that applies Safe & Together ™ practices and has adopted cultural healing approaches specifically designed for Aboriginal fathers and families

The skills you will use day to day:

• Work trauma informed
• Provide tailored approaches to help fathers develop positive parenting relationships
• Engage with fathers who choose to use violence
• Conduct risk and needs assessments using relevant and contemporary frameworks, theory, and practice models
• Therapeutic counselling
• Perpetrator mapping
• An understanding of intergenerational trauma
• Experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities would be highly regarded

What makes this such a great role for you:

• You get a salary starting at around $96,962 plus super.
• Salary packaging is available up to $15,900 plus an entertainment card.
• SCHCADS award level 6.
• Negotiable through the increments dependent upon experience.
• 2 x full time max term roles.
• Work from multiple sites including the Orange Door and Department of Justice based at Frankston and Dandenong.
• We take the Health and Wellbeing of our people seriously offering a Well Worth It! Program, EIP and EAP.
• Access to discounted health insurance as well!
• A diverse and inclusive workplace for you to feel safe, acknowledged and included.
• Our people are our biggest asset, we will support you to progress your career with a dedicated L&D team.
• A Rainbow Tick Accreditation

What our people say- “AV is an organisation where if you want to challenge yourself or explore opportunities, you don’t have to leave to do that. There are so many great people, programs and services, so it’s an organisation where you have great conditions for growth and development”.

Ready to take the next step:

Could you please apply for the role before midnight on Sunday 18th December. Interview will take place 20th and 21st December with conditional offers before Christmas and start dates mid to late January.

For a Detailed Position Description please take a look here:   Mens Therapeutic Practioner ABW PD – September 2022.docx

To apply for this position all you need to do is click apply wherever you are and attach a resume and a brief cover letter that describes your motivation to apply.

The advert is only meant to be an overview, for all the details on what makes this such a great opportunity or to ask questions contact  Dominika Szadura, A Better Way Program Manager on 03 9781 6700

Please Note: It is mandatory for the successful applicant to hold a current Working with Children Check and be prepared to undergo a National Criminal History Check prior to commencement. AV employees are required to either be fully vaccinated against COVID 19 or have a medical exemption. AV will require evidence that you are compliant with these requirements.

Anglicare Victoria acknowledges Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we operate. We commit to working respectfully to honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to this country.

Diversity and inclusivity are important to Anglicare Victoria and we are committed to ensuring our workplace and services reflect this.  Everyone is welcome at Anglicare Victoria, regardless of age, ethnicity, cultural background, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation and physical ability.