Senior Family Violence Practitioner

• Be inspired to do better at the states leading provider
• Part time – 3 days per week, fixed term to June 2026, 2 years
• Coworking and secondary consultation in family violence

The Job

The Senior Family Violence practitioner role is an exciting opportunity to work across the Western Family services programs embedding the Family Violence framework, providing secondary consultation and implementing a reflective practice space for Family violence work.

• Upskilling of staff through reflective practice, focus groups and training opportunities.
• Case specific case consultations, attending home visits as secondary worker.
• Embedding of the Family Violence framework into the Family Service teams.

Your new role

This role is all about bringing your knowledge and experience of family violence and sharing it with the wider family services team. Within the wider team, we’ll receive referrals via The Orange Door and from across the programs we run at Anglicare including Adolescent Family Violence in the Home and Family and other services. From there the family services practitioners will work closely to help clients achieve positive outcomes, all with the help of you in this role, providing support and guidance as a subject matter expert and advocate for best practice in the context of Family Violence. You’ll also have the chance to work directly with families as well as: 

• Provide child-centred, family-focused case management support to families with complex needs who are experiencing high risk family violence.
• Provides family violence consultations & co-work to Family Services Practitioners within the program
• Works collaboratively with the Child and Family Services Alliance for system and practice improvements 

The skills you will use day to day:

• The experience to lead others and offer secondary consults on complex cases.
• Work in partnership with children & young people and families.
• Contemporary theory and frameworks including trauma informed, attachment, social learning.
• Support practice improvement.
• Work collaborative with DFFH and other services providers.

This role would be perfect for a someone such as an orange door practitioner looking for a more hands on and consultative role, away from the intake, assessment, and referral nature of TOD. It could be a good pathway to develop skills aligned to a Practice Lead role if that’s your long-term goal. 

What makes this such a great role for you:

• You get a salary starting at $102,000 plus super.
• Part time, 3 days per week.
• Fixed term to June 2026, position created due to additional funding (24 months)
• Salary packaging is available up to $15,900 plus an entertainment card.
• SCHCADS award level 6.
• Negotiable through the increments dependent upon experience.
• Work from our great office space in Sunshine.
• 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.
• We have a Rainbow tick and DCA accreditation, so our inclusive culture is not only demonstrated but also recognised. 

What our people say about working with AV – “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

We have re-advertised this position and increased the contract term. The new closing date is as advertised, but we will move suitable applicants through the process immediately so please do not delay your application.

Download the detailed Position Description: Senior Family Violence Practitioner PD FS E AW6 112023 V1.0

The next bit is easy, click “Apply Now” wherever you see the advert to be taken to our careers page and submit your resume with a cover letter that describes your passion for working within the family violence space and your commitment to support vulnerable children, young people and families.

For further enquiries contact Lisa Johnston on 03 9396 7400 or email [email protected] using the subject line: Senior Family Violence Practitioner enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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.

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.