Posted:
22/12/2025
Closing Date:
18/01/2026
Job Type:
Contract
Location:
Melbourne - Northern Region
Job Category:
Family Violence Services
Great People. Great Careers. Excellent Healthcare
DPV Health is a leading healthcare service provider delivering a wide variety of clinical, community health and wellbeing services across Melbourne's northern growth corridor. DPV Health has been awarded the Premier's Primary Healthcare Service of the Year in 2023 & 2024.
Our People are the foundation of DPV Health; they are what make our organisation thrive and the ones who create meaningful change in people's lives. Over 700 professionals support and deliver excellent health care to our community at DPV Health. We are always looking for passionate, driven, great people to join our team and make a lasting impact. That is why we foster a workplace culture that is as rewarding as it is inclusive. We are committed to supporting Our People to lead fulfilling lives, no matter who they are, or where they are from - or where they are going.
Our workplace culture is committed to DPV Health values and celebrates workforce diversity reinforcing the positive approach we have to the way people contribute, communicate, engage and interact. Our People deserve to feel empowered and supported as they pursue their professional goals, learn new skills, and achieve meaningful milestones in their work. At DPV Health, we foster an environment that promotes greater growth, innovation, and collaboration, so you can feel elevated every day.
Our employee benefits, connect, recognise, and support Our People, acknowledging and valuing everyday contributions to the success and culture at DPV Health. We strive to ensure that Our People thrive at work and in all personal and professional pursuits. We invest in Our People, proudly offering a diverse range of opportunities including knowledge sharing, ongoing learning and development, leadership development, connectedness, and celebration; these are key pillars in our culture.
Job Description
Greatness starts here - About the Victims Assistance Program (VAP)
VAP is a critical part of the state-wide response to all victims of crime. It is a voluntary, confidential, and free service which is funded by the Victorian Government Department of Justice and Community Safety.
The aim of the VAP is to assist victims by providing an accessible service where victims are listened to, informed, and empowered in their pathway to recovery. It provides practical assistance, advocacy, case management support and access to a range of services, including engagement with the criminal justice system and helping victims recover from the impact of the crime.
About the opportunity:
The position sits within the Mental Health, Family Violence, Communities and Families Directorate. The role was created in recognition of the importance of having family violence specialists within VAP services to provide best practice support for victims of family violence, as well as enabling secondary consultation for non-specialist family violence workers within VAPs to further support their work with victims
The Family Violence Practice Lead offers specialist responses to victims of crime, including intake assessment, risk management, care planning, brief intervention, case management, and community education. In this role, you will demonstrate the following.
Proven capacities to work effectively with people impacted by family violence, including male victims and their children;
Demonstrated capacity to conduct risk assessments using the MARMM framework and safety planning for women and children and understanding of the FVISS and the CISS.
High-Level understanding of the impact of trauma and ability to use trauma-informed practice interventions;
Providing cultural safe and non-judgemental space for clients;
A good understanding of non-collusive practice and identifying predominant aggressors;
Well-developed capacity for assessment and formulation of case plans that are client centred using strength-based approach;
High level of collaborating with stakeholders who are engaged with the client and proactive in setting care team meetings;
A sensitivity to and understanding of clients' needs from diverse backgrounds.
Additional information can be obtained from the attached position description.
Desired Skills and Experience
Bring your great, everyday
DPV Health is looking for candidates with:
Working with Children's Check (WWCC)
Victoria Police Check
Current Victorian Driver's License
Hold a Bachelor of Social Work, Eligible for membership of AASW, or at least 5 years relevant experience and be working towards meeting recommendation 209 – social work degree
The fine print
Fixed Term to 30/06/2026,
Part Time 0.7EFT
Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Check, hold a valid WWCC
Closing date for applications will be 18 Jan 2026.
Our Talent Experience
We kindly request you include a covering letter, addressed to Sapna Khadka, Team leader Victim Assistance Program, detailing your motivation for joining DPV Health and highlighting the qualities you bring to this position.
For further information, please contact Sapna Khadka at using the subject line: Family Violence Practice Lead - Victims Assistance Program enquiry, or We will be actively reviewing applications as they are received, so please don't delay.
To view the Position Description, please click HERE.
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DPV Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to ensuring we have an inclusive, diverse and safe workplace for our staff and clients. To us diversity means people of any age, family situation, cultural and linguistic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical sex characteristics, ability or disability, health, life experience, socio-economic situation, faith, spirituality and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. We encourage all individuals to apply.
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