Job Title: Family Violence Specialist Practitioner
This is an exciting opportunity to join a family violence team as a specialist practitioner.
The role involves providing high-quality support to women and children experiencing family violence across the Bayside Peninsula Region.
The successful candidate will have extensive knowledge and understanding of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities and be able to work with interpreters when supporting CALD victim survivors.
* Conduct thorough risk and needs assessments using MARAM to identify the unique risks, needs, and impact of trauma posed by family violence to women and children from a CALD background.
* Deliver a high-quality family violence response that is child-focused, developmentally appropriate, and culturally safe to children and women accessing specialist family violence services.
* Ensure service delivery addresses the unique risks, needs, and impact of trauma posed by family violence to women and children from a CALD background.
* Provide specialist family violence response to women and children who are/have experienced family violence.
* Develop safety plans and liaise with other services and stakeholders to increase the safety of women and children experiencing family violence. When safe and age-appropriate, work directly with children to develop their own safety plans.
About the Role
* A tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, or a related discipline is essential or a Graduate Certificate in Family Violence as per Recommendation 209.
* Experience in using MARAM to assess risk, needs, and protective factors of women and children, safety planning, and determining appropriate referral pathways is required.
* Proven experience working with women and children presenting with complex needs and behaviors (e.g. trauma, substance abuse, mental health, parenting issues, disability) and/or from CALD or indigenous backgrounds and/or LGBTIQA+ communities.
* Excellent written communication skills and ability to prepare reports, maintain records, including case notes and data base reporting.
* Ability to establish and maintain external networks and collaborative relationships with professionals both internal and external.