Integrated Practice Worker - Echuca

About The Organisation

The Centre for Non-Violence (CNV) is a leading and innovative specialist Family Violence organisation with a vision of gender and social equality for all.

About the Role

We are currently seeking an Integrated Practice Worker to join our team in Echuca in a full-time 1.0 FTE (38 hours per week), ongoing role. This position will be working with people who use violence in the family, with the purpose of increasing the safety of family members. This unique opportunity will be working across both the intake and assessment and the case management space.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide high quality, safe and effective responses to people using violence in the family.
• Engage with perpetrators who have been referred to or who contact the service due to concerns they have about the impact of their behaviour, develop and plan interventions and work towards increasing the safety for the family members.
• Conduct risk assessments, develop safety plans, and coordinate with other services within the integrated family violence system.

Our Work Benefits

• Take advantage of our above award wages and salary package up to $15,900 (tax free).
• Enjoy our generous leave entitlements which includes:

                - 5 weeks Annual Leave.

                - Wellness Leave.

                - Cultural Leave.

                - Above award Personal Leave entitlements.

• Ongoing training, professional development, and career growth opportunities.
• Develop your leadership skills through our Leadership Development Program.
• Thrive at work by tapping into our workplace health and wellbeing initiatives, flexible work arrangements, and diverse working environment.
• Be supported in your role and wellbeing through our Employment Assistance Program.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• A minimum of Diploma level qualification in social work, psychology, community services and/or a related human services field (for further information regarding Victorian Government mandatory minimum qualification requirements visit our website - https://www.cnv.org.au/mandatory-minimum-qualification-requirements)
• At least two years’ experience in a family violence or related role is desirable.
• Broad knowledge and understanding of the gendered nature of family violence including impacts on children and young people, in accordance with CNV’s feminist philosophies.
• Experience in providing case work to individuals and/or families experiencing complex needs and risk issues including a sound knowledge of referral pathways.
• The ability to work with limited supervision and exercise judgement and initiative in a fast paced and changing environment where practices and processes may not be clearly defined.

Application Process

To be considered for this role applicants must submit a cover letter and current resume. Employment will be subject to a satisfactory Working with Children’s check, satisfactory criminal record history check, and the proof of the right to work in Australia prior to commencement.

For more information about this role or the application process, contact People and Culture on [03 5430 3000](tel:03 5430 3000) and visit our website https://www.cnv.org.au/job-application-process.

Apply as soon as possible.

We will review applications as they come in and may close the advertisement earlier.

CNV is an equal opportunity employer.

CNV is a child safe organisation.