RAMP Coordinator

Berry Street is one of the largest independent agencies within Australia, providing diverse programs to over 35,000 young people, children and families across Victoria each year. We pride ourselves on our ingenuity, evidence based and multi-dimensional thinking to provide the best outcomes for our young people!

• Mt Helen location, Wadawurrung Country
• Full time, Ongoing role.
• Base Salary $111k pa + Super & Salary packaging.

Your Opportunity

The Risk Assessment and Management Panel (RAMP) is a statewide program with a formally convened meeting held at a local level, of key agencies and organizations. 

RAMPs are regularly convened to assess the safety of highest risk victims of family violence comprehensively and collaboratively, and to develop coordinated Action Plans for participating agencies to undertake to keep victim survivors and their children safe, and to increase perpetrator accountability.

The RAMP Coordinator is a key member of our local service sector, who provides consultation and coordination on specialist family violence intervention. Our services adhere to the Multi Agency Risk Assessment and Management (MARAM) framework. 

Your Skills and Experience

The Coordinator position will serve as key point of contact for RAMP, in collaboration with the RAMP Co-Chairs and including program information, receiving referrals and provision of preliminary eligibility assessments. Achievement of this responsibility will include regular co-location at The Orange Door and other services, as identified. 

You will provide support to the following:

• Orientation of new core and associate members to RAMP
• Case coordination to mitigate risk pre-RAMP and/or to support RAMP Action Plans, of both cases determined eligible for RAMP and those newly referred. 
• Practice and skill development within the Berry Street West family violence team, including RAMP cases, in coordination with team leaders and program managers. 
• Work in consultation and collaboration with client’s informal supports and other service providers, in accordance with client’s consent, goals and risk assessment. 

A minimum Bachelor level qualification in Social Work or recent employment in the family violence sector or equivalency met through the 7 Equivalency Principles in line with the minimum mandatory qualification requirements.

Please see https://www.vic.gov.au/mandatory-minimum-qualifications-specialist-family-violence-practitioners for further information.

Benefits

• Regular reflective supervision 
• $15,900.00 pa (pro rata) Salary Packaging + Additional Salary Packaging for meals/accommodation 
• 10 weeks paid parental leave
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program, with access for staff's immediate family 

How to Apply

Applications including resume and cover letter addressing your suitability for the position to be submitted ASAP as we will be assessing applications as we are receiving them.

Queries to Mandy Gambino - Senior Manager on 03 5330 5000

Please Note; the successful applicant will be subject to comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check and National Police Check and International Police check if required and Victorian Carer Register clearance if applicable.

Berry Street is committed to being a child safe, child friendly and child empowering organisation. In everything we do we seek to protect children. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children; children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds; children with a disability; children who identify as LGBTIQA+. We aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality or religion.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.