Children's Family Violence Practitioner

McAuley Community Services for Women is no ordinary community service. McAuley supports women and children into safe and sustainable living, regardless of their entry point, complexity, need or recovery time.

McAuley is a ministry of the Institute of the Sisters of Mercy of Australia and Papua New Guinea. In addition to this, feminism, intersectionality, and anti-oppressive practices are imbedded within our client practice and our culture.

McAuley merged with MacKillop Family Services in October 2023.

A unique opportunity for a Children's Family Violence Practitioner to join a specialist family violence team. The Children’s Family Violence Practitioner provides child focused, trauma informed family violence support to infants, children, and young people in collaboration with their mother and other supports. This includes empowering mothers and strengthening the mother child relationship. Some of the duties and responsibilities will involve:

- Developing and delivering high quality, age-appropriate therapeutic activities and support

- Engaging with mothers and children to conduct child specific risk assessments and risk management

- Developing and contributing to child specific support plans to ensure children are supported as clients in their own right as well as part of a broader family structure

- Providing secondary consultation to Case Managers and other support staff

- Utilising a strengths-based approach to empower mothers in their parenting and strengthen the mother child relationship, including building a sense of safety

- Coordinating and work collaboratively with a range of services and stakeholders to support women and children reach their goals.

The overall aim is to support women and children to attain safety, longer term housing and independence.

This is a full-time ongoing position based in an inner west suburb of Melbourne metro. The salary is SCHADS Level 5 (subject to qualifications and experience) + superannuation and salary packaging,

A CHILD-SAFE ORGANISATION

We are committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children supported by our services. Read more about how we work to ensure that the individuality and best interests of children are promoted and respected.

HOW TO APPLY

Click 'Apply Now'. Applications must address the Key Selection Criteria outlined in the position description.

Only people with Australian Citizenship or Permanent Residency may apply for this position.

A Working with Children Check (Employee Version), NDIS Check, and a current driver’s license are mandatory. Successful appointment to the position will be subject to a National Police Check (and international if applicable).

If you have specific questions about the job, please contact Ania O'Brien aniao@mcauley.org,au using the subject line: Children's Family Violence Practitioner enquiry

A position description is attached.

Applications close on 15/09/2024.