Support Worker Refuge – Part Time

About The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre

We are a leading organisation offering a comprehensive suite of services to clients and the community across the Barwon, West Melbourne and Wimmera Regions. Providing specialist sexual assault and family violence programs and services, including 24 hour crisis care support, crisis accommodation, case management, therapeutic counselling, early intervention and professional education and training, we continue to grow and develop our offerings.

About The Role

We currently have an opportunity for a proactive Support Worker to provide individualised and tailored practical supports for women, children and young people in refuge and crisis accommodation, who have experienced and/ or are currently experiencing family violence.

This position is instrumental in delivering high quality, safe and effective family violence and child well-being responses to those seeking support, safety, and recovery. The role consists of a rostered hours of work on Wednesday from 5:30pm to 9:30am Thursday morning.

About You

With degree or working towards a qualification in social work, welfare or psychology, you have demonstrated experience in assessment and risk management, safety planning and crisis accommodation support.  You thrive working autonomously and in a dynamic team environment, with the ability to prioritise competing demands. You will be a values driven person, motivated to make a difference and hold the client at the centre of everything you do.

If you share our vision for a community free from family violence and sexual assault and are motivated to make a difference, we would like to hear from you.  We pride ourselves on being a great place to work. You care for our clients and we care for you, including by investing in your development and wellbeing. You will have access to leading specialists and training and development that supports you in your role and in your longer term career journey.

Why work for The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre?

The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre takes pride in being an employer of choice; we are passionate about the wellbeing of our team members and we celebrate diversity and inclusion in all we do. We have a high level of employee engagement and satisfaction and provide a number of complementary benefits to our staff, some of our benefits include:

• Career pathways
• Generous above award Enterprise Agreement entitlements
• Flexible and part time working arrangements
• Professional development opportunities
• 10 weeks Paid parental leave
• Salary packaging
• Health and Wellbeing initiatives
• Flu vaccinations
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Social initiatives
• Positive workplace culture

The SAFV Centre acknowledges and respects the traditional Aboriginal custodians of the land.

How To Apply

Applications close 5:00pm Sunday 4 June 2023

To apply, email your resume and key selection criteria response. All applications must address the key selection criteria outlined in the PD. Applications should be sent to [email protected].

For a confidential discussion, please contact Chantale White on 0487 546 939.

The successful candidate will be required to maintain a current Working With Children’s check and National Police Check at their own expense.

The SAFV Centre requires that employees and students to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (two doses), unless they are an Excepted Person as defined by the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination (Workers) Directions. All applicants and students must therefore be able to comply with this requirement.

Key Selection Criteria

• Essential Qualifications and Experience

  Your application must address the following:

  • A Bachelor or working towards a qualification in social work, psychology or other relevant disciplines.
• Essential Skills and Knowledge
  • Conceptual understanding of the assessment of risk in relation to family violence and provision of crisis intervention and casework with women and children from diverse backgrounds who have experienced family violence.
  • Knowledge and understanding of the gendered nature and complex dynamic of family violence including the impact of family violence on women and children
  • Ability to reflect and analyse complex problems and provide workable solutions.
  • Demonstrated capacity to adapt, support and manage change.
  • An understanding of skills required to build relationships with key stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated ability to flexibly manage competing priorities and assist others to do so.
  • Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the principles of equity, diversity, continual improvement, risk management and occupational health and safety.
• Other
  • Commitment to the vision, values and purposes of The SAFV Centre.
  • Commitment to continuous quality improvement and cultural equity in service delivery.
  • Current Victorian Driver’s Licence.
• Referees

  Applicants must provide the name and current contact details of 2-3 professional referees including the most recent or current supervisor.

• Period of Appointment

  This position is part time fixed term.

• Hours of Work
  • The position is part time.
  • Location of the position is at the Barwon region (Refuge location(s) not disclosed).
  • Roster including sleepovers, weekdays, weekends and public holidays.
  • The days are based on the needs of the service. Flexibility in working hours will be required from time to time as the need arises.
• Salary and Conditions

  Annual salary is specialist family violence level Level 4 Pay Point 1-3 range is $77,584.00 -$83,479.76 plus superannuation (pro rata for part time). Salary will be commensurate with experience and skills.

  Industrial Instrument: The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre Enterprise Agreement 2018.

  Salary Packaging: Provided via Maxxia.  PBI status with other expenses available to package above this cap. The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre is a Public Benevolent Institution.

  Superannuation: The employer will also make superannuation payments on your behalf in accordance with the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992.

  Probationary Period – 6 months with a review conducted during this time.

• Employee Responsibility – Mandatory prior to commencement

  Employee expense:

  • Valid Working with Children Check
  • National Police Records Check – renewed every 3 years of employment at employee expense