Join our dedicated team in Bendigo and use your specialist skills to support positive client outcomes.

Are you passionate about creating safer futures for victim survivors of family violence?

Do you want to be part of a supportive, purpose-driven team making a real difference in the community? If so, we’d love to hear from you!

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.

Benefits That Help You Thrive:

• Outstanding pay and recognition: We offer above-award wages and salary packaging benefits up to $15,860 (tax-free) because your skills and contributions deserve to be valued.
• Leave that supports your life: Enjoy 5 weeks annual leave plus wellness, cultural, and personal leave, because caring for yourself and your family matters.
• Growth for every career stage: Access ongoing training and development opportunities designed to help you thrive.
• Leadership for all: Our Leadership Development Program is open to all staff, because leadership is about building confidence and fostering continuous growth.
• Flexibility and wellbeing: We understand life’s demands. That’s why we offer flexible work arrangements and wellbeing initiatives in a workplace that celebrates diversity and inclusion.
• Support when you need it: Our Employee Assistance Program provides confidential support for your mental health and wellbeing, because you matter.

About the role:
We are currently seeking Integrated Practice Workers on a number of contract lengths including:

• Integrated Practice Worker - 0.8 FTE – Working with Victim Survivors - Fixed Term to 13/05/2026.
• Integrated Practice Worker – 1.0 FTE – Working with People Using Violence – 12 Month Fixed Term Contract.
• Integrated Practice Worker – 1.0 FTE – Working with Victim Survivors - 12 Month Fixed Term Contract.

Integrated Practice Workers provide high quality, safe and effective responses to Victorian victim survivors and children seeking support and safety, whilst keeping the perpetrator in view.

This role supports positive client outcomes by:

• Providing high quality, safe and effective responses to victim survivors and children seeking support and safety, whilst keeping the perpetrator in view.
• Engaging with perpetrators who have been referred to or who contact the service due to concerns they have about the impact of their behaviour, developing and planning interventions and working towards increasing the safety for the family members.
• Conducting risk assessments, developing safety plans, and coordinating with other services within the integrated family violence system.

To be considered for this position you will have:

• 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.

Click Here to learn more about how being part of the passionate and fulfilling family violence sector can support your career goals.

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 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.

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