Lead specialist family violence practice and strengthen safe and accountable responses in this impactful full‑time role.

About The Organisation:
The Centre for Non-Violence (CNV) is a leading and innovative specialist Family Violence organisation based in the Loddon area, with a vision of gender and social equality for all.

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, and 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.

About The Role:
We are currently seeking a full‑time Advanced Family Violence Practice Lead (Adults Using Family Violence) to join our team within The Orange Door Bendigo in a 1.0 FTE (38 hours per week), ongoing role.

This role is responsible for providing practice leadership on risk assessment, risk management and planning for family violence, and for delivering expert advice to The Orange Door workforce in relation to complex family violence cases and perpetrator interventions.

This will include responsibilities such as:

• Supporting practitioners to understand the tactics of coercion, power and control used by perpetrators, and to apply strategies that hold perpetrators to account.
• Providing specialist secondary case consultation and technical input.
• Offering specialist family violence expertise to the intake and assessment process.
• Leading, mentoring and developing practitioners and team leaders in family violence practice.
• Implementing systems and procedures to guide and strengthen specialist family violence practice, including risk assessment, risk management and planning.
• Building and maintaining positive relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to support integrated practice.

About You:

To be considered for this opportunity you will have:

• At least two years’ specialist family violence experience, including direct work with people using violence in community and/or justice settings.
• A relevant tertiary qualification in social work, psychology, community services and/or another related human services field, and a Graduate Certificate in Assessment and Case Management (or a willingness to undertake this).
• Strong understanding of the gendered nature of family violence, intersectionality, and trauma‑informed practice.
• Demonstrated experience in integrated service delivery and multi‑agency environments.
• Excellent communication, leadership and mentoring capability, and the confidence to guide practice in complex situations.
• A commitment to culturally safe and inclusive practice.

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. 

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