Team Leader Family Violence – RAMP and High Risk Programs
Job No:
Berry3302
Location:
Mt Helen
- Mt Helen location
- Full time, permanent position
- Salary package equivalent to $109,000pa (inclusive of super and salary packaging)
- Additional $10,500pa motor vehicle allowance
For over 140 years, Berry Street has adapted to a changing world, and we will continue to adapt to achieve our purpose. We believe children, young people and families should be safe, thriving and hopeful. Our Vision for 2022: Together we will courageously change lives and reimagine service systems. We look forward to working with children, young people, families, carers, staff and partners to achieve this vision. Together.
The Opportunity
The Western Family & Domestic Violence Service is an entry point for Police Referrals covering the Victoria Police Western Division 3 areas, which includes: Ballarat, Moorabool, Pyrenees, Ararat, Golden Plains and Hepburn. The service provides a range of support services to women and their children who have experienced family violence, including an After-Hours Crisis service across the Western Region.
The Victorian Strengthening Risk Management program is a key initiative to improve responses to women and children at high risk of serious injury or death from family violence. Key components of the program include the Risk Assessment and Management Panels. A Risk Assessment Management Panel (RAMP) is a formally convened meeting of several key agencies and organisations at a local level. RAMPs are regularly convened to comprehensively and collaboratively assess the safety of highest risk victims of family violence, and to develop coordinated Action Plans for participating agencies to undertake to keep women and children safe, and to increase perpetrator accountability.
Key Responsibilities
The Team Leader Risk Assessment & Management Panel (RAMP) and High Risk Programs will work collaboratively with a team of highly skilled family violence workers to facilitate, coordinate and manage referrals to the program, in addition to negotiating, developing and maintaining all aspects of the panel and reviewing its outcomes. The Team Leader will be assigned to the Central Highlands region.
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About You
You will have a tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Welfare or related discipline along with a minimum of two years of previous experience in a family violence program. You will have an advanced ability to assess family violence risk and make decisions based on evidence based risk factors regarding priority and skills in building relationships with a range of other key stakeholders at a systemic and individual case planning level.
The Benefits
- Additional salary packaging available for meals/accommodation.
- Flexible work arrangements and generous leave conditions.
- Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), including access for staff members’ immediate family.
How to Apply
Applications including resume and statement addressing the key selection criteria for the position to be submitted by 11pm on Monday, 21 October 2019. Queries to Marg Murphy, Program Manager Restoring Childhood and High Risk Programs on 03 5330 5000.
To download the key selection criteria template, please click here.
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.
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 with a sexual and or gender minority identity. 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 people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.