Mens Family Violence Practitioner

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Great People. Great Careers. Excellent Healthcare

DPV Health is a leading healthcare service provider delivering a wide variety of clinical, community health and wellbeing services across Melbourne’s northern growth corridor. DPV Health has been awarded the Premier’s Primary Healthcare Service of the Year in 2023 & 2024.

Our People are the foundation of DPV Health; they are what make our organisation thrive and the ones who create meaningful change in people's lives. Over 700 professionals support and deliver excellent health care to our community at DPV Health. We are always looking for passionate, driven, great people to join our team and make a lasting impact. That is why we foster a workplace culture that is as rewarding as it is inclusive. We are committed to supporting Our People to lead fulfilling lives, no matter who they are, or where they are from - or where they are going.

Our workplace culture is committed to DPV Health values and celebrates workforce diversity reinforcing the positive approach we have to the way people contribute, communicate, engage and interact. Our People deserve to feel empowered and supported as they pursue their professional goals, learn new skills, and achieve meaningful milestones in their work. At DPV Health, we foster an environment that promotes greater growth, innovation, and collaboration, so you can feel elevated every day.

Our employee benefits, connect, recognise, and support Our People, acknowledging and valuing everyday contributions to the success and culture at DPV Health. We strive to ensure that Our People thrive at work and in all personal and professional pursuits. We invest in Our People, proudly offering a diverse range of opportunities including knowledge sharing, ongoing learning and development, leadership development, connectedness, and celebration; these are key pillars in our culture.

Greatness starts here - About the Orange Door

The Orange Door Partnership aims to address the needs of all Victorians who experience or use Family Violence as well as families who need support in relation to child wellbeing. The NEMA Orange Door is an integrated intake and assessment service that is the referral pathway to a range of services including Integrated Family Services, Specialist Women’s Family Violence Services, Men’s Behaviour Change and other services.

DPV practitioners within the NEMA Orange Door provide specialist family violence intake assessment and referral responses primarily to men using violence.

About the opportunity:

The Practitioner – Adults Using Family violence is a clinical position responsible for providing specialist family violence responses primarily to people who use violence. The position may also include providing specialist family violence responses to victim survivors and child wellbeing support depending on service needs.

Additional information can be obtained from the attached position description.

Bring your great, everyday!

DPV Health is looking for candidates with:

Working with Children’s Check (WWCC)
Victoria Police Check
Current Victorian Driver’s License
Hold a Bachelor of Social Work, Eligible for membership of AASW OR at least 5 years relevant experience and be working towards meeting recommendation 209 – social work degree
Experience within the family violence sector including experience working with men using violence or other relevant experience that demonstrates capacity to undertake the role.

A passion for integrated service delivery, service reform and improving outcomes for women, children and families.

The fine print

Successful candidates will be required to undergo a National Police Check, hold a valid WWCC

Closing date for applications will be 3 November 2024 or earlier if suitable candidates are found.

Applications will be progressed to interview as they are received.

Our Talent Experience

We kindly request you include a covering letter, addressed to [email protected], detailing your motivation for joining DPV Health and highlighting the qualities you bring to this position.

For further information, please contact Carol Phillips on 0475 855 506. We will be actively reviewing applications as they are received, so please don’t delay.

Closing date for applications will be 18th July 2025

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DPV Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to ensuring we have an inclusive, diverse and safe workplace for our staff and clients. To us diversity means people of any age, family situation, cultural and linguistic background, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical sex characteristics, ability or disability, health, life experience, socio-economic situation, faith, spirituality and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background. We encourage all individuals to apply.

To learn about the assistance we can offer during the recruitment process, your potential work environment, access features of a location, or if you require alternative formats to our process please contact [email protected]

We will not be accepting applications from agencies for this position.