About us
McAuley Community Services for Women helps women and children who have faced family violence and homelessness to take control of their lives. Through a range of supports including accommodation, legal, health, recreation and social responses, we support women to leave us with restored capacity and greater opportunities for safe housing, economic capability and wellbeing. We work alongside women and children, recognising their strengths and fostering their resilience to create a new future.
Feminism, intersectionality and anti-oppressive practices are imbedded within our client practice and our culture.
Make a Real Impact – Join Us as a Specialist Family Violence Practitioner
Are you passionate about empowering women and children to reclaim their safety and independence? We’re looking for a dedicated and compassionate professional to join our team and provide life-changing support to those escaping family violence.
As a Specialist Family Violence Practitioner, you’ll play a vital role in delivering trauma-informed, holistic case management across crisis accommodation, refuge, and outreach settings. Every day, you’ll make a difference by helping women and children find safety, rebuild their lives, and move towards a future free from violence.
In this dynamic and deeply rewarding role, you will:
- Lead specialist family violence risk assessments within the MARAM framework and provide tailored, client-led support.
- Design and deliver holistic support plans that address safety, well-being, housing, financial independence, social connection, and employment pathways.
- Collaborate with a wide range of services and community partners to ensure wraparound care and advocacy for clients.
- Offer expert secondary consultations to support sector professionals working with women and children affected by family violence.
- Champion inclusive, strengths-based, and culturally responsive approaches in all aspects of support.
If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact in the lives of others, we want to hear from you.
This is a Permanent Part-Time (30.4 hours per week - 0.8 EFT) opportunity based in Melton within our Community Services program. The position reports to the Team Leader, Family Violence.
Key Selection Criteria:
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Tertiary qualification and experience in social work, or a related field in line with mandatory minimum qualifications for specialist family violence practitioners.
- Commitment to McAuley values; Community, Hospitality, Compassion and Justice.
- Demonstrated experience supporting women and children facing a range of complex challenges in relation to family violence, homelessness, health and mental health, drug and alcohol use, trauma, and marginalisation.
- Understanding of critical issues relevant to responding to family violence including an understanding of the MARAM framework, Family Violence Protection ACT (2008), and Child Safe Standards.
Please address the full Key Selection Criteria outlined in the PD as part of your application.
For a full position listing, please click APPLY. The Position Description is available for review at the bottom of the page.
For more information, please contact:
Mabel at [email protected] or on 03 9283 8900.
Our offer:
- Generous Salary Packaging - helps increase your take home pay
- SCHADS Award Level 5 depending on qualification and experience.
- Ongoing Career Development, Education and Training
- Employee Assistance Program – free and confidential counselling, coaching and emotional support for work and personal challenges
- Click HERE to find out more about becoming a member of the MacKillop Family Services team and what further support we have to offer our employees.
You must have a:
- Valid and current Driver’s Licence;
- Satisfactory Criminal History Check (paid for by MacKillop);
- Valid Employee Working with Children Check;
- Valid and current NDIS Workers Screening Check (for risk assessed / client facing roles). MacKillop can assist successful candidates with their application.
Please note, we are only considering female identifying candidates for this position. McAuley Community Services for Women has an exemption to gender equality requirements.
Our Commitment:
McAuley is part of MacKillop Family Services and celebrates and draws strength from diversity and respects the dignity of all people. Every person has the right to be safe and to be treated justly. We value every person’s ability, cultural or linguistic backgrounds, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, intersex status, relationship status, religious or spiritual beliefs, socio-economic status, and age.
It is our goal that we continue to evolve as a culturally safe, culturally competent, and welcoming organisation to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people, families, and communities.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for this position.
Shortlisting for this position may commence immediately so please submit your application as soon as possible
