Advanced Practitioner Family Safety

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This position is located in: Ballarat Close date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 at 11:59pm Ongoing Part Time 0.8 EFT Ballarat Location Salary Range $106,546 to $111,249 base pro rata + Superannuation + Generous salary packaging options Award winning inclusive employer  OUR ORGANISATION AT CAFS, YOU MAKE THE DIFFERENCE Cafs (Child and Family Services Ballarat) is a proudly independent community service organisation, with our head office located in the Ballarat Community.
We celebrate diversity and strive to be inclusive in everything we do.
For over 156 years, the heart of our service has been the wellbeing of children, young people and their families.
Today, that commitment stands strong, and we extend our programs to include everyone who needs assistance across the Grampians and Central Highlands Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, people of all abilities, people of different race, ethnicity or cultural backgrounds and people of all religions.
Cafs have adopted TBRI as our preferred model of care and Cafs way of strengthening relationships with others.
TBRI uses Empowering Principles to address physical needs, Connecting Principles for attachment needs, and Correcting Principles to disarm fear-based behaviours.
Our services are aimed at providing early help and intervention, targeted support and ongoing assistance.
Cafs is a value driven organisation, which means we use our values to hold ourselves to account in how we work together and how we serve our clients OUR OPPORTUNITY New Year, New Career: Advanced Practitioner – Family Safety As we welcome the New Year, it's the perfect time to embrace a fulfilling career change that makes a real difference in the lives of families and the community.
Joining CAFS (Child and Family Services) as an Advanced Practitioner in Family Safety offers the opportunity to lead meaningful change, providing expert support to families impacted by family violence.
At CAFS, we are committed to ending family violence through impactful programs and services.
Our Men's Behaviour Change Program (MBCP) has been running for over 30 years, supporting both voluntary and mandated clients as part of our mission to create safer communities.
In this role, you'll utilize your advanced skills to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, delivering trauma-informed, client-cantered interventions that prioritise safety, healing, and empowerment.
CAFS is renowned for its supportive culture and commitment to innovation, making it the ideal environment to thrive professionally and personally.
Kickstart 2025 with a career that aligns with your passion for creating safer, stronger families.
Join CAFS Ballarat and make a lasting impact.
ABOUT YOU As an  Advanced Practitioner – Family Safety , you will take a leading role in ensuring the delivery of high-quality, trauma-informed services aligned with the NTV Minimum Standards.
Working closely with the Team Leader, you will provide expert mentoring, feedback, and support to Men's Behaviour Change Facilitators and Case Management Practitioners.
This role focuses on fostering continuous development and promoting best practices across the team.
In addition, you will deliver specialised knowledge and advice, supervise less experienced staff, and support the program's planning, rostering, and delivery.
This is your opportunity to make a tangible impact by empowering individuals, driving positive change, and contributing to our vision of ending family violence.
Key skills and attributes: You love to learn and improve in a caring consistently engaging and challenging environment.
Proven ability to identify and manage risks to ensure the safety and well-being of individuals and families experiencing family violence You have demonstrated knowledge, skills, and experience in conducting comprehensive risk assessments in family violence context, including the use of evidence-based tools and frameworks such as the MARAM framework You are confident in writing and communicating, enabling you to provide effective assessments and evaluations Strong understanding of the complexities of family violence, including risk factors, warning signs, and the impact on children, families, and communities.
Experience in developing and implementing tailored safety plans in collaboration with clients and stakeholders You are a driven advocate to support families to achieve long-term positive outcomes Your highly developed cultural awareness and sensitivity, partnered with excellent communication skills, will enable you to build strong relationships, with our stakeholders.
Alignment to Cafs values of Respect, Integrity, Collaboration, Kindness & Innovation To find out more view the position description on our website QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor of Social Work or equivalent qualification, or Be working towards meeting the new mandatory minimum qualification policy requirement, via one of the available employment pathways in line with Family Violence Sector Minimum Qualifications What is on offer at Cafs?
Above award entitlements, including 3 days paid Christmas Leave Opportunity to purchase additional leave Join an organisation that lives their values Inclusive, supportive and innovative teams Rewarding and Meaningful Careers with professional development and dedicated resources to support your growth  Salary Packaging options up to $15,900 plus meals and entertainment To find out more go visit our careers page https://cafs.org.au/child-and-family-services-ballarat-careers/ INTERESTED?
We would love to hear from you, to find out more about this opportunity contact  Kym Stante ,  Team Leader Family Safety  or Alma Evans,  Talent Acquisition Business Partner on  03 5337 3333 WANT TO APPLY?
To apply for this role please submit your application through the online portal by selecting the "apply now" button on our careers webpage.
https://cafs.org.au/positions-available/  Applications are now open and will close on  Thursday the 16th of January 2025.
Please note applications will be reviewed as they are received, and applicants may be contacted for interview prior to the closing date.
Please note all applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and will be subject to a satisfactory Police Check outcome and an employment Working with Children Check.
Cafs strongly recommend all staff be fully vaccinated against covid-19.
At Cafs we welcome applications from all people and strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, People with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply for our positions at Cafs.
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