Specialist Family Violence Practitioner - After Hours
- Part Time/After Hours Work
- Part Time, rotating shift work including sleep overs.
- Located in Southern Melbourne area
- Professional development and career advancement opportunities
- Inclusive and diverse team environment
- wayss encourages creativity and innovating thinking
- SCHADS Level 6
- Generous salary packaging benefit up to $15,900
- Five weeks annual leave
Working for wayss
Our people matter. Without them, we would be unable to make a meaningful impact in the lives of people facing homelessness and family violence. This is our motivation in creating wayss as a great place to work.
wayss is the largest provider of family violence, homelessness, housing and services in the South East Melbourne area. We exist so people can live a life free from family violence and have access to safe, sustainable and affordable housing.
Our vision is to be the major provider of social housing services and leading edge client support programs in the Southern Melbourne Metropolitan region.
We deliver funded services and programs across the local government areas of Greater Dandenong, Frankston, Casey and Cardinia.
wayss Family Violence program delivers a range of services in response to women and children experiencing or escaping family violence. They include:
- Family Violence Refuge
- Rapid Response, including after-hours support
- Case Management
- RAMP
- Personal Safety Initiative
- Family Violence Housing Pathways
- Therapeutic children’s work
- Family Advocacy and Support Services (FASS), based at Family Court
- Family Violence/Child Protection Partnership
- The Orange Door, Southern Melbourne area
About the role
This position is based at SWISS, a purpose-built family violence crisis refuge providing 24/7 support and accommodation to people who identify as female and their accompanying children.
Reporting to the Team Leader, the Practitioner works collaboratively within an integrated refuge team to respond to the needs of women and children through tailored case management support.
The Practitioner provides immediate after-hours crisis support to women and children fleeing family violence and may receive referrals from Safe Steps or The Orange Door. The role also includes managing a small caseload of clients receiving case management support.
Working within a specialist family violence practice framework, the Practitioner provides clients with information, advocacy, referrals and support, with a strong focus on risk assessment and safety.
About you
Relevant tertiary qualification(s) in social work or a related discipline, compliant with the Family Violence Minimum Qualifications (Recommendation 209).
· Experience supporting women and children with complex needs and risk factors in the community services sector.
· Demonstrated ability to identify, assess and prioritise clients’ risks and needs, including through the use of the MARAM framework.
· Demonstrated experience providing case management support to people experiencing family violence, including safety planning, advocacy, consultation, referral coordination and case noting.
· Resilience and the capacity to support clients who have experienced trauma.
· Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively and build strong, authentic and supportive working relationships.
· Ability to recognise the limits of your own expertise and seek advice or refer clients to appropriate specialists when required.
· Commitment to best-practice service delivery and achieving the best possible outcomes for clients.
This role requires a current Driver’s Licence and valid ‘Employment’ category - Working with Children Check Clearance. The candidate will need to have successfully completed wayss pre-employment screening, including a police and identity check.
Applications
Applications close on Friday 16 October 2026, however, may close sooner if a successful candidate is selected.
Please ensure you include a covering letter, outlining your experience in relation to the "About You" section. Enquiries about the position can be directed to Brenna Johnstone, Manager, Family Violence Response program on 8797 1607.
wayss is proud to be an inclusive and child safe organisation.
wayss is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to being an organisation that embraces a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion within our workforce and approach to service delivery. We encourage people with lived experience to apply for roles at wayss. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic communities, people of all ages and LGBTIQ people. wayss is a proud Rainbow Tick accredited organisation that welcomes everyone across the LGBTIQ community.
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