Family Violence and Disability Practice Leader

Berry Street Yooralla’s Family Violence Service provides specialist, integrated support to victim survivors of family violence and their children across Victoria. We support cisgender heterosexual women and their children, and LGBTIQA+ individuals and families, acknowledging the diverse identities, contexts and experiences of the people we serve.

• Ballarat location, Wadawurrung Country 
• Full time, Permanent role
• $124K plus super and salary packaging

The Opportunity

The Department of Families, Fairness and Housing currently fund the Family Violence and Disability Practice Leader (FVDPL) initiative to strengthen access to specialist family violence and sexual assault support for people with disabilities at risk of family violence and ensure that support is, inclusive of, and tailored, to the needs of people with disabilities. This includes practice leadership within specific service areas, a Statewide Disability Inclusion Advisor position within Safe and Equal and Family Violence and Disability Practice Leader Initiative program guidelines.

We are seeking a skilled and compassionate professional to join our Family Violence Service as a Family Violence and Disability Practice Leader. This is a unique opportunity to lead practice development and sector capacity building in the Central Highlands and Wimmera Southwest Area.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver expert advice, consultation, and training to strengthen disability-inclusive practice across family violence and sexual assault services in the Central Highlands.
• Build and maintain strategic partnerships with services including The Orange Door and Aboriginal organisations to improve culturally safe referral pathways.
• Map and enhance local service coordination, identifying gaps and opportunities to improve outcomes for people with disability.
• Collaborate with the State-wide Disability Inclusion Advisor and contribute to Communities of Practice to support consistent sector development.
• Collect and report data to inform continuous improvement and contribute to state-wide evaluation.
• Promote NDIS literacy and advocate for inclusive service responses tailored to the needs of people with disability.

About You

You will hold a minimum Bachelor level qualification in Social Work or equivalency met through the 7 Equivalency Principles in line with the minimum mandatory qualification requirements. Please see https://www.vic.gov.au/mandatory-minimum-qualificationsspecialist-family-violence-practitioners for further information.

• Experience in providing tailored services to people with disabilities.
• In-depth knowledge of the Victorian family violence and sexual assault service system and other relevant health and human services in Victoria.
• Experience working in a multi-disciplinary context.

Our Benefits

• Leave loading 17.5%
• $15,900 pa Salary Packaging
• Additional Salary Packaging for meals/accommodation
• Flexible work arrangements.
• 10 weeks paid parental leave + other generous leave conditions!
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program, with access for staff's immediate family

How to Apply

Submit your current resume and a cover letter addressing your suitability.

• Applications will remain open until 11pm, Sunday 27 September.
• Applications will be reviewed as received, we encourage interested applicants to apply early.
• Queries about the role please contact: Kelsey Minto - Senior Manager - Integrated Responses and Community Partnerships on 0427 414 112.
• If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please contact Christie Goder, Talent Acquisition Partner 9421 9384 

We believe in diversity, inclusion and equality and are committed to ensuring that our workplaces are a reflection of the Victorian community. We recognise the benefits that diversity and inclusion brings, and in turn encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply to our vacancies.

We encourage applications from people with lived experience of disability. You'll receive adjustments and support throughout the whole process — from the application stage to starting in the workplace. If you require the position description in a different format or any accommodation or assistance during the application and interview stages please contact the person listed on the ad or alternatively email recruitment@berrystreet.org.au

Berry Street Yooralla 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 as LGBTIQA+. 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.

Please Note; the successful applicant will be subject to comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a NDIS Screening Check, Working with Children Check and National and International Police check (if required) and NDIS training.