Family Violence Practitioner - Homes First

at  Melbourne City Mission

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

MCM (Melbourne City Mission) is a leading community services organisation that innovatively works alongside thousands of Victorians and their communities to overcome barriers experienced through Homelessness, Early Years, Disability, Palliative care, Early Childhood Intervention Services and Education. Homes First is an innovative five-year program based across the Local Government Areas of Brimbank-Melton and Hume Merri-Bek regions. Homes First is one of a suite of programs to support people sleeping rough and experiencing persistent homelessness. Our support model includes allied health, specialist housing, assertive outreach, therapeutic supports, early intervention & prevention services, legal, education and employment support. The Family Violence Practitioner is a key member of the Homes First team, their role is to provide case management support to people supported in the Homes First program as well as secondary consult to the case management team. The Homes First team is made up of multidisciplinary group, including a Dual Diagnosis Clinician, Family Violence Specialist, therapeutic practitioner, and multiple Case Managers. This team aims to provide intensive and holistic support to achieve housing stability and broader goals for the people who are part of the program. The Family Violence Practitioner will be required to work collaboratively with the Homes First team to support client needs and build relationships with external Family Violence and other local homelessness support services to work towards best outcomes for people in the homes First program.

ABOUT YOU

We are looking for someone who can:

• Provide secondary consult to adult, housing and multidisciplinary workers within the Homes First and Adult Homelessness portfolio that support people experiencing family violence and provide professional development and capacity building opportunities, including guidance on risk assessment, safety planning, MARAM and best practice.
• Participate in case review and care team meetings for cases led by Homes First workers
• Promote and contribute to education and capacity building responses with victim-survivors and/or perpetrator’s who may present with a housing need, but not yet identify or recognise that they are experiencing family violence
• Provide brief and longer-term targeted interventions including comprehensive risk and needs assessment, safety assessment and planning, housing, mental health, AOD use and legal support to a case load
• Contribute to broader team requirements to ensure satisfactory program performance against targets, reporting, contracts and quality compliance.
• Contribute to an environment that will disrupt disadvantage for people through utilising a healing- oriented practice model that proactively responds to people who have experienced adverse childhood experiences.
• Work with Youth and Family Leadership and staffing group to contribute to a positive workplace culture that ensure employees work cohesively to reach common goals, and in a way that enhances and builds upon the integrated model and systems.
• Contribute to the work with family violence, women’s and perpetrator services in collaborative practice to develop and maintain key stakeholder relationships.
• Maintain regular reporting, accurate files, case notes and databases using relevant platforms and systems.
• Ensure services are delivered within the framework of MCM’s policies and procedures, practice framework, legislative requirements, and meet the relevant service standards. All employees are required to comply with the Child Safe Standards.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities, as directed by their line manager or delegate.

Please refer the Job description for details