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• Part Time (5 days per fortnight) Max Term (Parental Leave cover) from 1 June 2026 until 9 March 2027 based at Ringwood
• Increase fortnight take-home pay with access to salary packaging benefits!
• Make a genuine difference in the lives of vulnerable people

Your new role

As a Family Violence Therapeutic Individual and Group Worker you will be responsible for providing Individual and Group Work programs for children within the Family Violence Therapeutic Interventions Program ‘Pathways to Resilience’ in the outer eastern metropolitan region.

You will have an in depth understanding of family violence and have a great ability to engage with and facilitate therapeutic sessions for children and young people who have experienced family violence.

Pathways to Resilience (Outer East) provides a range of therapeutic responses to victim survivors of Family Violence, including children, young people and adults. Uniting is the lead agency in a 5-agency partnership in outer eastern Melbourne.

Benefits of working at Uniting

Our work isn’t easy, but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you.

In addition to your base hourly rate of (SCHADS Level 5) + super, you can access the following.

• Access salary packaging to increase take-home pay.
• Enjoy a 10% discount at Uniting Early Learning, or 60% for centre staff!
• Free counselling with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Access training and development opportunities to help you grow.
• Enjoy 25% off at Uniting Op Shops.

Your skills and experience

• Bachelor of Social Work or equivalent qualification, and/or experience in line with the mandatory minimum qualification requirements for specialist family violence practitioners.
• Understanding of family violence and its impact on children and families
• Experience in the delivery of therapeutic individual and group work with children within the community sector preferably family violence
• Current driver’s licence valid in Victoria

View Position Description here.

How to apply

Click APPLY to submit your interest.

If this role sounds like a good fit for you, please apply soon. We'll review applications as they come in and may close the ad early.

For any questions, reach out to Ross Taylor on (03) 8870 4064

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBTQIA+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.