Posted: 02/08/2026

Closing Date: 17/08/2026

Job Type: Temporary

Location: Warrnambool

Job Category: Community Services and Development

About the Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre

We are a client-centred organisation, supporting the community throughout Barwon, Wimmera, and the South West regions, offering a range of specialist support services to people impacted by sexual and family violence, encompassing 24 hour crisis care, specialist response services, early intervention programs, Victims Assistance Program, Community Legal Services, trauma recovery programs, professional training and primary prevention initiatives.

Job Description

About The Role

This position is primarily responsible for providing leadership, supervision, and support on daily operations to a team of specialist family violence case managers. The role supports the delivery of consistent and high-quality services to clients; and is responsible for upholding and evolving a positive team culture with outstanding professional qualities. The Specialist Family Violence Team Leader will proactively build specialist evidence-based family violence knowledge and capability across the workforce and provide support to staff in the Case Management Team. The Specialist Family Violence Team Leader is responsible for ensuring that regular professional supervision is provided to Case Managers on a fortnightly or systematic basis. The supervision will encompass both administrative and clinical aspects of case management understand; continuing to a coulter of reflective practice and continued development in skills and knowledge.
The position reports to Southwest Operations Manager - Access, Family Violence & Accommodation.

Why work for The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre?

The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre takes pride in being an employer of choice; we are passionate about the wellbeing of our team members and we celebrate diversity and inclusion in all we do. We have a high level of employee engagement and satisfaction and provide a number of complementary benefits to our staff, some of our benefits include:

- Generous above award Enterprise Agreement entitlements
- Versatile working arrangements
- Professional development opportunities
- 5 weeks annual leave and access to purchased leave for full and part time employees
- Paid parental leave
- Salary packaging
- Health and Wellbeing initiatives
- Flu vaccinations
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Social initiatives
- Positive workplace culture





The SAFV Centre acknowledges and respects the First Nations ownership of the land where we work.

Desired Skills and Experience

About You

With degree qualifications in social work, psychology, family therapy or similar discipline, you will be a values driven person, motivated to make a difference and hold the client at the centre of everything you do. You thrive working autonomously and also collaboratively within a dynamic, team environment.

If you share our vision for a community free from family violence and sexual assault and are motivated to make a difference, we would like to hear from you. We pride ourselves on being a great place to work. You care for our clients and we care for you, including by investing in your development and wellbeing. You will have access to leading specialists and training and development that supports you in your role and in your longer term career journey. We offer a variety of career pathway options, leading salary packaging benefits and flexible working arrangements that help you manage your work and your life.

The successful candidate will be required to maintain a current Working with Children's Check and National Police Check at their own expense.

Key Selection Criteria

Essential Qualifications and Experience

Your application must address the following:

- Degree or above qualification in social work, psychology, family therapy or similar discipline.
- Minimum four (4) years relevant experience post qualification.

Essential Skills and Knowledge

- Demonstrated aptitude toward leadership and a commitment and skills to provide individual, peer and group supervision, debriefing and self-care practices.
- A comprehensive understanding of case management practice informed by a gender analysis of violence against women and children, the impact of trauma, human rights, and feminist theory.
- A comprehensive understanding of family violence including a theoretical framework that includes intersectional feminist and structural theory and locates individuals within their social and familial context.
- High level ability to provide advice and direction for staff on complex matters including, crisis intervention, comprehensive risk assessments and safety planning,



timely and considered decision making, and planning to respond to client's needs in a trauma informed manner.
- Ability to model positive and dynamic leadership skills to lead, support and develop a team of case managers to inspire vision, direction, and professional conduct.
- Demonstrated staff management experience, including recruitment and workforce retention, performance management and professional development strategies.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build rapport and foster harmonious and collaborative relationships internally and with external stakeholders.
- Demonstrated resilience and aptitude in working with complex and important matters, sound judgement and ability to prioritise competing demands.
- A flexible approach to leadership within a changing environment, embracing growth and creating a positive vision, culture, and direction for the team.

Referees

Applicants must provide the name and current contact details of 2-3 professional referees including the most recent or current supervisor.

Period of Appointment

This position is fixed term until April 2027.

Hours of work

- The position is Full time or part time 0.8-1FTE.
- Location of the position is at the Warrnambool office or outreach locations as required.
- Hours will usually be worked during business hours of 9.00am to 5.06 pm between Monday

to Friday.

- The days are based on the needs of the service.
- Flexibility in working hours will be required from time to time as the need arises.

Salary and Conditions

Annual salary will be paid in accordance with the industrial instrument, The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre Enterprise Agreement 2023 and classified as SCHADS Level 7, pay point 1 -3.

Industrial Instrument: The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre Enterprise Agreement 2023.

Salary Packaging: Provided via Maxxia. PBI status with other expenses available to package above this cap. The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre is a Public Benevolent Institution.

Superannuation: The employer will also make superannuation payments on your behalf in accordance with the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992.

Probationary Period – 6 months with a review conducted during this time.

How To Apply

All applications must address the key selection criteria outlined in the PD. For a confidential discussion, please contact us on 03 5222 4318.

We are currently accepting applications from direct applicants only, no recruitment agency applications accepted.

📌 Specialist Family Violence - Team leader (Warrnambool)
🏢 The Sexual Assault & Family Violence Centre
📍 Warrnambool