CMY463 Senior Multicultural Youth Worker - Specialist Family Violence
Posted: 28/10/2026
Closing Date: 23/11/2026
Job Type: Fixed Term - Part Time
Job Category: Social and Community Services
The Centre for Multicultural Youth (CMY) is a non-profit organisation based in Victoria and has been shaping culture alongside multicultural young people and communities since ****.
Our purpose is to create a society where multicultural young people live a life where they are connected and can fully reach their potential.
CMY works to address systemic barriers that impact multicultural young people by:
Advocating for social change, challenging inequities and barriers that multicultural young people face.
Delivering support services and programs to young people and families.
Connecting and creating innovative opportunities for multicultural young people.
Amplifying the voices and experience of multicultural young people to shift narratives and influence systems.
Influencinggovernment and policy makerswith evidence-based information and lived experience.
Developing the knowledge, confidence and skills of other organisations, businesses and government.
Researching current issues affecting multicultural young people to inform what we do.
Our work is youth-informed, strengths-based, and grounded in diversity, inclusion and anti-racism.
At CMY, we all play a part in shaping systems, attitudes and behaviours that create the society we all deserve.
Find out more: cmy.net.au/about-us
Job Description
A bout the Role
The Senior Multicultural Youth Worker (SMYW) provides specialist family violence case management and support to multicultural young people experiencing family violence.
The role delivers holistic trauma informed case management, advocacy, service coordination and system navigation to address barriers to support.
The SMYW works collaboratively with families, specialist family violence services,



statutory agencies and community partners to deliver coordinated responses, promote perpetrator accountability and ensure young people receive protected, equitable and developmentally appropriate support.
In addition to direct practice, the role contributes specialist family violence expertise within CMY and supports continuous improvement through reflective practice, collaboration and participation in service development.
Hours: 30.4 hours per week ( 0.8 FTE), Part Time
Fixed Term until June ****
Base Salary (SCHADS Level 5 ): $105,****** (pro rata) per annum plus Super and access to Salary Packaging (Salary Packaging is a great way to increase the value of your salary by allowing you to receive a portion of your income in the form of tax free or tax-deductible benefits.)
Applications Close: Monday, 23November **** ; 11:59pm
Interviews: to be held in the week beginning 30Nov ****
You will have
Demonstrated understanding of the dynamics, drivers, risk factors and impacts of family violence, including the unique experiences of multicultural, refugee and migrant young people, families and communities.
Demonstrated experience delivering strengths-based, trauma-informed, youth-centred and culturally responsive case management support to young people and families experiencing multiple and intersecting barriers.
Demonstrated experience undertaking risk assessment, safety planning and risk management with young people and families experiencing family violence, including the ability to respond appropriately to escalating risk, crisis presentations and child wellbeing concerns.




Demonstrated ability to build effective relationships with young people, families and communities, and to coordinate and advocate across a range of service systems including family violence, housing, health, education, legal and child and family services.
Well-developed interpersonal, cross-cultural communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues, community members and external services to support coordinated responses.
Demonstrated experience maintaining accurate client records, case notes, risk assessments and reports, together with well-developed organisational and administrative skills and the ability to work within relevant legislative, policy and practice frameworks.
Demonstrated knowledge of, or ability to work within, relevant family violence legislation, MARAM, FVISS/CISS, Child Safe Standards and other frameworks relevant to family violence practice in Victoria.
Contact person for the role Mauricio Taschetto on **************
How to Apply
Click "Apply" on the job and complete the application form.
If you don't already have a profile, please create one to submit your application
Follow the instructions to upload your resume and a document outlining examples/a response addressing each of the key selection criteria outlined in the position description.
This can be included in your cover letter or a separate document.
Applications submitted without addressing the key selection criteria will not be considered
Documents must be in MS Word or PDF format
For guidelines on how to apply for a job at CMY please read here
CMY takes Child Safety seriously and short-listed candidates are subject to child safety screening and assessment against child safety standards as part of our thorough recruitment process.
Applicants must have the right to work in Australia.
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📌 Cmy463 Senior Multicultural Youth Worker – Specialist Family Violence (Victoria)
🏢 Cmy
📍 Victoria