Family Safety Practitioner

About us
Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV) is a community-based, not-for-profit organisation with no religious affiliations. Our vision is for positive, respectful, safe and fulfilling relationships for all Australians. For more than 75 years, we have been delivering high quality family and relationship support services, and we now support more than 20,000 clients every year. We have over 400 dedicated employees working from 21 centres across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria.

About the role
Reporting to the Program Manager Family Violence (Cranbourne North), your responsibilities include providing specialised family violence assessment and brief intervention to adults experiencing family violence. This involves delivering evidence-based, outcomes-focused support as part of RAV’s Family Safety Model within our Men’s Family viuolence programs as well as the ChangeAbout program, while working within the Victorian family violence response framework and relevant NTV and Safe and Equal practice guidelines.

This role is located at Cranbourne North and is full-time temporary (until October 2027), working five (5) days per week. Part-time availability (0.8 EFT) will also be considered. The base salary range is $101,948-$109,287 (pro-rata) per annum. 

About you

• Relevant tertiary qualification in psychology, social work, counselling or a related social science discipline is preferred, with Comprehensive MARAM Framework training.
• Significant experience supporting parents, children and families affected by family violence, including whole-of-family MARAM assessments, risk management and safety planning.
• Strong understanding of family safety, non-violent practice and Men’s Behaviour Change group work, with experience facilitating groups and working effectively within a team.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, problem-solving and decision-making skills, with strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines.

We provide

• Attractive salary including salary packaging and generous leave benefits
• Professional development and Career progression opportunities.
• Best practice clinical supervision.
• The opportunity to work within a values-driven organisation, see our Employee Value Proposition

Candidates can view the position description at www.rav.org.au/careers, contact Marija Ivankovic-Mollo, Program Manager Family Violence (Cranbourne North) by phoning 04•• ••• 928 or emailing ••••@rav.org.au for specific queries. Applications close 16 September 2026.

Please submit your CV/resume and cover letter, outlining why you are interested in this position and detailing your relevant experience. Please note, we are not accepting applications from recruitment agencies for this position.

Please have all documents ready before starting, as applications can’t be saved mid-way.

RAV is committed to developing an inclusive and diverse workforce. We encourage applications from First Nations peoples, people from under-represented culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, queer, asexual (LGBTIQA+) communities, and people living with disability. We are committed to the safety of our clients and staff and promote a child-safe work environment. We recognise the lifelong impacts of childhood trauma and recognise those who had children taken away from them.