Team Leader - Specialist Family Violence Services

Team Leader - Specialist Family Violence Practitioner

• Location: Goulburn (South), Victoria
• Full-time, Permanent
• Level 6 SCHADS Award - $110,103 per annum + Superannuation + NFP Salary Packaging

About Vincentcare Victoria

VincentCare Victoria is an award-winning organisation established to provide a range of accommodation and support services to people that are facing disadvantage throughout metropolitan and regional Victoria.

Our aspiration is to be the leader in providing care, hope and advocacy for those facing disadvantage. Our purpose is to create opportunities and lasting change for the most marginalised. VincentCare is well equipped to provide a continuum of services that effectively meet the needs of people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

About the Role

The Team Leader is a key leadership position within VincentCare’s specialist family violence services. Providing direction and operational oversight for a team of Specialist Family Violence Practitioners across the Goulburn South region (Mitchell, Murrindindi, and Strathbogie Shires).

In this role, you will:

• Coordinate day-to-day operations and ensure a high-quality, responsive service for victim survivors, including children.

• Support staff through supervision, case load management, reflective practice, and professional development.

• Lead the delivery of a wrap-around model of care that addresses the intersectionality of family violence.

• Proactively participate in the after-hours crisis response on-call roster, ensuring access to support at all times.

• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to enhance service outcomes and maintain strong community partnerships.

This role is central to ensuring that VincentCare continues to deliver accessible, inclusive, and client-focused services that align with the organisation’s purpose, values, and strategic goals.

About You

You are an experienced leader within the family violence sector who brings both professional expertise and empathy to your work. With a strong understanding of case management and the complexities faced by victim survivors, you are confident in making sound judgments in fast-paced and high-pressure environments. You have the ability to lead with compassion, foster a collaborative culture, and ensure high-quality, person-centred support.

You are committed to social justice, equity, and empowerment, with the skills to adapt your approach to meet the diverse needs of individuals and families. Organised, resilient, and solutions-focused, you inspire others through your leadership and demonstrate an unwavering commitment to safety, dignity, and positive outcomes for clients.

Key Selection Criteria

• Tertiary qualifications in Social Work (or equivalency in line with the mandatory minimum qualification requirements).

• A valid Victorian Driver Licence.

• 3–5 years’ leadership experience within a family violence response and case management context.

• Demonstrated knowledge of case planning principles, client engagement, and accountability frameworks.

• Strong understanding of the needs and barriers impacting victim survivors, including risks of homelessness, disability, and financial hardship.

• Proven ability to manage programs, resources, and performance outcomes.

• Demonstrated conflict management and problem-solving skills in complex situations.

• Commitment to principles of social justice, human rights, empowerment, and self-determination.

• Experience providing culturally sensitive, inclusive, and client-focused practice.

Why work for us?  We offer

• Salary packaging, sometimes called salary sacrificing is a huge attraction here! It is a popular way of providing employees in the community sector with tax benefits over and above their salary. It means the real value of a salary package can be significantly higher than the nominal value.
• Career Development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program
• We offer a place where you know you are contributing to a firm committed to helping others. We are passionate about #SocialJustice.

How to apply:

If this opportunity sounds perfect to you and you meet our essential requirements, we can’t wait to hear from you! Please send us your updated CV and a cover letter telling us a little bit more about you and how your skills meet our key selection criteria in the position description available here.

Applications close

 reserves the right to close the advertisement at any time. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to ensure you don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity.

Phone enquiries may be made to Marie Murfet, Hume Community Hub Manager on 0428 316 385.

Prior to any commencement to employment, pre-employment checks must be completed. This will include reference checking, a national criminal history and right to work check and a working with children check.

VincentCare Victoria is an accredited Rainbow Tick organisation.

We are committed to the principles of social justice and aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation or religion.