Men's Family Violence Counsellor — Brief Intervention Service – Remote
Core
Provide professional telephone, online, and in-person counselling, advisory, and support services to men who use family violence, their families, and frontline practitioners.
Role type
Specialist family violence counsellor (brief intervention)
Builds
A national telephone counselling program supporting men waiting for or unable to access behaviour change programs
Domain
Social work / Family violence intervention
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
counselling, risk assessment, safety planning, case management, referral coordination, legislative knowledge (family violence, privacy, child protection), cultural competence
Preferred skills
telephone counselling experience, MARAM Framework training
Technologies
Microsoft Office, CRM systems
Responsibilities
Provide brief intervention counselling using the 5-Element Decision Tool; complete comprehensive case notes and client surveys; conduct safety planning and risk assessments; refer clients to longer-term local support services; consult with team leaders on complex or high-risk cases
Seniority
Mid-level specialist practitioner