Work Opportunities
Employee Benefits
Refuge Victoria provides rewarding careers for skilled staff who provide inclusive and individualised support to our clients. We have a family-friendly workplace that values work/life balance and recognises the importance of working within a culturally, physically, and emotionally safe environment.
Refuge Victoria offers:
- Generous remuneration and salary packaging entitlements to increase take-home pay
- Accrued day off each month for full time staff
- Paid parental leave initiatives in addition to the Government Paid Parental Leave Scheme
- Staff wellness initiatives, e.g. confidential access to an Employee Assistance Program.
Employee Inclusiveness
Refuge Victoria is committed to the principles of cultural safety and inclusion of all individuals from diverse backgrounds and to the safety and inclusion of individuals with a disability. We recognise intersectionality and celebrate the diverse identities in the LGBTIQAP+ community. We are committed to supporting, encouraging and ensuring our staff and clients feel safe to be seen and treated as they are.
We welcome applications from people who meet our advertised position descriptions, irrespective of age, ethnicity, disability, religion or sexual orientation. Candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.
In line with the Royal Commission into Family Violence: Recommendation 209, our specialist family violence case management roles have a mandatory qualification of a Bachelor of Social Work or equivalent discipline.
As a specialist family violence service, we hold an exemption to the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 for frontline service staff, so people identifying as female need only apply.
Current Opportunities:
Case Manager
Combine your qualifications and experience with your personal passions and values, in a role that changes the lives of some of our community’s most vulnerable people and work alongside a supportive and compassionate team who are committed to creating a safe and free life for people escaping family violence.
Children and Young People’s Practitioner
As a Children and Young People’s Practitioner (CYPP), you’ll play a key role in supporting children and young people experiencing family violence. Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team, you’ll deliver trauma-informed, strength-based case management and advocacy that empowers families to achieve safety and stability.
Family Violence Support Worker – Casual
Working as part of a dynamic team, the Family Violence Support Worker assists the work of Case Managers and Children and Young People’s Practitioners to implement goals and meet needs identified in client plans.
This is a Casual Support Worker opportunity, the successful candidate must be available to commit to sleepover shifts and weekends.
Family Violence Support Worker – Part Time
The Family Violence Support Worker has the primary responsibility to assist in the co-ordination and delivery of practical supports and linking to community resources for Refuge Victoria clients. The role supports the day-to-day operation of the refuge sites including property readiness for clients, managing queries and general support tasks as directed by Team Leader or Refuge Manager.
HR Administration Officer
We’re seeking an organised, people-focused HR professional to join our Corporate Services team on a part-time basis (0.5 FTE), supporting the Human Resources department with recruitment, learning and development, and general office administration.
VIDEOS: Why I work at Refuge Victoria
Cultural safety
Career progression
Flexibility
Values
