Senior Therapeutic Family Violence Practitioner

🌱 Senior Practitioner - Therapeutic Family Violence

Are you an experienced practitioner looking to step into a senior therapeutic role supporting people recovering from family violence?

This role provides therapeutic services to children, young people and adults who have experienced family violence.

You'll provide supervision and mentoring to practitioners, support waitlist management and maintain a small caseload, while helping to ensure high-quality, trauma-informed therapeutic practice.

📍 Sunshine
⏰ Full-time | 0.8 EFT considered
📅 12-month contract | Potential to become ongoing
🏠 2 days WFH per week, excluding Tuesday
💰 $120,439 + super + salary packaging

About You

We're looking for someone who brings:

• 🎓 Relevant tertiary qualifications in social work, psychology, counselling or a related discipline
• 💜 Strong experience providing therapeutic or counselling interventions
• 🏠 Experience working with people impacted by family violence and trauma
• 👥 Previous experience providing clinical supervision, mentoring or practice guidance
• 📋 Confidence managing complex presentations, referrals and waitlists
• 🧠 Strong understanding of trauma-informed and family violence-informed practice
• 🤝 Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team
• ⭐ The confidence to balance a senior practice role while maintaining a small caseload

About Tradewind Australia

Tradewind Australia is a multi-award-winning recruitment agency recognised for outstanding candidate experience across the Social and Community sectors. We partner with leading organisations across Victoria, providing opportunities that align with your skills, values and career goals.

What sets us apart:

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How to Apply

Click "Apply" to submit your CV.
For more information, please contact our Family Services Team on 03 9081 0562 or

Commitment to Child Safety, Inclusion and being an equal opportunities employer

Tradewind Australia is committed to the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children and vulnerable people. We strongly encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, and those from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.

All successful applicants will undergo reference checks, identity verification and Working with Children Check and further compliance requests pending the organisation's requirements.

*The Employer considers gender a genuine occupational qualification for this position under Section 27 (2), (c), (e) and (g) of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 and so we ask that only female applicants apply