This 2‑year fixed‑term, part‑time role (0.7 EFT) offers the chance to step into a dynamic, purpose‑driven position that makes a real impact in the lives of men, women and children across South West Victoria. As Brophy’s Family Violence Practitioner, you’ll deliver a mix of group work, counselling, risk assessment, safety planning and case management across a suite of evidence‑based programs, including Men’s Behaviour Change, Caring Dads, Shark Cage, Family Safety & Mother Contact, and more.
This is a role for someone who thrives in complex, meaningful practice. You’ll work flexibly across programs, make sound decisions in challenging moments, and bring a calm, confident presence to crisis situations. You’ll support men to become safer partners and fathers, walk alongside women and children experiencing family violence, and contribute to a coordinated, whole‑of‑family approach that strengthens safety and wellbeing.
You’ll be part of a passionate, skilled team that values collaboration, reflective practice and continuous learning. Daily and weekly clinical governance meetings, supervision, training and team planning days ensure you’re supported to deliver high‑quality, trauma‑informed, gender‑aware practice.
At Brophy, you’ll also help shape the future of our services, contributing to program development, quality improvement, stakeholder relationships and community engagement. Every day, you’ll be part of an organisation that champions social justice, cultural safety, inclusion and the empowerment of children, young people and families.
If you’re committed to gender‑informed practice, trauma‑aware support, and creating safer futures for families, this role offers the opportunity to do deeply meaningful work within a supportive, values‑driven organisation.
Brophy Family & Youth Services has supported children, young people, families, and the southwest Victorian community for almost 50 years. We live here; this is our community; we believe in people and in their ability to create the life they want.
At Brophy, you will join a team of just over 160 employees delivering over 40 programs and services across areas including youth engagement, mental health, family violence, foster care, housing support, employment support, and disability services.
At Brophy our Vision is not just focused externally on our community – we feel just as passionate about our employees being meaningfully connected through their roles with us to create the life they want, and that as a workforce we achieve this together through innovation and healthy relationships, and by positively contributing to building an advantaged community.
Brophy is dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment that ensures safety and a sense of belonging for everyone. We embrace individuals of diverse races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, ages, religions, abilities, and nationalities, recognising the richness that varied experiences bring to our efforts in supporting individuals and building stronger communities. Our commitment extends to actively listening, learning, and evolving to become an accessible, inclusive, and secure organisation for all, encompassing First Nations peoples, members of the LGBTIQA+ community, individuals with disabilities, and those with culturally diverse backgrounds.
Please note that we are only able to consider candidates who have the right to work in Australia, and we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role.
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
