Current Job Vacancies

INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

EFT
37.5 hours per fortnight, maximum-term position until 30th June 2024

Location 
Warrnambool

Closing Date
Sunday, 1 October 2023

Contact
James Treloar | Manager Homelessness and Housing Support
T 0490 292 349 | E people&culture@catholiccarevic.org.au 

The Homelessness to a Home (H2H) program was an initiative created in response to homelessness caused by the 2020 COVID-19 global health pandemic. CatholicCare Victoria, in partnership with Uniting Vic. Tas, formed a Consortium which has been successful in securing funding from the Victorian State Government to provide H2H across Central Highlands and Western District (Wimmera and South West Victoria) catchment. Uniting Vic. Tas is the lead organisation for the Consortium.

The program will respond to the needs of community members experiencing homelessness, by providing property services and wrap around supports to consumers accommodated in motels/hotels and other purchased accommodation through the COVID-19 global pandemic. The H2H team will work in close collaboration with all stakeholders through the Uniting-CatholicCare Consortium to support individual client transitions from purchased accommodation to suitable housing within the private rental market or Department of Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH) housing. The H2H program model incorporates an integrated and multi-disciplinary approach with services tailored to individual client need.

Specifically, the position is responsible for:

• Provide service to clients with targeted and tailored and intensive packages transitioning from emergency accommodation into transitional medium – term housing options through from the Homelessness to a Home program. 
• Develop, implement and monitor case plans using the Outcomes Star tool and ensuring client goals are achieved.
• Coordinate referrals and linkages to health, community and social services for clients and supported by associated brokerage as required.

To be considered for this position, applicants require:

• Diploma/Advanced Diploma/Associate Degree, Community Studies (Welfare) Social Work or equivalent, or other relevant qualification.
• Extensive experience working in the homelessness or community services sector.
• Experience working with clients with multiple and complex needs.
• Knowledge of working in a community-based setting in partnership with government and health and community service organisations.

As a condition of employment, CatholicCare Victoria as an employer will collect, record and store vaccination information on employees where required in line with the Privacy Act. All CatholicCare Victoria workers are to be fully vaccinated (boosted), unless they are an Excepted Person for medical reasons. All applicants must therefore be able to comply with this requirement. This means that successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of their vaccination status to CatholicCare Victoria prior to commencement of employment. 

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Claims and Accounts Officer

INTERAL APPLICANTS ONLY

EFT
45 Hours per fortnight

Location
Ballarat, Shepparton or Mildura

Closing Date
Sunday, I October 2023

Contact
Chris McNamara | General Manager Community Participation
T 0408 228 517   |  E people&culture@catholiccarevic.org.au 

CatholicCare Victoria delivers the ParentsNext Program in the Ballarat, Goulburn Murray, and Wimmera Mallee regions. ParentsNext is a pre-employment program to provide early intervention assistance to parents with young children.  As a ParentsNext provider, we help parents to identify their education and employment goals and refer them to local activities and service providers who will help them achieve these goals.

Specifically, the position is responsible for:

• The Claims and Account Officer will efficiently and effectively lodge all administration fees, placement and outcome claims,
• Process Employment Funds claims as outlined within the requirements of the ParentsNext DEED and program guidelines. 
• Ensure an appropriate documentation trail exists for all outcome and participation fund claims including purchase orders, invoices and JobReady notes

To be considered for this position, applicants require:

• Previous experience in managing and processing claims or accounts in a similar program.
• Ability to understand and adhere to Government program guidelines
• Demonstrated experience in liaising effectively with staff to collect, rectify and or source appropriate documentary evidence.

As a condition of employment, CatholicCare Victoria as an employer will collect, record and store vaccination information on employees where required in line with the Privacy Act. All CatholicCare Victoria workers are to be fully vaccinated (boosted), unless they are an Excepted Person for medical reasons. All applicants must therefore be able to comply with this requirement. This means that successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of their vaccination status to CatholicCare Victoria prior to commencement of employment. 

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Community Liaison Worker

EFT
30 hours per fortnight, continuing position

Location
Mildura

Closing Date
Sunday, 24 September 2023

Contact
Domenic Vigilanti | Acting Senior Manager, Counselling and Relationship Services
T 0407 398 801   |  E people&culture@catholiccarevic.org.au 

CatholicCare Victoria has entered a Service Level Agreement with Foundation House Victoria for the delivery of community liaison and capacity building for refugees and asylum seekers across the Mallee catchment, including the key townships of Mildura, Swan Hill and Robinvale.

The Community Liaison Worker role links with the Trauma and Torture Counselling Advocacy service which is incorporated into the CatholicCare Victoria Counselling and Relationship Services stream, where the aim is to ensure the wellbeing of all family members by minimising the impact of stress, trauma, change and isolation.

The role requires a high degree of flexibility and enthusiasm for implementing culturally appropriate ways of engaging with refugee communities and delivering outcomes for its members. The work involves regular travel across the Mallee to engage with refugee communities and other service providers.

Specifically, the position is responsible for:

• Developing partnerships between CatholicCare Victoria and refugee-background communities across the Mallee, in response to family, mental health and wellbeing and re-settlement related issues.
• Engaging with women, men, young people, and older people in the community and influencers/connectors in refugee-background communities to scope and identify the challenges community members are facing around family, mental health and wellbeing issues and re-settlement related issues.
• Supporting the development of two advisory groups of both formal and informal community leaders from refugee-background communities in the Mallee region to work in partnership with CatholicCare Victoria.

To be considered for this position, applicants require:

• Relevant tertiary qualification in a community development or related health and human services discipline is desirable, and/or demonstrated experience in the sector.
• Experience or capability in working with refugee and asylum seekers and their families within the social services sector.
• Demonstrated experience in working with families experiencing trauma and isolation from their community which may result in significant social disadvantage.

As a condition of employment, CatholicCare Victoria as an employer will collect, record and store vaccination information on employees where required in line with the Privacy Act. All CatholicCare Victoria workers are to be fully vaccinated (boosted), unless they are an Excepted Person for medical reasons. All applicants must therefore be able to comply with this requirement. This means that successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of their vaccination status to CatholicCare Victoria prior to commencement of employment. 

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Emergency Relief Administration Officer

EFT
75 hours per fortnight, maximum-term position until 30 June 2024

Location
East Melbourne

Closing Date
Sunday, 8 October 2023

Contact
Madeliene Scicluna | Manager, Community Support
T 0456 948 664  |  E people&culture@catholiccarevic.org.au 

The Emergency Relief program provides financial assistance and material aid to households experiencing financial hardship or short-term crisis. Assistance can be in the form of vouchers for food or fuel as well as payments towards household expenses.

Specifically, the position is responsible for:

• Answering client phone calls to a centralised phone number on a daily basis and as required and responding to client phone calls in a timely, professional, and culturally safe & appropriate manner.
• Accurately entering completed ER Assessments into Client Management System within agreed timeframes, maintain appropriate records within confidentiality and privacy guidelines.
• Providing ongoing support and guidance to Volunteers, on-site and remotely.

To be considered for this position, applicants require:

• Previous experience in customer relations, data entry or admin positions.
• Demonstrated experience in using a Client Management System and Microsoft packages.
• Demonstrated understanding of initial needs identification and assessment when responding to service requests.

As a condition of employment, CatholicCare Victoria as an employer will collect, record and store vaccination information on employees where required in line with the Privacy Act. All CatholicCare Victoria workers are to be fully vaccinated (boosted), unless they are an Excepted Person for medical reasons. All applicants must therefore be able to comply with this requirement. This means that successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of their vaccination status to CatholicCare Victoria prior to commencement of employment. 

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Emergency Relief Administration Officer

EFT
60 hours per fortnight, maximum-term position until 30 June 2024

Location
East Melbourne

Closing Date
Sunday, 8 October 2023

Contact
Madeliene Scicluna | Manager, Community Support
T 0456 948 664   |  E people&culture@catholiccarevic.org.au 

The Emergency Relief program provides financial assistance and material aid to households experiencing financial hardship or short-term crisis. Assistance can be in the form of vouchers for food or fuel as well as payments towards household expenses.

Specifically, the position is responsible for:

• Answering client phone calls to a centralised phone number on a daily basis and as required and responding to client phone calls in a timely, professional, and culturally safe & appropriate manner.
• Accurately entering completed ER Assessments into Client Management System within agreed timeframes, maintain appropriate records within confidentiality and privacy guidelines.
• Providing ongoing support and guidance to Volunteers, on-site and remotely.

To be considered for this position, applicants require:

• Previous experience in customer relations, data entry or admin positions.
• Demonstrated experience in using a Client Management System and Microsoft packages.
• Demonstrated understanding of initial needs identification and assessment when responding to service requests.

As a condition of employment, CatholicCare Victoria as an employer will collect, record and store vaccination information on employees where required in line with the Privacy Act. All CatholicCare Victoria workers are to be fully vaccinated (boosted), unless they are an Excepted Person for medical reasons. All applicants must therefore be able to comply with this requirement. This means that successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of their vaccination status to CatholicCare Victoria prior to commencement of employment. 

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Family Counsellor, Practitioner, Parenting Orders Program 

EFT
60 hours per fortnight, continuing position

Location
Footscray

Closing Date
Sunday, 1st October 2023

Contact
Lylia Pham | Acting Team Leader, Parenting Orders Program
T 0409 598 481   |  E people&culture@catholiccarevic.org.au 

The Parenting Orders Program supports families experiencing separation to strengthen the co-parenting relationship, reduce conflict, improve communication and focus on the needs of their children. Service delivery in this program includes individual support, counselling, psychoeducation and group programs for families experiencing separation. 

This position aims to support parents to focus together on the best interest of their children, resolve disputes, improve communication, reduce conflict, re-establish contact between parents and children and focus together on the best interest of their children.

Specifically, the position is responsible for:

• Conduct comprehensive psychosocial assessments of individual parents, caregivers and children and young people where appropriate including screening of risk issues such as family violence.
• Offer family counselling to parents and their children within the context of family separation.
• If required act as a consultant in Child Inclusive Family Dispute Resolution practice.
• Develop and maintain a broad understanding of the Family Law Act (1975), amended 2006, and to operate at all times with a cognisance of the provisions of the Act.

To be considered for this position, applicants require:

• Degree in Psychology, Counselling, or Social Work (or related discipline) and eligibility for membership of the A.P.S, A.A.S.W or related professional association.
• Demonstrated experience in working with children, young people and their families in the context of family separation.
• Proven experience facilitating information sessions and education groups.

As a condition of employment, CatholicCare Victoria as an employer will collect, record and store vaccination information on employees where required in line with the Privacy Act. All CatholicCare Victoria workers are to be fully vaccinated (boosted), unless they are an Excepted Person for medical reasons. All applicants must therefore be able to comply with this requirement. This means that successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of their vaccination status to CatholicCare Victoria prior to commencement of employment.

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Family Preservation Reunification Response Practitioner 

EFT
75 hours per fortnight, continuing position

Location
Bendigo

Closing Date
Sunday, 1 October 2023

Contact
Louise Quigley | Senior Manager, Family Services
T 0428 096 560  |  E people&culture@catholiccarevic.org.au 

The FPRR Practitioner will provide outreach wraparound services to families where children’s ages range from unborn to adolescents. Working flexibly, as part of the team they will report to the FPRR Practice Team Leader.

The FPRR Practitioner will deliver in the home and community as needed for 4 to 6 months by practitioners. Areas of clinical focus include risk assessment and safety planning and practitioners will strive to empower caregivers to help their children and young people live safely in the community, attain school/vocational goals, and develop prosocial behaviours. Practitioners will work with the ecology of the family and school, sporting clubs and local businesses will be engaged as the individual needs and strengths of the family are identified.

The FPRR Practitioner will engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families in a culturally safe and competent way. This includes engaging in regular consultation with the program’s Cultural Advisor and including ongoing training.

Specifically, the position is responsible for:

• Conducting an initial assessment including review of referral information, identifying, and engaging key participants, identifying systemic strengths and needs, and developing an analysis of the referral concerns/behaviours within the ecological context.
• Engaging with primary caregivers and other key participants in treatment that is active and change orientated to identify and overcome barriers to engagement.
• Maintaining clear and concise documentation of treatment efforts.

To be considered for this position, applicants require:

• The role requires appropriate tertiary qualifications. Bachelors degree in Social Work, Child Development, Psychology or a related subject area preferred, or a Diploma level relevant qualification with significant professional experience. 
• Significant work experience in a relevant field which supports an understanding of key child development issues relating to young parents and their families who have complex needs.
• Understanding of and demonstrated experience working with issues such as attachment, trauma, and intergenerational disadvantage.
• Demonstrated professional case management skills.
• Significant clinical experience in treating serious antisocial behaviour in youth.
• Demonstrated experience referring to and collaborating with local service networks.

As a condition of employment, CatholicCare Victoria as an employer will collect, record and store vaccination information on employees where required in line with the Privacy Act. All CatholicCare Victoria workers are to be fully vaccinated (boosted), unless they are an Excepted Person for medical reasons. All applicants must therefore be able to comply with this requirement. This means that successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of their vaccination status to CatholicCare Victoria prior to commencement of employment. 

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Family Services Practitioner

EFT
60 hours per fortnight

Location
Melton

Closing Date
Sunday, 8th October 2023

Contact
Jolene Aik, Team Leader, Family Services
T 0439 307 227  |  E people&culture@catholiccarevic.org.au 

CatholicCare Victoria is committed to building thriving communities through disrupting the cycle of disadvantage. The Family Services program at CatholicCare Victoria provides Department of Families, Fairness and Housing funded services to families and children in the community.  The Family Services program provides a continuum of support to families, ranging from supporting them in their parenting role, to working intensively with families under increased pressure.

Specifically, in this role you will be responsible for:

• Working with the Best Interest Case Practice Framework and the Response Practice Modules and Elements, provide assessment and time limited case practice interventions that lead to improved outcomes for children which include safety and stability within families
• Using approaches that consider the best interests of the child, trauma informed practices, knowledge of child development, attachment theories, family preservation and reunification principles, and other relevant frameworks
• Developing goals, action plans and safety plans with families through direct work with individuals and groups as appropriate

To be considered for this position, applicants require:

• A professional qualification in Social Work, Welfare or other relevant tertiary study
• Experience working within Child Protection, Family Services or other related experience
• An understanding of the impacts of trauma on children and adults and approaches for working effectively where trauma is featured

As a condition of employment, CatholicCare Victoria as an employer will collect, record and store vaccination information on employees where required in line with the Privacy Act. All CatholicCare Victoria workers are to be fully vaccinated (boosted), unless they are an Excepted Person for medical reasons. All applicants must therefore be able to comply with this requirement. This means that successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of their vaccination status to CatholicCare Victoria prior to commencement of employment. 

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Kinship Care Practitioner 

EFT
45 hours per fortnight, continuing position

Location
Swan Hill

Closing Date
Sunday, 10 September 2023

Contact
Alana Doe | Manager, Family Services
T 0490 292 354  |  E people&culture@catholiccarevic.org.au 

Kinship Care is the care provided by relatives or a member of a child’s broader network when a child cannot live with their parents. Statutory Kinship Care placements occur when Child Protection intervene, and a decision is made that a child is placed or remains with a relative or other community member.

Working as a Kinship Care Practitioner you will provide support to Kinship Care families to care for children’s safety, stability, and development. To provide new kinship placements with family services support, and flexible brokerage, which will maintain and promote the stability of the placement. The position will also supervise and support case contracted Kinship Care placements to achieve permanency for children in out-of-home care.

Specifically, the position is responsible for:

• Providing case management to new Kinship Care placement as as well as long-term statutory Kinship Placements.
• Developing and reviewing client-centred plans which guide the support provided to children and their families.
• Assisting Kinship Carers and extended family members to become a self-managed care team.
• Maintaining client data and information as required by legislation and funding body requirements.

To be considered for this position, applicants require:

• Tertiary qualification in community services, psychology, social work, or child welfare.
• Demonstrated experience in care coordination or case management, including intake, assessment and case planning within the Best Interests Case Practice Model, and the application of risk and needs assessment frameworks.
• Knowledge of contemporary child development theories, the impact of childhood trauma and evidence-based practice.
• Understanding of funding body practice guidelines for Out of Home Care (OOHC) services

As a condition of employment, CatholicCare Victoria as an employer will collect, record and store vaccination information on employees where required in line with the Privacy Act. All CatholicCare Victoria workers are to be fully vaccinated (boosted), unless they are an Excepted Person for medical reasons. All applicants must therefore be able to comply with this requirement. This means that successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of their vaccination status to CatholicCare Victoria prior to commencement of employment. 

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Pastoral Care Practitioner 

INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY

EFT
8 hours per fortnight, continuing position, working each Friday from 1pm - 5pm

Location
Dhurringile Prison, Murchison

Closing Date
Sunday, 24th September 2023

Contact
Mary O’Shannassy | Senior Prison Chaplain, Prison Ministry
T 0408 571 299   |  E people&culture@catholiccarevic.org.au 

The Pastoral Care Practitioner is an integral part of the pastoral care team, contributing to the high quality of pastoral care practice for prisoners, prisoners' families, ex-prisoners and staff within the Prison and Correctional Centres across Victoria.  As the Pastoral Care Practitioner, you will be required to respond effectively to the diverse personal, spiritual and religious needs of the prisoners, the prisoners' families, ex-prisoners and staff.

Specifically, the position is responsible for:

• Providing spiritual and pastoral care to prisoners and their families
• Working as a member of the multi-faith Chaplaincy team to provide comprehensive chaplaincy service to all prisoners
• Participation in Social Justice Programs and initiatives

To be considered for this position, applicants require:

• Demonstrated capacity or progress towards a theology and pastoral care qualification at a tertiary level, or other relevant qualification, which would need to have included studies in theology
• At least one unit of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) or equivalent supervised pastoral education, or a demonstrated capacity to begin progress towards this.
• A well-developed sense of a personal, spiritual identity with the capacity to nourish self and others while adapting to different cultures and grow in jail culture awareness

As a condition of employment, CatholicCare Victoria as an employer will collect, record and store vaccination information on employees where required in line with the Privacy Act. All CatholicCare Victoria workers are to be fully vaccinated (boosted), unless they are an Excepted Person for medical reasons. All applicants must therefore be able to comply with this requirement. This means that successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of their vaccination status to CatholicCare Victoria prior to commencement of employment. 

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Trauma & Torture Counsellor Advocate and Community Liaison Worker

EFT
75 hours per fortnight, continuing

Location
Mildura

Closing Date
Sunday, 8 October 2023

Contact
Domenic Vigilanti | Acting Senior Manager, Counselling and Relationship Services
T 0407 398 801  |  E people&culture@catholiccarevic.org.au 

CatholicCare Victoria has entered a Service Level Agreement with Foundation House Victoria for the delivery of torture and trauma counselling and advocacy related services, combined with community liaison and capacity development, across the Mallee region for people with a refugee background and asylum seekers.

Working as a Trauma and Torture Counsellor Advocate you will deliver effective and appropriate assessment, counselling and advocacy services to clients who are survivors of torture or other traumatic events.

The Community Liaison function of this role will focus on enhancing the capacity of refugee and asylum seeker communities and the service sector to address family, mental health and wellbeing and re-settlement related issues of community members.

Specifically, the position is responsible for:

• Conducting comprehensive psycho-social assessments with adults and their families to formulate case plans within the Integrated Trauma Recovery Service Model.
• Providing high quality short, medium and long-term counselling interventions with adults and their families utilising a range of therapeutic approaches to deliver agreed client and program outcomes.
• Undertaking advocacy and liaison on behalf of adults and their families to strengthen access to a range of relevant statutory bodies, health, community, education, and legal services.

To be considered for this position, applicants require:

• Qualifications in Counselling, e.g. Psychology, Family Therapy, Counselling Graduate Diploma or other relevant tertiary studies.
• Experience or capability in working with refugee and asylum seekers and their families within the social services sector.
• Demonstrated experience in delivering child centered, family focused and relationship counselling within current research-based industry accredited frameworks.

As a condition of employment, CatholicCare Victoria as an employer will collect, record and store vaccination information on employees where required in line with the Privacy Act. All CatholicCare Victoria workers are to be fully vaccinated (boosted), unless they are an Excepted Person for medical reasons. All applicants must therefore be able to comply with this requirement. This means that successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of their vaccination status to CatholicCare Victoria prior to commencement of employment. 

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Trauma and Torture Counsellor Advocate 

EFT
45 hours per fortnight, continuing position.

Location
Mildura

Closing Date
Sunday, 8 October 2023

Contact
Domenic Vigilanti | Acting Senior Manager, Counselling and Relationship Services
T 0407 398 801  |  E people&culture@catholiccarevic.org.au 

CatholicCare Victoria has entered a Service Level Agreement with Foundation House Victoria for the delivery of torture and trauma counselling and advocacy related services across the Mallee region for people with a refugee background and asylum seekers.

The Trauma and Torture service will be incorporated into CatholicCare’s Counselling and Relationship Services stream, where the aim is to ensure the wellbeing of all family members by minimizing the impact of stress, trauma, change and isolation. The aim is for all clients who engage with the program to gain a greater understanding of their stressors and learn self-management strategies.

The Coordinator, Family Support is responsible for coordinating the day-to-day functions of Family Support Program and providing support and supervision to practitioners to ensure families engaging with our program achieve their goals.

Specifically, the position is responsible for:

• Conducting comprehensive psycho-social assessments with adults and their families to formulate case plans within the Integrated Trauma Recovery Service Model.
• Completing risk assessments to ensure priority and immediate interventions are taken.
• Providing high quality short, medium and long-term counselling interventions with adults and their families utilising a range of therapeutic approaches to deliver agreed client and program outcomes.

To be considered for this position, applicants require:

• Qualifications in Counselling, e.g. Psychology, Family Therapy, Counselling Graduate Diploma or other relevant tertiary studies.
• Experience or capability in working with refugee and asylum seekers and their families within the social services sector.
• Demonstrated experience in delivering child centered, family focused and relationship counselling within current research-based industry accredited frameworks

As a condition of employment, CatholicCare Victoria as an employer will collect, record and store vaccination information on employees where required in line with the Privacy Act. All CatholicCare Victoria workers are to be fully vaccinated (boosted), unless they are an Excepted Person for medical reasons. All applicants must therefore be able to comply with this requirement. This means that successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of their vaccination status to CatholicCare Victoria prior to commencement of employment. 

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