Team Leader - Adults Using Violence Programs

About the role

The Centre for Non-Violence (CNV), a specialist family violence organisation in Victoria's Loddon region, is seeking an experienced Team Leader for its Adults Using Violence Programs in Bendigo. The role leads a team of practitioners delivering specialist, evidence-based interventions that promote accountability, support behaviour change and prioritise victim survivor safety. It sits within the Response and Recovery leadership team and is a full-time, ongoing position of 38 hours per week, office based.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, supervise and inspire practitioners and facilitators across the programs
• Oversee referral, intake, assessment, allocation and waitlist processes to strengthen service responsiveness
• Monitor program demand, workforce capacity and service outcomes to support continuous improvement
• Coordinate and support delivery of Men's Behaviour Change Programs
• Drive innovation, quality improvement and evidence-informed practice
• Build partnerships across the family violence and community services sectors
• Foster workforce capability through coaching, reflective supervision and professional development
• Contribute to strategic planning, practice development and organisational leadership

Required profile

• Tertiary qualifications and/or experience meeting the Victorian mandatory minimum qualification requirements for specialist family violence practitioners
• Experience leading, supervising and mentoring staff in community services
• Demonstrated experience in Men's Behaviour Change Programs and/or specialist interventions with adults using family violence
• Experience in intake, assessment, risk assessment, case management and service development
• Strong understanding of family violence from a gendered and feminist framework

Required skills

• Communication, stakeholder engagement and partnership-building
• Ability to lead through change and build a collaborative, high-performing team

What we offer

• Pay above award, with salary packaging up to $15,900 (tax free)
• 5 weeks annual leave, wellness leave, cultural leave and personal leave
• Ongoing learning and development, including a leadership development program
• Employee assistance program and flexible work arrangements
• A mobile phone and laptop provided

Applicants must submit a cover letter and current resume; offers are subject to a Working with Children's Check, a National Criminal History Check and proof of the right to work in Australia. Applications close 9 November 2026.