About the Role

The Senior Multicultural Youth Worker (SMYW) provides specialist family violence case management and support to multicultural young people experiencing family violence. The role delivers holistic trauma informed case management, advocacy, service coordination and system navigation to address barriers to support. The SMYW works collaboratively with families, specialist family violence services, statutory agencies and community partners to deliver coordinated responses, promote perpetrator accountability and ensure young people receive safe, equitable and developmentally appropriate support. In addition to direct practice, the role contributes specialist family violence expertise within CMY and supports continuous improvement through reflective practice, collaboration and participation in service development.

• Hours: 30.4 hours per week ( 0.8 FTE), Part Time
• Fixed Term until June 2028
• Base Salary (SCHADS Level 5 ): $105,577.68 (pro rata) per annum plus Super and access to Salary Packaging(Salary Packaging is a great way to increase the value of your salary by allowing you to receive a portion of your income in the form of tax free or tax-deductible benefits.)
• Location: Dandenong 
• Applications Close: Monday, 9 November 2026 ; 11:59pm
• Interviews: to be held in the week beginning 16 Nov 2026

You will have

• Demonstrated understanding of the dynamics, drivers, risk factors and impacts of family violence, including the unique experiences of multicultural, refugee and migrant young people, families and communities.
• Demonstrated experience delivering strengths-based, trauma-informed, youth-centred and culturally responsive case management support to young people and families experiencing multiple and intersecting barriers.
• Demonstrated experience undertaking risk assessment, safety planning and risk management with young people and families experiencing family violence, including the ability to respond appropriately to escalating risk, crisis presentations and child wellbeing concerns.
• Demonstrated ability to build effective relationships with young people, families and communities, and to coordinate and advocate across a range of service systems including family violence, housing, health, education, legal and child and family services.
• Well-developed interpersonal, cross-cultural communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues, community members and external services to support coordinated responses.
• Demonstrated experience maintaining accurate client records, case notes, risk assessments and reports, together with well-developed organisational and administrative skills and the ability to work within relevant legislative, policy and practice frameworks.
• Demonstrated knowledge of, or ability to work within, relevant family violence legislation, MARAM, FVISS/CISS, Child Safe Standards and other frameworks relevant to family violence practice in Victoria.

For more information

• On the role, please see the position description
• On CMY, visit https://www.cmy.net.au/about-us
• Contact person for the role Mauricio Taschetto on (03) 9340 3798

How to Apply

• Click "Apply" on the job and complete the application form. If you don't already have a profile, please create one to submit your application
• Follow the instructions to upload your resume and a document outlining examples/a response addressing each of the key selection criteria outlined in the position description. This can be included in your cover letter or a separate document. Applications submitted without addressing the key selection criteria will not be considered
• Documents must be in MS Word or PDF format
• For guidelines on how to apply for a job at CMY please read here 
• For tips on how to respond to Key Selection Criteria, please read here: Careers Vic Gov - Guide 

CMY takes Child Safety seriously and short-listed candidates are subject to child safety screening and assessment against child safety standards as part of our thorough recruitment process.  

Applicants must have the right to work in Australia.