Team Leader

Are you passionate about creating safer futures for victim survivors of family violence?

Do you want to be part of a supportive, purpose-driven team making a real difference in the community?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

Bendigo

Full time

38 hrs per week

Hourly rate of $59.83 to $62.48

Applications close

17 July 2026

About The Organisation

The Centre for Non-Violence (CNV) is a leading and innovative specialist family violence organisation based in the Loddon region. Guided by feminist principles and a strong commitment to social justice, gender equity, safety and respect, we work towards a vision of gender and social equality for all.

CNV is committed to creating inclusive and accessible services and workplaces, and we recognise the value of lived experience, diversity and different ways of working.

Why Work With Us

At CNV, we truly believe that people do their best work when they feel supported, valued and genuinely cared for. We are deeply committed to creating a welcoming, inclusive workplace where safety and wellbeing is prioritised and where contributions are acknowledged and valued.

When you join CNV, you’ll will be supported to maintain a healthy work-life balance, continue learning and growing, and build a sustainable career. We’re committed to supporting you at every stage of your journey, so you feel encouraged, confident and able to thrive.

About The Role

CNV is offering a full-time ongoing role (1.0 FTE, 38 hours per week) based in Bendigo. As Team Leader, you will coach and mentor practitioners, oversee workflows and risk responses, and ensure practice is grounded in evidence-based frameworks, feminist principles and regulatory standards.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Lead, mentor and strengthen the capability of specialist practitioners in a fast-paced environment.
• Guide day-to-day service delivery and support thoughtful prioritisation based on risk, urgency and client need.
• Champion trauma-informed, integrated practice across a multidisciplinary setting.
• Contribute your ideas and insights to program planning, service development, quality improvement and evaluation.
• Build and nurture strong partnerships with community services, government and sector stakeholders.

About You

You are a values-led leader who brings confidence, compassion and sound judgement to complex work. You will have experience in family violence, child wellbeing or another community services setting, and you are ready to use your strengths to support practitioners, strengthen practice and contribute to meaningful systems change.

Your strengths and experience will include:

• Experience leading, supervising, coaching or developing practitioners to grow confidence and capability.
• A strong understanding of family violence, trauma-informed practice and child wellbeing, or the ability to apply related practice knowledge in this context.
• The ability to bring empathy, clarity and decisiveness to challenging situations.
• Highly developed communication, collaboration and relationship-building strengths.
• Experience working across multidisciplinary or systems-based environments, with confidence building shared understanding and coordinated responses.
• A commitment to feminist practice, cultural safety, inclusion and continuous improvement.

Most importantly, you are motivated by making a difference, building on people’s strengths and creating the conditions for teams to do their best work.

Why Work With Us

At CNV, we believe people do their best work when their strengths are recognised, their wellbeing is supported and their contributions are valued. We are committed to a welcoming and inclusive workplace where safety, respect and care are prioritised, and where people are supported to grow, contribute and thrive.

When you join CNV, you will be supported to maintain a healthy work–life balance, keep learning and developing and build a sustainable career that reflects your values and strengths. We’re committed to supporting you at every stage of your journey, so you feel encouraged, confident and able to thrive.

What We Offer

• Above award wages, with salary packaging up to $15,900 (tax free).
• Generous leave provisions to support rest, wellbeing and cultural connection, including:
  • 5 weeks Annual Leave
  • Wellness Leave
  • Cultural Leave
  • Above-award Personal Leave
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities, with access to training, professional development, and career pathways.
• Our Leadership Development Program, designed to support and build your leadership capability at all career stages.
• Workplace wellbeing initiatives.
• Flexible work arrangements, that support balance and wellbeing.
• A diverse, inclusive and values-led workplace where respect, care and collaboration are part of everyday work.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for confidential personal support when needed.

To be considered for this role applicants must submit a cover letter and current resume outlining your interest and suitability for the role.

All offers of employment are subject to:

• A satisfactory Working with Children’s Check.
• A satisfactory National Criminal History Check.
• Proof of the right to work in Australia prior to commencement.

For further information about this role or the application process, please contact People and Culture on 03 5430 3000 and visit our website https://www.cnv.org.au/job-application-process.

Apply as soon as possible.

We will review applications as they come in and may close the advertisement earlier.

CNV is an equal opportunity employer.

CNV is a child safe organisation.