WANGARATTA Centre Against Violence (CAV) has welcomed new funding that will allow four new support workers to join its team, strengthening the services to help people impacted by family violence and sexual assault.
The funding comes through the National Partnership on Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence Responses - 500 Worker Initiative; an important collaboration between the federal and state governments designed to grow the specialist workforce and ease pressure on frontline services.
CAV CEO Jaime Chubb said the funding couldn’t have come at a better time.
“Our team works incredibly hard to support people in crisis, and this extra help means we can do more, reach more people, and give our practitioners the backup they need," she said.
“I’m so proud of the care, skill, and quiet determination our staff bring every day.
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"They work incredibly hard, and knowing we can help them better means everything."
Ms Chubb said this funding acknowledges the value of their work and assists specialist staff to focus on providing trauma-informed, person-centred care, while support staff take care of the important everyday tasks that keep everything running smoothly.
“We wish we didn’t need to grow, but we do," she said.
"The demand is real, and we are incredibly grateful to Family Safety Victoria for hearing our call for help and responding with genuine support.”
The four new roles - two in family violence services and two in sexual assault support - will focus on practical, behind-the-scenes tasks that make a big difference.
To find out more about the roles or to apply, head to CAV's website. www.centreagainstviolence.org.au/work-with-us/
