• Join a Growing Team
• Full time opportunities
• Well respected Canterbury organisation making a real community impact

Growing what works. Protecting what matters.
 
At the heart of Aviva's work is a clear purpose: supporting whānau and communities to live safe and fulfilling lives free from family violence and sexual violence.
 
Over recent years, Aviva has grown into an organisation of more than 50 kaimahi delivering highly regarded services across Canterbury. That growth has been purposeful and values-led, with Aviva recognised as a credible and collaborative voice within the violence prevention sector.
 
Today, that growth continues, creating three opportunities to join as a Family Violence Kaimahi across two of our services. In these roles, you will support individuals and whānau to create safer, more positive futures.
 
The Roles
 
Early Engagement Team
This team focuses on early intervention and crisis response, working with individuals and whānau when risk is emerging or has just escalated. The work is more clinically driven and immediate, helping people understand risk, stabilise situations and put initial safety plans in place.

• 1 Fixed term, full-time opportunity - covering parental leave
• 1 Permanent, full-time opportunity - due to an internal promotion

Key responsibilities:

• Respond to referrals and provide early intervention and crisis support
• Manage a clinical caseload across individuals and whānau experiencing or using violence
• Undertake risk assessment and safety planning to stabilise situations
• Support behaviour change and understanding of harmful dynamics
• Facilitate transitions into longer-term services and ongoing supports

Integrated Safety Response Team
This role works with whānau who are already identified as medium to high risk, often through Police and multi-agency systems. The work is more relational, intensive and longer-running, with a strong emphasis on coordination and accountability across services.

• 1 Permanent, full-time opportunity - due to the expansion of contract

Key responsibilities include:

• Engage with medium to high-risk whānau following ISR and Police referrals
• Make timely contact (including within 24 hours for high-risk cases)
• Hold the primary relationship with whānau, maintaining a safety-first, child-centred focus
• Coordinate multi-agency responses and work closely with partner organisations
• Monitor and manage ongoing risk, safety and accountability across the system

What you'll bring:

• Experience working with tamariki, rangatahi, adults and whānau affected by family violence
• Strong case management skills and the ability to hold complexity with calm, sound judgement
• Confidence developing personalised safety plans and supporting transitions to longer-term services
• The ability to build trusted relationships across agencies, communities and support networks
• A commitment to culturally grounded, whānau-centred practice and Te Tiriti o Waitangi
• Professional registration, or progress towards registration, in social work or a related field preferred
• Clean police record (specifically working in the ISR Team)

About You
 
The successful candidate will be a grounded, relational practitioner with a strong understanding of family violence dynamics, child safety and whole-of-whānau practice. You will bring warmth, resilience and sound professional judgement, along with the ability to navigate complexity while keeping safety at the centre.
 
Shared capability expectations across both role descriptions include specialist family violence knowledge, strong relationship-building, creativity, resilience, quality practice and a commitment to empowering whānau.
 
You will ideally bring:

• A relevant Social Work qualification and/or experience in the family violence or social services sector
• Professional membership with an approved body such as ANZASW, NZAC or NAPSS, or the ability to obtain this
• Experience working with individuals experiencing or using family violence
• Demonstrated group facilitation experience
• Strong relationship building and communication skills
• A commitment to supporting accountability, behaviour change and community wellbeing
• A full driver's licence

Why Aviva
 
Aviva is widely respected for the quality of its services, its principled approach and its commitment to collaboration across the sector. The organisation is known for doing its mahi with care, courage and integrity, and for placing people at the centre of its work.
 
For practitioners committed to making a genuine difference, Aviva offers a supportive and values-driven environment with strong professional support and supervision.
 
The role offers:

• Salary: This role is aligned to the Pay Equity Pay Spine and salary placement will be determined within this framework, recognising relevant experience
• Birthday leave and 2 days Wellness leave
• Flexible working arrangements
• Access to pool vehicles, laptops and safety applications for community work

If you are passionate about supporting safer families and communities and want to contribute to meaningful change, we would love to hear from you.
 
As part of your application, please include a covering letter outlining which team you are interested in and why this area of work resonates with you.
 
For a confidential conversation or to request a Candidate Briefing Document, please contact Heather Ewing on 03 2650 667 or click the 'Apply' button to express your interest in finding out more.