Our values

Aligned to the values of the VPS and DFFH, we are committed to working with Responsiveness, Integrity, Impartiality, Accountability, Respect, Leadership, and for the protection of Human Rights.

Aligned to the values of the Victorian Public Sector and the department, Family Safety Victoria’s values provide a shared understanding of what we stand for as an organisation.

As a Victorian public service agency, Family Safety Victoria commits to working with:

  • responsiveness
  • integrity
  • impartiality
  • accountability
  • respect
  • leadership.

We also commit to working for the protection of human rights.

In particular, we define ourselves by the ways that:

  • We are inclusive and work for social equity
    • we take responsibility for valuing and including everyone equally and for ensuring fairness and cultural safety wherever we do our work.
  • We focus on our impact
    • we are purposeful, courageous and determined to achieve meaningful outcomes for our clients and the community. Our people are valued not just for the work that they do, but the way that they do it.
  • We are honest and transparent
    • we share information whenever we can and show consistency between our words and our actions.

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