The Orange Door

A key recommendation of the Royal Commission and the Roadmap for Reform was to establish a network of Support and Safety Hubs across Victoria to provide a new way for women, children and young people experiencing family violence, and families who need assistance with the care and wellbeing of children to access the services they need to be safe and supported. These Hubs are known as The Orange Door. The Orange Door delivers a fundamental change to the way we work with women, children and families, and men.

The position we are recruiting to:

We are recruiting to our satellite service located in Windsor. Anglicare Victoria deliver two service streams and are looking for:

• Practitioner – Child Wellbeing

The position is full time, permanent roles at SCHADS level 5 and, as a Practitioner, you will support people with advice with a focus on risk assessment, engagement, and provision of an initial response and as a source of information to people referred to the Hub. You will work collaboratively as part of an integrated practice approach to respond to family violence and children and family vulnerability concerns through the provision of:

• Screening and triage, assessment, crisis responses, service planning, targeted interventions;
• Allocation services and coordination of referrals;
• Collaborative working with the Hub team to support integrated risk assessment and planning, including participating in case conferences, meetings and the resolution of stakeholder issues.

For more specific information, please review the Position Description is available here:  PD - Practitioner (Child Wellbeing) - BPA TOD (1).docx 

What makes an Orange Door Practitioner?

You are someone with:

• Experience working within a family violence setting
• A relevant tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Early Childhood Specialist and/or related behavioural sciences at degree level with substantial experience; or associate diploma level with substantial experience in the relevant service stream 
• Demonstrated experience working with children and families and/or family violence where there are complex needs and risk issues;
• Resilience to work with and support clients who have been exposed to trauma;
• Demonstrated ability to identify, assess and prioritise risks and needs of clients in a whole of family approach;
• The ability to recognise and identify limits of own expertise and to seek advice or refer clients to other specialists. 

What you need to know:

• A salary around $87,000-$92,000 plus super plus salary packaging (Level 5 SCHCADS)
• Permanent ongoing position
• Office location- Windsor
• Based at Windsor till June 30th 2023 after which you may be required to work from one of the other Orange Door locations in Bayside
• 9am-5pm hours based at The Orange Door
• Access to discounted health insurance, free Employee Assistance, Salary Packaging and a range of other employment benefits supporting your physical and mental health
• Professional development, training, support and a culture of inclusivity and resilience
• Our Rainbow Tick Accreditation
• Support from Practice Leaders, Team Leaders and Senior Practitioners to support your growth and develop your skills

Ready to take the next step:

To apply for this position please click apply and submit your application which will take you to our career portal.

We would like you to attach your resume and a brief cover letter that describes your passion and motivation to apply.

If you have any questions at all please call Dominika Szadura, Orange Door Program Manager on 03 9781 6700.

For further enquires or to ask a question about the role or the way in which The Orange Door functions please pick up the phone and give us a call or drop us an email- you want to speak to Paul Ridley, Recruitment Specialist on 03 9412 6078 or [email protected] using the subject line: Orange Door Practitioner - Family Violence enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Anglicare Victoria acknowledges Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we operate. We commit to working respectfully to honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to this country.

Diversity and inclusivity are important to Anglicare Victoria and we are committed to ensuring our workplace and services reflect this.  Everyone is welcome at Anglicare Victoria, regardless of age, ethnicity, cultural background, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation and physical ability.