• Join The Orange Door, Croydon an exciting new integrated practice model
• Senior Practitioner in an integrated team of family violence and family services practitioners
• Training, development and career stability at The Orange Door Croydon

About the Program

A key recommendation of the Royal Commission and the Roadmap for Reform was to establish a network of Support and Safety Hubs (‘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 Orange Doors brings together different workforces and practices to create an integrated Orange Door team and a consolidated intake point in each Orange Door area to create a new way of support for:

• women, children, young people and families experiencing family violence;
• perpetrators of family violence;
• families in need of support with the care, development and well-being of infants, children and young people.

The Position

The Orange Door Senior Practitioners will work as part of an integrated team to provide specialist support to perpetrators, adults, children and young people who are experiencing or have experienced family violence and families who need extra support with the care of children. In this role you will be responsible for the provision of services to Children and Young People entering The Orange Door.

As a Senior Practitioner you will support people with advice with a focus on risk assessment, engagement, 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.

As a senior practitioner additional responsibility will also include;

• Carrying a level of responsibility for decision making to Identify, assess and prioritise risk and needs of women and children, families and perpetrators;
• Management of Caseloads as a lead practitioner or support worker if required. 

About you

You are someone with:

• Experience working with vulnerable children and young people
• 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 at SCHCADS level 6 which starts at $97,000 plus super, negotiable dependent upon experience
• A brand new Orange Door Hub
• Based at Croydon
• Full time role/ part time .8 will be considered
• Max term covering a parental leave until May 2023
• Leadership and advice from Practice Leaders and the Hub Manager as well as the Anglicare Program Manager to support your needs
• Access to discounted health insurance, free Employee Assistance, Salary Packaging and a range of other employment benefits supporting your physical and mental health
• Working hours are 9am-5pm Monday to Friday on site which is great for work life balance
• We are involved across multiple Orange Door Hubs
• You can draw upon the experience of others to set you up for success
• Our Rainbow Tick Accreditation

Please Note: It is mandatory for the successful applicant to hold a current Working with Children Check and be prepared to undergo a National Criminal History Check prior to commencement. AV employees are required to either be fully vaccinated against Covid 19 or have a medical exemption. AV will require evidence that you are compliant with these requirements.

Ready to take the next step

Take a peek at the full position description here: PD - Senior Practitioner (Child Wellbeing) - Outer East TOD.DOCX

To apply for this position please click "Apply Now" below.

You will also be requested to attach your resume and cover letter that describes your motivation to apply for this role and any skills and experience relevant to the role.

If shortlisted we will then ask you to address some Key Selection Criteria.

For further enquiries contact Amy Youl on 0429 995 012 or email [email protected] using the subject line: Senior Practitioner - Child Wellbeing - The Orange Door enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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