• Broadmeadows and Eaglemont base location, Wurundjeri Country
• Full time, permanent position
• Salary package equivalent up to $133k pa (inclusive of base salary range $108-113k, super and salary packaging)

For over 140 years, Berry Street has adapted to a changing world, and we will continue to adapt to achieve our purpose. We believe children, young people and families should be safe, thriving and hopeful. Our Vision for 2022: Together we will courageously change lives and reimagine service systems. We look forward to working with children, young people, families, carers, staff and partners to achieve this vision. Together.

The Opportunity

Berry Street's Northern Specialist Family Violence Service provides a Specialist Family Violence team within The Orange Door (Hume Moreland Area) as an initiative resulting per Recommendations 37 and 38 of the Royal Commission into Family Violence.

The fundamental function of The Orange Door (also known as the Support and Safety Hub) is to:

• Be a more visible and accessible contact point for service users requiring specialist support.
• Provide help for people to identify family violence and child wellbeing issues.
• Support to access justice and legal support.
• Offer advice based on contemporary risk assessment tools and guidance.
• Provide specialist support and tailored advice for victim survivors, families and children, and perpetrators.
• Connection and coordination of access to support.
• A system wide view of service capacity, client experience and outcomes.  

This role will be based at the Hume Moreland Orange Door. The exact locations of the Orange Door are still to be finalised but will be based across the Hume and Moreland Local Government Areas. This role will be based across our Eaglemont Site, the Hume Moreland Orange Door and any access points developed in the network.

Key Responsibilities

The Integrated Practice Leader joins a group of practice leadership positions in the Hume Moreland Orange Door. The role will be responsible for driving collaborative, coordinated, evidence based and high quality practice across The Orange Door. They will do this by providing practice leadership and expert advice to The Orange Door workforce, drawing upon multiple practice frameworks and principles.

The role will be integral in building the capacity of The Orange Door workforce to deliver integrated functions and services responding to family violence, child and family vulnerability and functioning, and perpetrator interventions, in line with The Orange Door Service Model and Integrated Practice Framework. 

About You

You will hold a tertiary qualification (minimum Bachelor level) in Social Work, Psychology, Welfare or related discipline and have an understanding of the gendered nature of family violence and its impact on victim survivors and their children. Our ideal candidate will have experience in building workforce capacity, including; leading, monitoring against standards, mentoring and developing staff practice.

The Benefits

• Additional salary packaging available for meals/accommodation.
• Flexible work arrangements and generous leave conditions.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), including access for staff members’ immediate family.

How to Apply

Applications must include a resume and cover letter.

Queries to Renaye Kelleher, Assistant Director on 03 9450 4700.

Please Note; the successful applicant will be subject to comprehensive reference and background checking prior to employment, including a Working with Children Check and National Police Check.

Berry Street is committed to being a child safe, child friendly and child empowering organisation. In everything we do we seek to protect children. We are committed to the cultural safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children; children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds; children with a disability; children who identify with a sexual and or gender minority identity. We aim to ensure every individual is treated with dignity and respect regardless of their cultural background, ability, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, spirituality or religion.

Aboriginal people; people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.