• Full-time, permanent position, based in Horsham
• Increase your take home pay with up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits.
• 10% gap discount for childcare services with Uniting Early Learning

About the opportunity

The Orange Door 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.

As The Orange Door Team Leader, you will be responsible for the management and coordination of an Integrated team as well as the support, mentoring, development of Uniting Practitioners and Senior Practitioners, in a matrix supervision model. 

In this role, you will provide practice guidance and leadership to practitioners across the Orange Door in the delivery of program requirements, to maintain a high quality of service to people accessing the Orange Door for support.

You will also work collaboratively, with an integrated approach across the service system, maintaining positive relationships with partnering organisations and developing new relationships with key agencies.

Click here to view the Position Description.

What’s on offer

In addition to base salary plus superannuation, you’ll also receive 17.5% leave loading and access to the full $15,900 salary packaging benefits.

Paid Parental Leave for up to 10 weeks. 

10% gap discount for childcare services with Uniting Early Learning

About you

You are looking to join an organisation that truly supports vulnerable Victorians and Tasmanians to improve their lives.

To be successful in this role, the ideal candidate will have:

• A Bachelor of Social Work or equivalent in line with the mandatory minimum qualification requirements for family violence practitioners or a willingness to complete further training and/or study. Or significant experience and/or a lived experience.
• Significant management experience within child, youth and family welfare sector.
• A sound understanding of family and parenting issues, especially in the context of protective concerns
• Commitment to, and understanding of working with marginalised groups including indigenous and CALD clients
• Sound understanding of the “Best Interests” framework and the Child, Youth and Family Act (2005)
• Demonstrated commitment to service performance, evidence-based practice and improving outcomes for consumers
• Experience in developing and maintaining sustainable partnerships with key stakeholders

How to apply

Click APPLY NOW to submit your interest and we’ll be in touch shortly. We’ll be reviewing applications as they come through as we’re keen to engage with someone.

Please note, interviews may commence prior to application’s closing.

If you have questions about the opportunity, please contact Steph Purcell – Senior Manager at [email protected], using the subject line: Team Leader Orange Door - Horsham enquiry via EthicalJobs.

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: Vt.uniting.org. 

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Uniting is also committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.