• We value experience in child protection or family services
• Predictable hours, full time, 9am-5pm, job security, permanent
• Benefit from structured support, training and development 

Your role.

The Orange Door offer help and support to families experiencing complex needs and risk issues in any of the following service areas: Family Services, Child Protection, Family Violence, Disability, Housing, Mental Health and/or Alcohol and Other Drugs.

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.

Position Description available here: Senior Practitioner PD TOD E AW6 052023 V1.1

Location and Travel requirements:

This position is based at Frankston in Child Wellbeing specialisation but working within integrated practice. Successful candidate might be required to work at other sites across the Orange Door Bayside Peninsula access point network including Hastings and Bentleigh. 

Make your mark:

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Social Work or similar that meets the requirements set out under Recommendation 209 (please call for details)
• Use your experience working with children and young people at risk.
• Conduct child safety assessments.
• Understanding of child and family vulnerability so you can assess that risk.
• The ability to work 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.
• The ability to identify, assess and prioritise risks and needs of clients in a whole of family approach.

What make this such a great role for you.

• A salary starting at around $106,000 plus super plus salary packaging (Level 6 SCHCADS)
• Office location: Frankston
• 9am-5pm hours based at The Orange Door which makes your work/life more predictable.
• Support from Practice Leaders, Team Leaders to support your growth and develop your skills.
• We would value the contribution those from child protection and family services backgrounds can make to these roles.
• Permanent. Full time hours.
• We take the Health and Wellbeing of our people seriously offering a Well Worth It! Program, EIP and EAP.
• Access to discounted health insurance as well!
• A diverse and inclusive workplace for you to feel safe, acknowledged and included.
• Our people are our biggest asset, we will support you to progress your career with a dedicated L&D team.
• A workplace with Rainbow Tick Accreditation and DCA Inclusive Employer recognition.

What our people say- “AV is an organisation where if you want to challenge yourself or explore opportunities, you don’t have to leave to do that. There are so many great people, programs and services, so it’s an organisation where you have great conditions for growth and development”.

Ready to take the next step:

A mandatory minimum qualification policy will apply to specialist family violence practitioners who enter the workforce from 1 July 2021.

All applications are welcome and there are personalised pathways to employment based on whether you:

• Hold a Bachelor of Social Work or equivalent qualification, or
• Are working towards or can meet the new mandatory minimum qualification policy requirement via one of the available employment pathways.

For relevant specialist family violence roles, applicants are asked to please complete the Candidate Questionnaire and the Mandatory Minimum Qualifications Equivalency Self-Assessment (you can download both below) and submit with your application. You will submit these documents under key selection criteria and other documents along with you resume.

Rec 209 - Candidate Questionaire.pdf

Rec 209 - Qualifications Self-Assessment Form (5).pdf 

To discuss the role in more details or talk about the Rec 209 requirements please reach out to Dominika Szadura via email at [email protected] using the subject line: Senior Practitioner - The Orange Door enquiry via EthicalJobs.

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.

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.