We are seeking an experienced Practice Leader to join our team and maintain our focus on providing quality services to the local community!

About Us

Brophy Family & Youth Services have been supporting children, young people, families and the south west Victorian community for almost 50 years. We live here; this is our community; we believe in people and in their ability to create the life they want. At Brophy you will join a team of just over 180 employees delivering over 40 programs and services across areas including youth engagement, mental health, family violence, foster care, housing support, employment support and disability services. At Brophy our Vision is not just focussed externally on our community - we feel just as passionate about our employees being meaningfully connected through their roles with us to create the life they want, and that as a workforce we achieve this together through innovation and relationships, creating new horizons towards an advantaged community.

Employee Benefits

• 11 Wellbeing Days (to support worker well-being)- in addition to Annual Leave

• Above Award Salary of $120,536.33 (dependent on qualification and years of experience)

• Awesome Not-for-Profit Salary Sacrificing options of up to $15,899 per FBT year

• Excellent Learning & Development opportunities

• Portable Long Service Leave (from eligible organisations)

About the Role

As our next Integrated Practice Lead, you will implement strategies to ensure the Orange Door meets the needs of children, young people, and families accessing our services. Your guidance and support will ensure our team of Practitioners are empowered to change the lives of vulnerable clients every day. In this role, you'll drive a collaborative, integrated approach to service delivery, especially in cases that require a multidisciplinary response. You'll provide guidance and leadership to the Orange Door team, helping to ensure that our clients receive the very best care and support possible.

Do your skills include:

• Leading integrated practice and facilitating decision-making as well as delivering and participating in supervision, support, and reflective practice.

• Demonstrated ability to provide secondary case consultation and technical input on complex cases responding to family violence, perpetrator interventions, and child and family development. 

• Ability to drive cultural change and foster an environment that encourages collaboration across multiple departments.

• Managing stakeholders through effective negotiation and influence, and harnessing this network to support clients. 

• Providing mentoring, support and consultation to program staff to promote advantaged thinking practices.

• Understanding of and ability to comply with relevant legislation, standards, policies, practices and procedures. 

Are your credentials

• Professional clinical experience and relevant qualification(s) in social work, psychology or a related discipline is essential. (Qualifications must be approved by recognised professional bodies: i.e AASW, ACWA, APS etc.) 
• Additional qualifications and/or significant experience in Family Violence or a related field is essential.
• Experience working within a leadership role is essential.
• Current Drivers License

About the Orange Door 

A key recommendation of the Royal Commission into Family Violence was to establish a network of Support and Safety Hubs across Victoria. This was 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 service they need to be safe and supported. The Orange Door Initiative was implemented across Victoria as the intake point for Family Violence and Child Wellbeing issues. The safety of victim-survivors is the Orange Door's first priority. The hub will also help to maintain a focus on perpetrators, so the risk they pose can be assessed and they are held to account for their behaviour.

Brophy works closely with the Orange Door to build the capacity of vulnerable families and individuals to enable them to self-manage and be the best they can be through referrals to many of our program areas.

To read more about the Orange Door program please visit https://www.vic.gov.au/orange-door-project-information-sector

Diversity and Inclusion at Brophy

Brophy is dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment that ensures safety and a sense of belonging for everyone. We embrace individuals of diverse races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, ages, religions, abilities, and nationalities, recognising the richness that varied experiences bring to our efforts in supporting individuals and building stronger communities. Our commitment extends to actively listening, learning, and evolving to become an accessible, inclusive, and secure organisation for all, encompassing First Nations peoples, members of the LGBTIQA+ community, individuals with disabilities, and those with culturally diverse backgrounds.

For further information on ORANGE DOOR positions please contact Jenny Hand, Manager of Brophy Programs (Orange Door) on 5561 8888 or [email protected] using the subject line: Integrated Practice Leader - The Orange Door - Warrnambool enquiry via EthicalJobs.

APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN - Previous Applicants need not apply.