• Permanent - full time opportunity
• SCHADS Level 8 + 11.5% Super + Generous Salary Packaging to increase your take home pay
• Enjoy flexible working conditions including hybrid working and optional monthly RDO accrual!
• Based at Heidelberg and Epping | The Orange Door

Your new role:

As the Integrated Practice Leader, you will build the capability of the Orange Door network workforce. Supporting Practitoners to deliver integrated functions and services responding to child and family vulnerability and functioning, family violence, and perpetrator interventions, in line with the Orange Door Service Model, Best Interests Principles and Integrated Practice Framework.

This will include:

• Leading practice within complex service delivery contexts particularly multi-disciplinary and multi-agency approaches to the provision of services to vulnerable children, families and diverse communities is required.
• Building and maintaining positive relationships with key stakeholders to facilitate a partnership and integrated practice approach.
• Promoting evidence-based approaches, as well as continuous improvement in professional practice and the delivery of integrated intake and assessment services.
• Providing practitioners with relevant information and access to systems to support safe and effective practice approaches.

About you:

• You have strong knowledge and understanding of the drivers/causes of family violence and child and family vulnerability, as well as the child and family services and/or broader social services sector and their fundamental practices and theories is required.
• You will be a high performing clinical leader, with experience in leading and overseeing complex operational environments.
• You are passionate about service reform and developing new ways of working.
• You are a strategic thinker, with strong stakeholder relationships and a partnership approach

Who are we?

Kids First have a prominent 125-year history of safeguarding children achieved through an unwavering commitment to people and transformation. If you are an experienced clinical leader passionate about service reform and improving outcomes for individuals, children and families experiencing vulnerabilities the this could be your next opportunity. Kids First will provide the opportunity for you to work for an organisation that acknowledges your value by offering great working conditions and flexible working arrangements.

Why work with us?

Be part of an organisation that truly lives its values. We have HEART and this shows in the way that we care for our staff members.

• Enjoy flexible working options including working from home, monthly RDO accrual and purchased leave to increase your annual leave entitlements.
• Take 3 additional days of paid leave during summer to use however you want.
• Look after yourself with a paid wellbeing day during Mental Health Month (October).
• Take advantage of our I HEART ME initiative and invest up to $100 in your own health and wellbeing. Did we mention that this is on us?

Needing a further nudge for you to click on that apply now button?

• Enjoy ‘not for profit' benefits such as $15,900 of pre-tax salary packaging to increase your take-home pay and novated leasing.
• Access portable long service leave options and transfer your long service leave accruals.
• Be nurtured in your career, including professional development in specialist evidence-based models.

• Access our Staff Wellbeing Program.

Ready to apply?

Only applications submitted via our website will be considered.

To view a full position description or to apply, please click Apply Now.

For inquiries about the position: Manager - The Orange Door, Katie Long-Davidson - [email protected] using the subject line: Integrated Practice Lead enquiry via EthicalJobs.

Kids First is an Equal Opportunity employer that respects and values diversity and inclusion. Kids First welcomes everyone to apply, regardless of age, ethnicity, cultural background, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, and physical ability.

Kids First is a Child Safe Organisation, employment is conditional on satisfactory referee checks, a current Working With Children Check, National Criminal History check, proof of the right to work in Australia and a pre-employment medical (if applicable). Requirement to comply with Kids First vaccination policy where supporting evidence may be requested in order to perform duties.