• Salary packaging and remote housing benefits
• Full Time - Ongoing
• Exciting leadership opportunity
• Based in Swan Hill

We have an exciting leadership opportunity to join our team as Hub Team Leader The Orange Door with Mallee Domestic Violence Services Mallee Sexual Assault Unit.

The Program brings together workforces from Community Service Organisations, Aboriginal Services, Family Safety Victoria and DFFH, to deliver an integrated practice model and a consolidated intake point for:

• Women, children, young people and families who are experiencing or have experienced family violence
• People who use violence
• Families requiring support with the care, development and wellbeing of unborn babies, infants, children and young people

The Hub Team Leader – Specialist Family Violence will lead a team of Practitioners working within the integrated Support and Safety Hub (known as the Orange Door) team to support women, children and young people experiencing family violence and families who need support with the wellbeing and development of their children.

The Hub team

Hubs will bring together different workforces and practices to create an integrated Hub team and a consolidated intake point in each Hub 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 children

This will be achieved by drawing on the expertise of CSOs and their deep connections with people in local areas, and bringing together workers from organisations that currently:

• Receive police referrals for women and children who are victims of family violence
• Receive police referrals for perpetrators of family violence (known as ‘Enhanced Intake Services’)
• Receive child wellbeing referrals
• Provide the Child FIRST service
• Deliver other relevant services as appropriate, such as those delivered by Aboriginal services

The key responsibilities of the Team Leader role at the Orange Door – Southern Mallee include:

• Providing leadership, guidance and oversight to a team of Hub practitioners to ensure high quality, safe and effective service responses for women, men and children seeking support and safety through the Hub. Major focus of this role is to lead the family violence response work to support victims of family violence (specialisation area)
• Managing the operational requirements of the Hub practitioner team, including:
  • Staff rosters and workloads
  • Assigning clients to practitioners, this includes daily liaison with colleagues in Mildura for screening and triage actions
  • Maintaining a client case management load as needed and providing coverage for team members as required
  • Assist and liaise closely with the Mallee Sexual Assault Unit Inc. Mallee Domestic Violence Services Manager – Southern Mallee
  • Approving and supporting direct allocations to services outside of the Hub
  • Identifying and mitigating issues, which may adversely impact on client outcomes
  • Aligning work with the Hubs Integrated Practice Framework, operating guidance and service requirements
  • Meeting team service delivery performance and data reporting requirements

ABOUT YOU

To be successful in your application you will meet the person specification in the position description, including having a Bachelor of Social Work or equivalent as per the mandatory minimum qualification requirements for specialist family violence practitioners.

You will also have:

• Excellent leadership and management skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with stakeholders
• Considerable experience within the child, youth and family welfare sector
• Well-developed risk assessment and risk management skills
• An understanding of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005, particularly the Best Interests Framework
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with other services, agencies and professionals to achieve successful client outcomes
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability form effective working relationships and foster a positive team culture

APPLICATION PROCESS

Applications can be submitted below via the Apply Now link. 

Please review the attached position description.

Provide your Resume and Application letter, broadly addressing the key selection criteria highlighted including:

• Evidence of completion of formal qualifications
• Disclosure of previous or current disciplinary action (employment history) is mandatory for all positions
• National Police Check
• Current Driver’s License
• Working With Children’s Check (Vic & NSW)
• Mandatory COVID vaccination status
• First Aid Certificate or willingness to obtain
• Previous leadership experience
• Referees checks of three professionals including current supervisor