Orange Door Senior Practitioner
Orange Door Senior Practitioner
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Job Description
- Opportunity to lean into Team Leadership responsibilities as required
- Mentor and support new team members and social work student placements
- Permanent part time position (4 days per week) Based at Pakenham
Your new role
As an Orange Door Senior Practitioner working in a multidisciplinary integrated Orange Door agency team you will deliver quality safe and effective responses to children young people and families experiencing family violence. Working across more complex presentations across a range of issues incl. substance abuse behaviour change disability etc. you will deliver intake support via phone within the Orange Door site and through outreach visits.
As Senior Practitioner you will lean in on and be supported with Team Leadership responsibilities as needed. You will act as proxy in various integration agency and funder meetings and also be involved in audits quality improvement activities and other projects and tasks.
In addition you will:
- Manage an active caseload
- Mentor and support newer team members including being responsible for Social Work student placements
- Delivery screening and triage assessment crisis responses service planning targeted interventions allocation and coordinated referrals
- Work collaboratively to support integrated risk assessment and planning
- Refer clients to services within the broader service system and provide them information and support
About the program
The Orange Door 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
Uniting focuses on providing services to vulnerable families who require extra support with the care development and wellbeing of unborn babies infants children and young people.
Benefits of working at Uniting
Our work isnt easy but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you.
In addition to your salary of SCHADS Level 6 super you can access the following.
- Access salary packaging to increase takehome pay.
- Enjoy a 10% discount at Uniting Early Learning or 60% for centre staff!
- Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
- Free counselling with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Access training and development opportunities to help you grow.
- Our people are central access leadership development.
- Enjoy 25% off at Uniting Op Shops.
Your skills and experience
You are keen to progress your career into leadership and seek an organisation that will provide you the support and opportunity. You enjoy imparting your knowledge and experience to newer practitioners through mentoring activities.
You will bring:
- Bachelor of Social Work or equivalent as per the mandatory minimum qualification requirements for specialist family violence practitioners
- Experience skills and capabilities in child youth and families welfare particularly working with complex cases
- Welldeveloped risk assessment and management skills
- Understanding of the broader service system referral pathways
- Sound understanding of the MARAM Framework Best Interests Principles and the Children Youth and Families Act 2005
- Valid and current Drivers Licence
View the position description here
How to apply
Click APPLY to submit your interest.
If this role sounds like a good fit for you please apply soon. Well review applications as they come in and may close the ad early.
For any questions please reach out to Heidi McLellan on for a chat.
About Uniting
At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.
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.
Through the recruitment process we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional however it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal a person with disability from a diverse background or LGBT. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
