Senior Practitioner Orange Door

Anglicare Victoria; Morwell; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted health insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Salary packaging

Job summary

Anglicare Victoria seeks an Orange Door Practitioner to join an integrated team in Morwell to provide specialist support to perpetrators, adults, children and families affected by family violence. You will focus on risk assessment, engagement and an initial response within a collaborative practice framework.

You will work with the Hub to coordinate referrals, conduct assessments and participate in case conferences, ensuring a whole-family approach and safety planning.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Early Childhood Specialist or related behavioural sciences at degree level with substantial experience.
• Associate diploma level with substantial experience in the relevant service stream per framework.
• Demonstrated experience working with children and families and/or family violence with complex needs.

Responsibilities

• Screening and triage, assessment, crisis responses, service planning and targeted interventions.
• Allocation of services and coordination of referrals.
• Collaborative work with the Hub team for integrated risk assessment and planning.

Skills

Experience with perpetrators

Family violence experience with kids

Trauma-informed resilience

Risk assessment & prioritisation

Referral to specialists capabilities

Education

Social Work/Psychology/Early Childhood related degree (or associate diploma with substantial experience)

Job description

The Orange Doors brings together different workforces and practices to create an integrated Orange Door team and a consolidated intake point in each Orange Door 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 infants, children and young people.

The Orange Door team includes a mix of staff employed by FSV and staff employed by CSOs, Aboriginal services and DHHS. For each launch site the size of the team will vary to reflect the local needs.

The Position

The Orange Door 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. Anglicare Victoria staff will be responsible for the provision of services to Men/Perpetrators.

As a Practitioner you will support people with advice with a focus on risk assessment, engagement, and 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.

For more specific information, please review the Position Description available here:Senior Practitioner PD TOD E AW6 052023 V1.1 (1).pdf

About you

You are someone with:

• Experience working with perpetrators of violence, men / fathers;
• A relevant tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, Early Childhood Specialist and/or related behavioural sciences at degree level with substantial experience; or associate diploma level with substantial experience in the relevant service stream in line with the new mandatory minimum qualifications framework (Recommendation 209)
• Demonstrated experience working 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;
• Demonstrated ability to identify, assess and prioritise risks and needs of clients in a whole of family approach;
• The ability to recognise and identify limits of own expertise and to seek advice or refer clients to other specialists.

Please Note: It is mandatory for the successful applicant to hold a current Victorian Drivers Licence, a Working with Children Check and be prepared to undergo a National Criminal History Check prior to commencement.

Why Work With Us:

Anglicare Victoria are leaders in the industry, offering unrivalled career progression, professional development, training, support and a culture of inclusivity and resilience. This is backed up by our recognition as innovators, our Rainbow Tick Accreditation and a leadership team that are passionate about achieving the best possible outcomes.

As a NFP Organisation, employees also have access to discounted health insurance, free Employee Assistance, Salary Packaging and a range of other employment benefits.

Applications Close – Sunday September 20th

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