Orange door practitioner (melbourne)

Position Overview

Join an organisation that achieves real outcomes for children, young people and their families. At OzChild we are on a journey to discover and apply new approaches and best practices to achieve better outcomes for vulnerable Australians through the programmes and services we deliver. This is achieved through collaboration. We provide solutions that improve outcomes for our clients. Our approach is strategic and agile as well as being systemic and forward‐thinking. As the organisation aims to strengthen our impact through evidence‐based programmes, the OzChild leadership team has committed to developing, training and evolving our people as enablers to achieving our strategic objective to grow and disrupt the sector.

Frankston, VIC $100,000 - $120,000 / Year FP - Full‐time Permanent

We have an exciting opportunity working for the Orange Door based in Frankston and will be across Bayside Peninsula. The purpose of the position is to create a future where all Victorians can enjoy safe and respectful personal and family relationships, where children grow up in families that value their health, development and wellbeing.

Your Role

• Deliver screening and triage, assessment, crisis responses, service planning, targeted interventions, allocate and coordinate referrals.
• Deliver services and support via phone, within the Orange Door and outreach at client's home or other sites.
• Collaboratively work with the Orange Door team to support integrated risk assessment and planning, including participating in case conferences, meetings and resolution of stakeholder issues.
• Carry a level of responsibility for decision making to identify, assess and prioritise risk and needs of women and children, families and perpetrators.
• Provide support for women, children, young people and families experiencing family violence, perpetrators of family violence and families in need of support with the care, development and wellbeing of children.

Skills & Experience Required

• A degree qualification in Social Work / Psychology, Community Services or a relevant degree.
• 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.

OzChild Offers

• Full‐time Permanent role.
• Salary packaging $15,900 plus the ability to package $2,650 for meals and entertainment.
• Ex‐Gratia days for Easter & Christmas.
• A unique culture promoting diversity, cultural competence and shared values.
• A collaborative and cohesive working culture with informal video check‐ins to help you stay connected to the team.

OzChild is committed to the employment of Aboriginal people and providing a work environment in which Aboriginal peoples' cultures, beliefs and values are acknowledged and respected, and in which the individual career goals and personal aims of Aboriginal staff are identified, promoted and achieved.

OzChild is a child‐safe organisation committed to protecting children and young people from all forms of abuse, bullying, exploitation and neglect, and to creating environments in all our programmes and services where children are safe and feel protected.

OzChild is an equal‐opportunity employer and encourages individuals of diverse backgrounds to apply.