Child Wellbeing Practitioner - The Orange Door
Posted: 28/07/2025
Closing Date: 24/08/2025
Job Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Shepparton
Job Category: The Orange Door
FamilyCare is one of regional Victoria's largest and most progressive community service organisations, operating across Greater Shepparton, Mitchell, Murrindindi, Strathbogie, and Moira. As one of the leading providers of child and family services in the region, including disability support, NDIS coordination, and carer programs, FamilyCare is deeply committed to improving outcomes for victim survivors and their children. We are also strongly focused on supporting older community members, and people with disabilities to live well and remain connected to their communities.
We foster a positive, empowering culture that supports strong leadership, professional growth, and improved outcomes for the people, clients and communities that we serve.
Job Description
FamilyCare and The Orange Door
The Orange Door brings together different workforces and practices to create an integrated Orange Door team, and a consolidated intake point in each Orange Door area.The Orange Door team includes a mix of staff employed by Family Safety Victoria (FSV) and local Family Violence (FV) and Child and Wellbeing Services.
About the Role
A permanent, full-time,opportunity for aChild Wellbeing Practitionerto join our highly skilled team at the Goulburn Support and Safety Hub (The Orange Door) Shepparton.
Providing a specialist focus on the wellbeing and development of children, young people and their families through:
* Actively focusing on the best interests of children and young people at all times
* Assessments that include parents/carers and the whole family
* Working with men as fathers/partners
* Interventions that consider children and young people as individuals in their own right, and take into consideration their opinions and wishes
* Early help for children, parents and families to support wellbeing, stability, development and safety
* Providing a point of contact for secondary consultation, advice and information
Key responsibilities include:
* Receive and process all referrals to The Orange Door while maintaining client privacy and confidentiality in accordance with legislation, policy and good practice
* Liaise with The Orange Door Practice Leaders to support risk assessment and planning including with the Aboriginal Services Practice Leader, Advanced Family Violence Practice Leader, Integrated Practice Leader and Senior Child Protection Practitioner
* Provide specialist consultation to other community agencies and professionals to assist their ability to deliver services to children, young people and families
* Maintain accurate client records and service data as required
* Align family violence risk assessment and management practice with the MARAM Framework
For a more detailed understanding of the key responsibility areas, click here to view the Position Description.If you are using SEEK and not able to view the link, click Apply to view the Position Description.
For any queries, please contact Rachael Hilder, Orange Door (Family Violence) - Child and Family Team Leader, on 0428 278 030.
Role Requirements
This role is subject to the mandatory minimum qualifications policy ( Recommendation 209 of the Royal Commission into Family Violence). Applicants must hold a Bachelor of Social Work or equivalent qualification, or, be working towards meeting this requirement.
Critical to your success in this role will also be:
* Sound knowledge of the issues facing vulnerable families and relevant theoretical practice frameworks including child development, trauma and attachment
* Demonstrated knowledge of the Child Protection and Family Services sector and commitment to relevant legislation including the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005, the Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005 and Child Safe Standards
* Demonstrated experience and skills in the provision of information and advice, intake, referral, counselling, casework and consultation including the completion of detailed / complex child & family assessments, including child/youth risk assessments
* Valid Working with Children Check and willingness to obtain a satisfactory National Police Check prior to commencing employment with us. If you have spent over 12 months overseas in the last 10 years, you will also be required to undergo an International Police Check or present evidence of a satisfactory check
* Valid Australian Driver Licence
Benefits
In addition to a competitive salary in line with the SCHADS Award Levels 3 - 4 (commensurate with qualifications, skills, and experience) + superannuation, you will be rewarded for your important work with:
* Salary packaging benefit options available up to $15,900p.a.
* Meals and entertainment packaging options available up to $2,650 p.a.
* Generous leave entitlements
* Accrued Day Off (option if full-time) to help you enjoy a healthy work-life balance
* Access to company vehicles for work related travel
* Generous professional development options to help you broaden your horizons and sharpen your skillset during your time with us, including a dedicated training budget
* Ongoing health and wellbeing incentives
* Access to Employee Assistance Program
How to apply
For information on how to apply, please visit the Recruitment Information section in our Career Portal. If you are applying via SEEK, when you click on Apply you will be redirected to our external Career Portal.
All applications must include a cover letter, resume and awritten response addressing theKey Selection Criteria in the Position Description. When submitting your application, please upload the written response addressing the Key Selection Criteria in the area namedOther Documents.
Applications closeon Sunday 24 August 2025.
FamilyCare is an equal opportunity employer and encourages individuals of diverse backgrounds including those from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, culturally and linguistically diverse and LGBTQIA+ communities to apply.
Looking to take the next step in your social work career? Apply now
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