About the Role
As an Orange Door Practitioner, you will be part of a multidisciplinary team providing intake support to vulnerable families.
You will deliver quality, safe, and effective responses to children, young people, and families experiencing family violence via phone, within the Orange Door site, and through outreach visits.
Your Responsibilities
* Actively manage a caseload of clients requiring support with the care, development, and wellbeing of unborn babies, infants, children, and young people.
* Deliver screening and triage, assessment, crisis responses, service planning, targeted interventions, allocation, and coordinated referrals.
* Work collaboratively to support integrated risk assessment and planning.
* Apply for brokerage on behalf of clients when required.
* 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.
About Uniting
Uniting is committed to working with vulnerable families who require extra support. Our services aim to promote the care, development, and wellbeing of unborn babies, infants, children, and young people.
Benefits of Working at Uniting
In addition to your base salary (SCHADS Level 5) + super, you can access the following benefits:
* Access salary packaging to increase take-home pay.
* Paid parental leave for primary caregivers (up to 10 weeks) and secondary caregivers (4 weeks).
* Free counselling with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
* A 10% discount at Uniting Early Learning, or 60% for centre staff.
Your Skills and Experience
To be successful in this role, you will bring:
* Bachelor of Social Work or equivalent qualification as per the mandatory minimum requirement for specialist family violence practitioners.
* Experience, skills, and capabilities in child, youth, and families welfare.
* Well-developed 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 Driver's License.