• Work at the Orange Door, Loddon, focusing on child wellbeing
• Permanent full time|9am-5pm|predictable working hours
• Develop your skills in analysis, assessment and referral

Location and travel requirements:

The position is based within the Orange Door Loddon, Bendigo. Work as part of an integrated team to provide specialist services to children and young people.

Make your mark:

The Orange Door is a fast paced, dynamic work environment requiring exceptional relationship skills. The Senior Practitioner will support the Team Leader providing day to day assistance, advice and coaching to Loddon Orange Door practitioners. The Senior Practitioner plays a pivotal role in promoting an environment and culture within the team that is safe, inclusive, professional, and service-focused. This position within the hub requires sound experience in child wellbeing, risk management and working with clients with complex needs. 

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. 

A great opportunity for an emerging leader to build upon their skills. Work within an integrated team. Support practitioners to develop their knowledge and skills.

For more specific information, please review the Position Description available here:  Senior Practitioner PD TOD E AW6 052023 V1.1 (5).pdf

The skills you will use day to day:

• This position requires sound experience in child wellbeing, risk management and working with clients with complex needs.
• Working through an intersectional lens.
• The ability to work 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.
• The 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.
• Assessment skills, Best Interests Case Practice Model and MARAM knowledge would be highly regarded.

Make a move:

• A salary starting at around $110,000 plus super plus salary packaging (Level 6 SCHADS)
• Negotiable through the increments dependent upon experience.
• Office location: Bendigo
• 9am-5pm hours based at The Orange Door which makes your work/life more predictable.
• Support from Practice Leaders, Team Leaders to support your growth and develop your skills.
• Permanent. Full time hours. 9am-5pm.
• We take the Health and Wellbeing of our people seriously offering a Well Worth It! Program, Fitness Passport, EIP and EAP.
• Access to discounted health insurance as well!
• A diverse and inclusive workplace for you to feel safe, acknowledged and included.
• Our people are our biggest asset, we will support you to progress your career with a dedicated L&D team.
• A workplace with Rainbow Tick Accreditation and DCA Inclusive Employer recognition.

What our people say- “I've genuinely never thought about going to another organisation. The opportunities, the innovation, the commitment to change and working with vulnerable families, young people and communities. It sounds really cliche, but you come into this work to make a difference and you can do that here. We work really hard to make differences in those spaces.”

Ready to take the next step:

A mandatory minimum qualification policy will apply to specialist family violence practitioners who enter the workforce from 1 July 2021.

All applications are welcome and there are personalised pathways to employment based on whether you:

• hold a Bachelor of Social Work or equivalent qualification, or
• Are working towards or can meet the new mandatory minimum qualification policy requirement via one of the available employment pathways.

For relevant specialist family violence roles, applicants are asked to please complete the Candidate Questionnaire and the Mandatory Minimum Qualifications Equivalency Self-Assessment (you can download both below) and submit with your application. You will submit these documents under key selection criteria and other documents along with you resume.

 Rec 209 - Candidate Questionaire.pdf

 Rec 209 - Qualifications Self-Assessment Form (5).pdf

To discuss the role in more detail or talk about the Rec 209 requirements please reach out to Melissa Zera, Program Manager via email at melissa.zera@anglicarevic.org.au 

The closing date for applications is New Years Day, Thursday 1st January.

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

Anglicare Victoria acknowledges Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which we operate. We commit to working respectfully to honour their ongoing cultural and spiritual connections to this country.

Diversity and inclusivity are important to Anglicare Victoria and we are committed to ensuring our workplace and services reflect this.  Everyone is welcome at Anglicare Victoria, regardless of age, ethnicity, cultural background, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation and physical ability.