Practitioner - Orange Door (Western Melbourne Area)

Orange Door Practitioner

• Werribee
• Full-Time
• 5 weeks' annual leave

Position Description:

We have an exciting opportunity to work as an Orange Door Hub Practitioner within the state's specialist family violence service. The Orange Door is a family violence specialist service that provides first response to those seeking assistance after family violence and child well-being concerns. While our primary focus is working with people using violence, practitioners are required to work from an integrated approach, also assisting victims/survivors and children.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide short-term support to individuals impacted by family violence, including advice and referrals. 
• Focus on risk management, safety planning, and making appropriate referrals. 
• Conduct child wellbeing checks and complete child wellbeing assessments.  
• Complete risk assessments on people using violence.  
• Complete MARAM’s with Victim Survivors.  
• Adhere to documentation and record keeping requirements.

The Orange Door:

The Orange Door aims to support individuals and families experiencing family violence by providing a central access point to services tailored to their unique needs. Our key priority is to reduce the risk of harm associated with controlling, violent, and abusive behaviour through comprehensive risk assessment and management strategies.

We achieve this by:

• Providing a visible contact point for individuals seeking specialist support.
• Assisting people in identifying family violence and child well-being issues.
• Offering advice based on contemporary risk assessment tools and guidance.
• Providing specialist support and tailored advice for victims, families, children, and people using violence.
• Coordinating access to support services.
• Maintaining a system-wide view of service capacity, client experience, and outcomes.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Social Work, Psychology, or related behavioural sciences at the degree level with substantial experience or an associate diploma level with substantial experience in the relevant service stream. 
• Demonstrated experience working with children, families, and family violence cases with 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 using a whole-family approach.

Position Description

Applications close at 11:59pm on 14 January 2025.

About Us

Our workforce of over 13,000 employees are driven by our values of ‘Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Excellence and Safety’ (CARES). We value our people and provide them the opportunity to grow and develop. Our teams are friendly and supportive, ensuring we deliver a safe, person-centred and connected patient experience.

Western Health is in a period of rapid growth. Our services comprise of four acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital, Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh & Melton Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Day Hospital, Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care, as well as community health centres in Melton, Caroline Springs and Bacchus Marsh and a range of mental health and community-based services. We care for a diverse community of more than 1 million people with complex care needs ranging from Neonates to Geriatrics.

Our employees enjoy a wide range of benefits such as:

• Professional development support

• Career advancement opportunities

• Salary packaging including novated vehicle leasing

• Work-life balance

Western Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to attracting and retaining diversity in our workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Western Health is committed to providing a safe environment for the children and young people who are involved in our services, sites and operations. We follow and abide by all legislative requirements to keep children and young people safe.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, an Immunisation Status Clearance and a Working with Children Check (if applicable).

Western Health do not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from Recruitment Agencies.

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