▷ [23/9/2025] Practitioner - The Orange Door

Overview

- Permanent, Full-Time Role with stability and purpose

- Location: The Orange Door at Cranbourne, Pakenham and Dandenong

- Hybrid Work Option – work from home one day per week

- Salary: $100,776 – $105,340 (SCHADS Level 5)

- Professional Development – grow your career with ongoing training and advancement opportunities

- Inclusive Culture – be part of a diverse, supportive, and Rainbow Tick accredited team

- Innovative Thinking Encouraged – your creativity is valued

- Generous Salary Packaging – up to $15,900 per annum

- Five Weeks Annual Leave – recharge and refresh

- Collaborative Environment– work alongside passionate professionals who care deeply about community impact

About Wayss

Atwayss, we believe in empowering people to live free from family violence and homelessness. As the largest provider of housing and family violence services in South East Melbourne, we’re proud to deliver evidence-based, client-focused support that truly makes a difference.

We’re currently seeking two Practitioners to join The Orange Door – a transformative initiative that provides integrated support to women, children, families, and men. The Orange Door provides support for child wellbeing, people impacted by family violence and people who are using violence.

Hear From Our Team

Nicole – Advanced Practice Leader, The Orange Door. Working at wayss has been one of the best decisions in my career so far. wayss has nurtured, encouraged, given me every possible advantage with training and support to progress within my career. wayss has shown continuously, a response to our clients in line with our purpose and vision. To be valued and supported to the level that wayss does, shows how well management work to ensure a positive workplace and culture that is entrusting and supportive.

Yidi – Senior Practitioner, The Orange Door. Working at wayss is so far the best professional experience that I had. wayss is an organisation that truly commits to its values in action. It offers such a supportive work culture that made me feel respected and included, it delivers a service that practically solves the challenges the clients face, and it continues to inspire positive changes in the community. I can always trust that my talent will be valued and nurtured here, for that everyday there will be new learning opportunities.

About The Role

As a Practitioner at The Orange Door, you’ll:

- Complete needs and risk assessments and develop safety plans

- Provide support face to face and over the phone

- Deliver professional evidence based advice and support to clients

- Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team

- Help create safer futures for families and individuals

About You

- Tertiary qualification in Social Work or related field (or working towards Family Violence Minimum Qualifications)

- Demonstrated experience supporting women, children, and men who have been impacted by family violence and families with complex needs.

- Demonstrated strong risk assessment and trauma-informed practice skills using MARAM framework

- Excellent collaboration and relationship-building abilities

- Valid Driver’s License and Working with Children Check (Employment category)

Ready to Apply?

Applications Close: October 5, 2025 (or earlier if a successful candidate is found). Submit your application including a cover letter addressing the “About You” section.

Previous applicants will not be considered.

For enquiries, contact Lisa Burke, Manager, The Orange Door at 8797 1609.

wayss is proud to be an inclusive and child safe organisation. wayss is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to being an organisation that embraces a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion within our workforce and approach to service delivery. We encourage people with lived experience to apply for roles at wayss. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic communities, people of all ages and LGBTIQ people. wayss is a proud Rainbow Tick accredited organisation that welcomes everyone across the LGBTIQ community.

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