Integrated Practice Leader

**Your role**:
Within The Orange Door network, the Integrated Practice Leader is a practice leadership position. The Orange Door service model recognises the safety of infants, children and young people as an inalienable right, distinct from their parents or guardians, and that each infant, child and young person has unique needs that will be assessed individually.

For more specific information about the program, position, key responsibilities and key selection criteria. Please view the positions description available here:
What we are looking for:
Expertise and knowledge required include:

- A strong knowledge and understanding of the drivers/causes of family violence and child and family vulnerability, as well as the child and family services and/or broader social services sector and their fundamental practices and theories is required.
- Demonstrated experience in leading practice within complex service delivery contexts, particularly multi-disciplinary and multi-agency approaches to the provision of services to vulnerable children, families and diverse communities is required.

The role of the Practice Leader requires specialist knowledge and skills and someone who can:

- Lead integrated practice and facilitate decision making
- Provide specialist and advanced practice leadership and support to practitioners by:

- Build capability of practitioners to deliver integrated functions and services responding to family violence, perpetrator interventions, and child and family development, and functioning in line with the Hubs Service Model, Integrated Practice Framework and relevant legislative frameworks (including the _Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 and Child Wellbeing and Safety Act 2005)._
- Provide sound judgement and authoritative advice on risks, priorities, accountability, and practice matters to the Hub team, and where relevant the Hub Manager and/or Hub relevant Hub governance groups.
- In partnership with other Practice Leaders, support clinical and practice professional development and training of practitioners

**Qualifications**:

- Professional clinical experience and relevant qualification(s) in social work, psychology or a related discipline is essential.

What you need to know:

- A salary at SCHADS level 8
- Based in the Orange Door Hub
- Based at Morwell
- Part-time role
- Access to discounted health insurance, free Employee Assistance, Salary Packaging and a range of other employment benefits supporting your physical and mental health
- Working hours are 9am-5pm Monday to Friday on site which is great for work life balance
- We are involved across multiple Orange Door Hubs
- You can draw upon the experience of others to set you up for success
- Our Rainbow Tick Accreditation
- 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. AV employees are required to either be fully vaccinated against Covid 19 or have a medical exemption. AV will require evidence that you are compliant with these requirements._

Ready to take the next step:
If shortlisted we will then ask you to address some Key Selection Criteria.
- 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._