Practice Leader @ The Orange Door

Join The Orange Door, Werribee and provide expert practice leadership
- Lead, train, educate and consult across multiple agencies
- Training, development and career stability at The Orange Door Werribee

**Your role**:
Within The Orange Door network, the Children and Young Person’s 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.

The Children and Young Person’s Practice Leader will hold responsibility for providing expert practice leadership on engaging children and young people, assessing risk and needs for the infant, child, young person and family, and supporting interventions for infants, children and young people impacted by family violence and/or experiencing vulnerabilities due to other factors.

**What we are looking for**:
Expertise and knowledge required include:

- Demonstrated experience working with children and young people in a family violence context.
- 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 Integrated Practice Leader requires specialist knowledge and skills and someone who can:

- Bring expert knowledge and experience in clinical and social services management to lead best practice in the areas of family violence, child development, attachment and trauma theories as well as an understanding of the law and legal system in the context of responding to family violence and vulnerable children and families.
- Work collaboratively in an integrated team, drive cultural change, inspire positive practice cultures and support a large and varied integrated team of professionals
- Manage, build and maintain strong key stakeholder relationships
- Identify and manage obstacles and opportunities for development in the internal and external environment
- Effectively self manage behaviour and maintain and foster a culture of resilience

**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 SCHCADS level 8 which equates to $125,000 plus super at full time.
- Based at Werribee.
- Full time ongoing 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.

**What our people say
- **_“AV is an organisation where if you want to challenge yourself or explore opportunities, you don’t have to leave to do that. There are so many great people, programs and services, so it’s an organisation where you have great conditions for growth and development”._**

**Ready to take the next step**:

- 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.

If shortlisted we will then ask you to address some Key Selection Criteria.
- 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._