Practitioner @ The Orange Door

Work at the Orange Door, Croydon
- 2 x Permanent|full time|part time hours considered
- Benefit from structured support, training, development and career stability

**Your role.**

Child wellbeing role focusing on the safety of children and young people impacted by family violence.

You will join the team at The Orange Door Croydon. This role will work as part of an integrated team to provide specialist services to children and young people entering The Orange Door.

As a Practitioner you will support people with advice with a focus on risk assessment, engagement, and provision of an initial response and as a source of information to people referred to the Hub. 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.

**The skills you will use day to day.**
- Experience working with children and young people.
- 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.

**What make this such a great role for you.**
- A salary starting at around $94,000 plus super plus salary packaging (Level 5 SCHCADS)
- Office location: Croydon.
- 9am-5pm hours based at The Orange Door which makes your work/life more predictable.
- Support from Practice Leaders, Team Leaders and Senior Practitioners to support your growth and develop your skills.
- These are great roles for new graduates to develop skills and build experience.
- Permanent role full time, but if you are looking for 4 days we may be able to work with you on that.
- We take the Health and Wellbeing of our people seriously offering a Well Worth It Program, 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
- **_“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.
- 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.