Orange Door Practitioner- Brimbank Melton

Orange Door Practitioner

• Location: Orange Door Brimbank Melton (offices located in Sunshine and Cobblebank)
• Employment Type: Part Time (4 days per week)
• Contract Type: Fixed Term until 31/05/2026
• Salary Classification: Social Work, Grade 2 Year 2
• Annual Leave: 5 weeks per annum

About the role

The Orange Door Brimbank Melton provides an integrated service response for people experiencing family violence, women, children, and families in need of support, and people who use violence. In this role, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality, client-centred responses and contribute to improving safety and wellbeing outcomes for adults and children. This position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a supportive and collaborative team environment.

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.

About you

You are a skilled and compassionate practitioner with experience engaging adults who use family violence. You demonstrate a strong understanding of the drivers and dynamics of family violence, risk assessment, and behaviour change principles. You are confident in undertaking comprehensive assessments, developing safety plans, and working collaboratively with partner agencies to promote accountability and support change. You bring empathy, sound judgement, and a commitment to delivering evidence-informed, respectful, and non-collusive practice.

You are a highly resilient and adaptable individual who thrives in an ever-changing environment and maintains a calm, solutions-focused approach under pressure. Your ability to build rapport, maintain professional boundaries, and contribute to a multidisciplinary team will make you an asset to the Orange Door Brimbank Melton workforce.

Position Description

About Western Health

Western Health is one of the largest healthcare providers in Victoria, caring for a vibrant, diverse and rapidly growing community of one million people in Melbourne's western suburbs.

With more than 13,000 staff, Western Health delivers 800,000+ occasions of care every year, providing high-quality, person-centred care across every life stage.

We provide a combination of hospital, community-based, at-home and in-reach services to aged, adult and paediatric patients and newborn babies. Specialties include oncology, renal, mental health, women's health and maternity, chronic diseases, geriatrics and cardiology.

We have remarkable strengths in chronic disease, complex care and developing innovative and sustainable healthcare solutions. Our experience at the coalface of healthcare delivery for some of Australia's most culturally and socioeconomically diverse and vulnerable populations provides us with unique insights into the most pressing health challenges.

Western Health operates four acute public hospitals: Sunshine Hospital (including Joan Kirner Women's and Children's), Footscray Hospital, Williamstown Hospital and Bacchus Marsh Hospital. We also operate Sunbury Community Hospital, Sunshine Mental Health and Wellbeing Centre, Melton Health and Community Services, Bacchus Marsh Community Health Centre, Caroline Springs Community Health Centre and Grant Lodge Residential Aged Care in Bacchus Marsh. Western Health also provides the primary healthcare service at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, a women's prison located in Ravenhall.

Why join us?

Compensation and benefits

• Competitive salary packages aligned with market standards.
• Health and wellbeing programs, including flexible work arrangements.
• Scholarships and grants to support your continuous learning journey.

Learning and development opportunities

• Access the Western Health Learning Academy (WHA) for personalised learning pathways.
• Professional growth programs, including postgraduate studies and clinical education.
• Mentorship and career support.

Community impact and inclusion

• Make a meaningful difference in patients' lives through compassionate care.
• Join a workforce that champions diversity and inclusion.
• Engage in community wellbeing initiatives and groundbreaking healthcare research.

Organisational culture and environment

• Thrive in a collaborative, compassionate and innovative team environment.
• Be part of a culture that celebrates continuous improvement and excellence in healthcare.

Ready to make an impact?

If you're passionate about making a difference in the lives of those experiencing family violence and promoting the wellbeing of children—and you meet the position requirements—we'd love to hear from you. Simply click the "Apply" button and follow the prompts.

If you are currently employed at Western Health, please ensure you sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the intranet before applying.

Closing date: 11:59pm on 1 November 2025.

Enquiries: For further information about this role, contact Mark Stephenson via email

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 does not accept unsolicited resumes/applications from recruitment agencies.