Your role:

The Orange Door will bring together different workforces and practices from Community Service and Government agencies, as stakeholders, to create an integrated multi-disciplinary Orange Door team. This will ensure that the community has access to a consolidated intake point that will service the six Local Government Area’s across the Loddon catchment area, creating a new way of support for the Loddon community.

The pivotal function of the Orange Door will be to:

• Support women and children experiencing family violence, with a key focus on ensuring the safety of women, children and young people experiencing family violence.
• Ensure a focus on perpetrators of family violence, to keep them in view and hold them accountable for their behaviour.
• Receive referrals about vulnerable children (or an unborn) and their families where there are significant concerns about their well-being.
• Support a coordinated response to a range of different needs and connect service users with the most appropriate service.
• Conducting intake screening i.e. assessment of initial need/risk issues and prioritisation for service delivery in consultation with other stakeholders. 
• To work in partnership with key stakeholders including the, North Central Victoria Family Services Alliance, VicPOL, Health providers and local Government.

The skills you will use day to day:

• Resilience to work with and support clients who have been exposed to trauma.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct comprehensive safety and wellbeing assessments and work within the Best Interest Principles as outlined within the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005.
• Sound understanding of the Child Protection and welfare system, and experience in collaboration with a range of professionals in a care team approach.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, time management and organisational skills.

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.

What you need to know:

• A salary at SCHCADS level 5 which is $88,000-$92,000 plus super
• Flexible through the increments up to 5.3 (dependent upon experience)
• Based at The Orange Door in Bendigo
• Suitable for new graduates or those working towards a degree
• Contract to June 30th 2023 (with the possibility of extension)
• 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, which is great for work life balance
• Anglicare Victoria are leaders in the industry
• A commitment to professional development, training, support with mandatory therapeutic training
• A culture of inclusivity and resilience
• Recognition as innovators
• Our Rainbow Tick Accreditation

Ready to take the next step:

Could you please apply for the role before midnight on Sunday 16th October.

For a Detailed Position Description please take a look here:  Child Wellbeing Practitioner Orange Door Bendigo July 2022 (1).docx

To apply for this position all you need to do is click apply wherever you are and attach a resume through the portal.

The advert is only meant to be an overview, for all the details on what makes this such a unique and interesting position you need to call Alicia Jeanes, Child Wellbeing Team Leader on 1800 512 359.

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.

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.