Join our Family Services Team.

• Lead, coordinate, & mentor a team of Orange Door Practitioners
• 10% gap discount for childcare services with Uniting Early Learning services
• Increase take-home pay with access to $15,900 salary packing benefits
• Permanent part time position (4 days per week) | Based at Sale

Your new role

As Team Leader, leading a small team of Orange Door Practitioners in a matrix supervision model, you will support, develop, and mentor your team to deliver a high-quality referral service to people accessing the Orange Door for support. You will work collaboratively across an integrated service system to maintain positive and develop new relationships with partner organisations and key agencies.

In addition, you will focus on:

• Contributing to the development and implementation of Orange Door strategic plans
• Providing clinical practice supervision to ensure Practitioner compliance with governance frameworks
• Managing resource allocations including case allocations, planning and reviews
• Monitoring and management the group work budget

About your team / About the program

The Orange Door Program brings together workforces from Community Service organisations, Aboriginal Services, Family Safety Victoria and DFFH, to deliver an integrated practice model and a consolidated intake point for:

• Women, children, young people, and families who are experiencing or have experienced family violence
• People who use violence
• Families requiring support with the care, development and wellbeing of unborn babies, infants, children, and young people

Uniting focuses on providing services to vulnerable families who require extra support with the care, development and wellbeing of unborn babies, infants, children and young people.

 Benefits of working at Uniting

Our work isn’t easy, but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you.

In addition to your salary of (SCHADS Level 7) + super, you can access the following.

• Access salary packaging to increase take-home pay.
• Enjoy a 10% discount at Uniting Early Learning, or 60% for centre staff!
• Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 for secondary).
• Free counselling with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Access training and development opportunities to help you grow.
• Our people are central - access leadership development.
• Enjoy 25% off at Uniting Op Shops.

Your skills and experience

Having worked in the child, youth, and family sector, you know the importance of a compassionate consumer centric approach to program delivery. You understand the dynamics of an intake service and consumer empowerment and find satisfaction in supporting and developing a high performing team.

You will bring:

• Bachelor of Social Work or equivalent as per the mandatory minimum qualification requirements for specialist family violence practitioners 
• Demonstrated success in a leadership function
• The ability to develop existing or create new sustainable stakeholder relationships
• Well-developed knowledge and understanding of family and parenting issues, particularly where protective concerns are present
• Sound understanding of the MARAM Framework, Best Interests Principles and the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005
• Valid and current Driver’s License

View the position description here.

How to apply

Click APPLY to submit your interest.

If this role sounds like a good fit for you, please apply soon. We'll review applications as they come in and may close the ad early.

For any questions, reach out to Heidi Hunter on 03 5144 7777 for a chat.

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: www.vt.uniting.org

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Through the recruitment process, we will ask you for personal information. Disclosure is optional, however, it can help us support you better. We invite you to tell us if you identify as Aboriginal, a person with disability, from a diverse background or LGBTQIA+. You will be given an opportunity in the application form to request additional support. We welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can support you.

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