Uniting Victoria and Tasmania – Cranbourne VIC
Full Time| Ongoing positions based at Cranbourne
Multidisciplinary team providing an intake function to vulnerable families
Salary(SCHADS Level 5) + super + Salary packaging
Increase take-home pay with access to $15,900 salary packing benefits
Full Time| Ongoing positions based at Cranbourne
Multidisciplinary team providing an intake function to vulnerable families
Salary(SCHADS Level 5) + super + Salary packaging
Increase take-home pay with access to $15,900 salary packing benefits
Your new role
As an Orange Door Practitioner, working in a multidisciplinary integrated Orange Door agency team, you will deliver quality, safe, and effective responses to children, young people, and families experiencing family violence. You will deliver intake support via phone, within the Orange Door site and through outreach visits.
In addition, you will:
Actively manage a caseload
Delivery screening and triage, assessment, crisis responses, service planning, targeted interventions, allocation and coordinated referrals
Work collaboratively to support integrated risk assessment and planning
Apply for brokerage on behalf of clients when required
Refer clients to services within the broader service system and provide them information and support
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
At Uniting, you'll enjoy:




Working in a large
values-led
organisation with real community impact.
Up to
$15,900 in salary packaging benefits
that can be used for living expenses such as groceries, bills, clothing and streaming services.
Save on dining out and drinks with a meal entertainment benefit of
$2,650 annually.
Increase your annual leave entitlements
through our purchase leave program.
Up to 10 weeks ofpaid parental leave for primary caregivers (4 weeks for secondary).
An extra 17.5%
on top of your fortnightly pay when you take paid annual leave.
Opt in or out of public holidays andbe respected for your unique background.
Your skills and experience
You thrive in a dynamic environment, assessing and responding to children and families presenting with a range of issues at a time when they need support most. You love that no day is ever the same and feel energized when you find referral pathways and empower individuals to be involved in developing their own support arrangement.
You will bring:
The minimum qualification for this role is a Bachelor of Social Work or equivalent qualification
OR have a minimum of 5 years relevant professional experience or have a related qualification relevant to child and family welfare as per the mandatory minimum qualifications for family violence practitioners
OR hold significant cultural knowledge and experience or lived experience, and have faced barriers to educational pathways as per the mandatory minimum qualifications for family violence practitioners
Current Victorian Driver's Licence
Experience, skills, and capabilities in child, youth, and families welfare




Well-developed risk assessment and management skills
Understanding of the broader service system referral pathways
Sound understanding of the MARAM Framework, Best Interests Principles and the Children, Youth and Families Act ****
View the position description here.
About Uniting
We create real change in people's lives by working in partnership with people, communities, governments and other agencies to reduce the impact of poverty, trauma and disadvantage.
We provide compassionate care for people facing tough times and personal challenges. We support children and young people to break the cycle of disadvantage. We help families keep safe, together and thriving.
For over 100 years we've been fighting inequality, opposing discrimination, and responding to the needs in our communities across Victoria and Tasmania.
Visit us:

We are an inclusive, values-led organisation and proudly welcome people of all identities, backgrounds and experiences. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ people, and people with lived and living experience relevant to our work.
We are committed to inclusive hiring practices. You are welcome to share your pronouns and let us know if you require any adjustments during the recruitment process. We are here to support you.
Uniting is a child protected organisation and is committed to the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of all children and young people. We embed child safety in everything we do. Employment with Uniting is subject to relevant pre-employment checks, including a National Police Check and Working with Children Check.
#CYFSocialWorker
Be careful - Don't provide your bank or credit card details when applying for jobs. Don't transfer any money or complete suspicious online surveys. If you see something suspicious, report this job ad .
#J-*****-Ljbffr

📌 Orange Door Practitioner (Melbourne)
🏢 Uniting (Victoria and Tasmania
📍 Melbourne