wayss is seeking a Family Violence Victim‑Survivors Practice Leader to provide specialist practice leadership within The Orange Door. This senior role is critical to ensuring victim‑survivor responses are safe, consistent, culturally responsive, and aligned with best‑practice family violence frameworks.

Working in a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary environment, you will support practitioners to navigate complex risk, strengthen professional judgement, and deliver integrated, trauma‑informed responses that centre victim‑survivor voice, safety, and choice.

About the Role

As Family Violence Victim‑Survivors Practice Leader, you will:

- Provide practice leadership, coaching, and secondary consultation to practitioners working with victim survivors
- Support high‑quality risk assessment, safety planning, and risk management, aligned with MARAM and Orange Door frameworks
- Guide consistent, culturally safe, and intersectional practice responses
- Contribute to workforce capability through reflective practice, mentoring, and practice development
- Support practice‑based decision‑making in complex and high‑risk situations
- Work closely with The Orange Door partners and internal programs to strengthen integrated service responses
- Contribute to quality assurance, continuous improvement, and service development

What You’ll Bring

You will bring:

- Significant experience in family violence practice, particularly within integrated or Orange Door service settings
- Demonstrated capability in practice leadership, coaching, and clinical oversight
- Strong expertise in victim‑survivor‑centred, trauma‑informed, and culturally responsive practice
- In‑depth knowledge of MARAM, family violence legislation, and risk frameworks
- Highly developed communication, problem‑solving, and stakeholder engagement skills
- A relevant tertiary qualification in social work, psychology, community services,



or a related discipline

Experience working with diverse communities and within multidisciplinary service environments is highly valued.

This role requires a current Driver’s Licence and valid ‘Employment’ category - Working with Children Check Card. The candidate will need to have successfully completed wayss pre-employment screening, including a police check.

What We Offer

At Wayss, we are committed to supporting both the people we work with and the people who work with us. We offer:

- Full Time Maximum Term role (18 months Parental Leave cover)
- Dandenong location
- Salary range $135,336 – $140,671 (SCHADS Level 8)
- Generous salary packaging benefit up to $15,900 + 5 weeks annual leave
- Opportunity for working from home arrangements
- A collaborative and values‑driven team environment
- Opportunities for professional development and career progression
- Regular supervision, reflective practice, and peer leadership support
- The opportunity to influence system‑level responses and improve safety for victim survivors

Ready to Apply?

Applications Close: 6th of November 2026 however may close earlier if a successful candidate is found. Submit your application including a cover letter addressing the “About You” section.

For enquiries, contact Giselle at ••••@wayss.org.au.

Wayss is proud to be an inclusive and child protected organisation.

Wayss is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to being an organisation that embraces a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion within our workforce and approach to service delivery. We encourage people with lived experience to apply for roles at Wayss. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic communities, people of all ages and LGBTIQ people. Wayss is a proud Rainbow Tick accredited organisation that welcomes everyone across the LGBTIQ community.

📌 Family Violence Victim Survivors Practice Leader, The Orange Door (Dandenong)
🏢 WAYSS
📍 Dandenong