About the role The Aboriginal Practice Leader is a practice leadership position within The Orange Door Network, based at the BAIRNSDALE and SALE offices with travel required across the Wellington and East Gippsland catchment area. Working in partnership with the Hub Manager, Practice Leaders, Aboriginal Hub Practitioner and Team Leaders, the role provides expert advice and practice leadership to support culturally protected, inclusive and effective responses for Aboriginal children, families and people experiencing or using family violence services.

The role provides secondary consultation, strengthens cultural safety and competence across the workforce, supports self-determination and choice, and builds effective partnerships with Aboriginal services, communities and governance groups.

It is an Aboriginal identified position.

Key responsibilities

- Provide specialist secondary consultation and technical input on complex family violence, child and family, and perpetrator intervention matters.
- Co-work and provide daily specialist practice support to the Aboriginal Hub Practitioner and Team Leaders.
- Lead, mentor and develop practitioners in culturally competent, integrated and ethical practice.
- Build workforce capability to deliver culturally safe responses informed by client experience and relevant legislative frameworks.
- Support reflective practice, professional development and knowledge sharing on Aboriginal approaches to holistic healing and whole-of-family practice.
- Work with Aboriginal services, community and cultural leaders to identify and resolve clinical and practice issues.
- Build and maintain effective partnerships with Aboriginal services and communities to support choice and self-determination.
- Provide sound judgement and authoritative advice on risks, priorities,



clinical and practice matters.
- Oversee, monitor and deliver projects that respond to local needs in a culturally safe and effective way.
- Manage stakeholders through effective negotiation, influence and collaborative relationships.
- Maintain accurate records, enter data into appropriate systems and participate in supervision, work planning and performance reviews.
- Contribute to continuous quality improvement, risk management, workplace health and safety, organisational planning and service improvement.

What we're looking for

- A relevant qualification or equivalent certification in social welfare, counselling, social work, family therapy, psychology, creative arts therapies or community mental health nursing.
- A minimum Bachelor-level qualification in Social Work, recent employment in the family violence sector, or an approved equivalency under the relevant mandatory qualification requirements.
- Highly developed leadership, negotiation and relationship-building skills.
- Experience assessing and counselling clients with complex needs, including use of the MARAM Family Violence Risk Assessment Framework.
- Demonstrated experience in the family violence sector or related areas, including knowledge of issues affecting Aboriginal communities.
- Knowledge of family violence practice, the legal system and multidisciplinary and multi-agency service delivery.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and embed culturally safe and responsive practice within an integrated service model.
- Current satisfactory National Police Check, valid Working with Children Check and current Victorian driver's licence.
- Willingness to travel between sites and meet the role's vaccination requirements.
- High-level computer literacy and a commitment to ongoing professional development.

📌 Aboriginal Practice Lead – The Orange Door (Bairnsdale)
🏢 Yoowinna Wurnalung Aboriginal Healing Service
📍 Bairnsdale