Position title Orange Door Practitioner (Victim Survivor Focussed)
Position holder Vacant
Program The Orange Door
Funded by Department Families, Fairness and Housing (DFFH)
Based at location Horsham

Reports to • Integrated Team Leaders at The Orange Door

• Program Leader Family Violence Practice & Collaboration
• Manager Family Violence
• General Manager Community Services
• Chief Executive Officer

Direct reports • Nil
Award Community Health Centre (Stand Alone Services) Social and
Community Service Employees Multi Enterprise Agreement 2022
Classification SACS Level 5.1
Hourly rate $51.00 Annual $100,776 (full time)
Status Full time (or part time by negotiation)
Hours per week 38 (or as negotiated)

POSITION SUMMARY

The Orange Door brings together different workforces and practices to create an integrated

team and a consolidated intake point, to create a new way of support for:

• Women, children, young people, and families experiencing family violence.
• Perpetrators of family violence.
• Families in need of support with the care, development and well-being of infants,

children, and young people.
The Orange Door is designed to make it easier for vulnerable families and children, victim
survivors of family violence and perpetrators of family violence, to access services when and
where they need them. The Orange Door will be a visible and trusted point in the community
offering safe, simple, and early access to services and connect people to the support they
need.
The Orange Door Practitioner will provide screening, identification, triage, assessment, and
planning functions for clients of The Orange Door as part of an integrated team, with a focus
on working with adult and child victim survivors.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Social Work,
• Or willingness to work towards the minimum qualifications.
  https://www.vic.gov.au/mandatory-minimum-qualifications-specialist-family-violence-
  practitioners

DEMONSTRATED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times.
• Demonstrated knowledge and application of computer software, including Microsoft

Office and the Internet.

• Demonstrated ability to contribute to positive workplace culture and practices.

1. Provide trauma informed and evidence-based responses to victim survivors and
   perpetrators of family violence, and to children, young people and families in need of
   support.
2. Respond to all police referrals, self-referrals and referrals from other community service
   or support organisations and provide a point for secondary consultation.
3. Undertake comprehensive risk assessment for all referrals and utilise a detailed safety
   plan to inform a short-term case plan.
4. Deliver screening and triage, assessment, crisis responses, service planning and
   targeted interventions consistent with the Integrated Practice Framework of The Orange
   Door.
5. Ensure access and advocacy for service users to relevant services such as cultural
   support, family violence related services, housing, income security, legal assistance,
   financial management, parenting support, children’s support services and health issues.
6. Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary and integrated team to assess risk and
   safety plan accordingly.
7. Follow direction and utilise the support from the Practice Leaders and Team Leaders
   within The Orange Door.
8. Adhere to all relevant frameworks, standards, policies and procedures of The Orange
   Door network.
9. Contribute to the review, development and implementation of systems, policies and
   procedures to build and enhance The Orange Door network.
10. Critically reflect on own practice and engage in individual and group supervision.
11. Provide supervision and support to students as required.
12. Foster a respectful and inclusive work environment by treating colleagues, clients and
    other stakeholders with courtesy and respect.
13. Other duties commensurate with current skills and experience as agreed with the
    Program Leader, Manager, General Manager or the Chief Executive Officer.